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Watford

Watford

WAT

2 : 1

FT
Preston North End

Preston North End

PNE

📅 8 September 2026, 20:45 📍 Vicarage Road Watford won after full-time.

Match Events

WAT
PNE
5'
⚽

Callum Lang

Right foot shot

Iker Bravo

↑ Martín Payero

46'

Othmane Maamma

↑ Rocco Vata

46'

Stephy Alvaro Mavididi

↑ Amin Nabizada

46'

Jordan Zemura

↑ Omar Traoré

61'
62'

Andrija Vukcevic

Foul

66'

Delano Burgzorg

↑ Johnny Kenny

66'

Stanley Mills

↑ Andrija Vukcevic

67'

Lewis Gibson

Foul

Edo Kayembe

Right foot shot

⚽
69'
75'

Jusef Erabi

↑ Callum Lang

75'

Liam Gibbs

↑ Léo Leroy

Mamadou Doumbia

Right foot shot

⚽
76'
82'

Thierry Small

↑ Alfie Devine

Luca Kjerrumgaard

↑ Mamadou Doumbia

88'

Lineups

WAT

Starting XI

1 Federico Ravaglia 
4 Kévin Keben
6 Mattie Pollock
3 Soumaïla Coulibaly
23 Omar Traoré
39 Edo Kayembe
5 Hector Kyprianou
21 Amin Nabizada
22 Martín Payero
11 Rocco Vata
20 Mamadou Doumbia

Bench

7 Othmane Maamma
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
17 Iker Bravo
24 Sam Walker
26 Daniel Bachmann 
33 Jordan Zemura
45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi
56 Albert Eames

PNE

Starting XI

1 Daniel Iversen
4 Harry Clarke
24 Odeluga Offiah
14 Jordan Storey
19 Lewis Gibson
3 Andrija Vukcevic
27 Léo Leroy
15 Jordan Thompson
7 Alfie Devine
10 Callum Lang
38 Johnny Kenny

Bench

6 Liam Lindsay
9 Jusef Erabi
11 Thierry Small
12 Caleb Wiley 
17 Stanley Mills
20 Liam Gibbs
21 Lee Nicholls
23 Andrew Moran
37 Delano Burgzorg

Match Stats

WAT PNE
14 Shots Total 16
4 Shots On Target 6
2 Corners 3
7 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 1
5 Saves 2
7 Shots Off Target 6
73 Attacks 59
44 Dangerous Attacks 43
61 Ball Possession % 39
84 Ball Safe 72
10 Shots Insidebox 8
4 Shots Outsidebox 8
2 Goals 1
10 Goal Kicks 8
8 Goal Attempts 11
10 Free Kicks 6
3 Shots Blocked 4
5 Substitutions 5
33 Throwins 26
64 Long Passes 54
0 Hit Woodwork 2
6 Tackles 14
1 Assists 0
512 Passes 309
425 Successful Passes 237
83 Successful Passes Percentage 77
0 Yellowcards 2
15 Total Crosses 17
4 Accurate Crosses 3
6 Interceptions 13
35 Duels Won 46
14 Dribble Attempts 9
6 Successful Dribbles 7
10 Key Passes 13
3 Big Chances Created 3
1 Big Chances Missed 2
43 Successful Dribbles Percentage 78
18 Successful Long Passes 15
28 Successful Long Passes Percentage 28
5 Tackles Won 8

Team Form

WAT
D L D L L
PNE
L L L L W

Head to Head

14 Feb 2026 Championship
PNE
2–2
WAT
25 Nov 2025 Championship
WAT
1–1
PNE
21 Jan 2025 Championship
WAT
1–2
PNE
2 Oct 2024 Championship
PNE
3–0
WAT
6 Apr 2024 Championship
WAT
0–0
PNE