Watford vs Preston score
Final: Watford 2–1 Preston. The score tells you what happened. The numbers tell you why.
Vicarage Road
Form & H2H
Head to head
| Date | Match | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep | Watford vs Preston | Championship | 2 - 1 |
Match details
Watford vs Preston in Championship · Tue 8 Sep 2026, 18:45 UTC
Match events
- 5' Goal — C. Lang
- 46' subst — A. Nabizada
- 46' subst — M. Payero
- 46' subst — R. Vata
- 61' subst — O. H. Traore
- 62' Card — Andrija Vukčević
- 66' subst — A. Vukcevic
- 66' subst — J. Kenny
- 67' Card — Lewis Gibson
- 69' Goal — E. Kayembe
- 75' subst — L. Leroy
- 75' subst — C. Lang
- 76' Goal — M. Doumbia
- 82' subst — A. Devine
- 88' subst — M. Doumbia
Match statistics
| Stat | Watford | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on Goal | 5 | 6 |
| Shots off Goal | 7 | 6 |
| Total Shots | 15 | 18 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | 6 |
| Shots insidebox | 11 | 10 |
| Shots outsidebox | 4 | 8 |
| Fouls | 7 | 10 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 4 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
| Ball Possession | 61% | 39% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red Cards | — | — |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 5 | 3 |
| Total passes | 526 | 319 |
| Passes accurate | 436 | 243 |
| Passes % | 83% | 76% |
| expected_goals | 1.26 | 2.44 |
| goals_prevented | -0.98 | -0.98 |
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