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Watford 2 – 1 Preston North End: Championship Match Report

Championship · 6

Watford

Watford

Full Time

2–1

Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Vicarage Road

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford won after full-time.

⚽ Mamadou Doumbia 76'⚽ Edo Kayembe 69' ⚽ Callum Lang 5'

Match Events

88'

Luca KjerrumgaardWatford · Mamadou Doumbia

82'

Thierry SmallPreston North End · Alfie Devine

76'

Mamadou DoumbiaWatford · Iker Bravo

2-1

75'

Liam GibbsPreston North End · Léo Leroy

75'

Jusef ErabiPreston North End · Callum Lang

69'

Edo KayembeWatford

1-1

67'

Lewis GibsonPreston North End

66'

Stanley MillsPreston North End · Andrija Vukcevic

66'

Delano BurgzorgPreston North End · Johnny Kenny

62'

Andrija VukcevicPreston North End

61'

Jordan ZemuraWatford · Omar Traoré

46'

Stephy Alvaro MavididiWatford · Amin Nabizada

46'

Othmane MaammaWatford · Rocco Vata

46'

Iker BravoWatford · Martín Payero

5'

Callum LangPreston North End

0-1

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

20

Watford8224-38

23

Preston North End8116-74

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VenueVicarage RoadTuesday, 8 September 2026

♢

RefereeFarai Hallam

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Watford Starting XI

Formation 4-1-4-1

1 7.2

Federico Ravaglia

4 6.3

Kévin Keben

6 7.1

Mattie Pollock

3 6.9

Soumaïla Coulibaly

23 6.7

Omar Traoré

5 6.7

Hector Kyprianou

21 6.5

Amin Nabizada

39 7.9

Edo Kayembe

22 6.6

Martín Payero

11 6.6

Rocco Vata

20 7.2

Mamadou Doumbia

Substitutes 8

7

#7 Othmane Maamma Attacker

7.1

9

#9 Luca Kjerrumgaard Attacker

6.8

17

#17 Iker Bravo Attacker

7.2

24

#24 Sam Walker Goalkeeper

26

#26 Daniel Bachmann Goalkeeper

33

#33 Jordan Zemura Defender

6.7

45

#45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi Attacker

6.6

56

#56 Albert Eames Defender

Preston North End Starting XI

Formation 5-3-2

1 6.5

Daniel Iversen

4 7

Harry Clarke

24 6.9

Odeluga Offiah

14 6.8

Jordan Storey

19 6.8

Lewis Gibson

3 6.9

Andrija Vukcevic

27 6.7

Léo Leroy

15 6.9

Jordan Thompson

7 7.3

Alfie Devine

10 7.5

Callum Lang

38 7.1

Johnny Kenny

Substitutes 9

6

#6 Liam Lindsay Defender

9

#9 Jusef Erabi Attacker

6.4

11

#11 Thierry Small Defender

6.4

12

#12 Caleb Wiley Defender

17

#17 Stanley Mills Midfielder

6.5

20

#20 Liam Gibbs Midfielder

6.4

21

#21 Lee Nicholls Goalkeeper

23

#23 Andrew Moran Midfielder

37

#37 Delano Burgzorg Attacker

6.2

Statistics

Match Statistics

Watford

Watford

Comparison

Preston North End

Preston North End

61% Ball Possession % 39%

15 Shots Total 18

5 Shots On Target 6

7 Shots Off Target 6

3 Shots Blocked 6

11 Shots Insidebox 9

4 Shots Outsidebox 9

9 Goal Attempts 11

3 Big Chances Created 4

1 Big Chances Missed 3

2 Corners 4

2 Offsides 1

7 Fouls 10

0 Yellowcards 2

528 Passes 322

443 Successful Passes 246

84% Successful Passes Percentage 76%

11 Key Passes 14

59 Long Passes 57

16 Successful Long Passes 18

27% Successful Long Passes Percentage 32%

16 Total Crosses 18

4 Accurate Crosses 4

14 Dribble Attempts 10

7 Successful Dribbles 7

50% Successful Dribbles Percentage 70%

7 Tackles 15

6 Interceptions 10

38 Duels Won 50

5 Saves 3

104 Attacks 98

51 Dangerous Attacks 46

10 Free Kicks 7

33 Throwins 28

10 Goal Kicks 8

0 Hit Woodwork 2

5 Substitutions 5

14 Successful Headers 22

1 Assists 0

2 Goals 1

89 Ball Safe 78

5 Tackles Won 9