Watford vs Preston

Final score: Watford 1-1 Preston in the Championship, November 25, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 6 meetings: 1 wins for Watford, 3 draws, 2 wins for Preston.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 17
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Form: DLDLL Watford
: LLLLW Preston

22' 0-1 D. Jebbison · L. Dobbin
37' Alfie Devine
45' M. Doumbia · J. Ngakia 1-1
HT1-1
62' ▲ T. Small ▼ J. Thompson
71' Hector Kyprianou
72' ▲ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ▼ L. Dobbin
74' ▲ G. Chakvetadze ▼ O. Maamma
74' ▲ N. Irankunda ▼ L. Kjerrumgaard
81' ▲ P. Valentin ▼ O. Offiah
81' ▲ M. Smith ▼ D. Jebbison
84' Andrew Hughes
85' ▲ T. Ince ▼ E. Kayembe
86' ▲ V. Semedo ▼ M. Doumbia
87' Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
90'+6 Nestory Irankunda
90'+1 Liam Lindsay
FT1-1

Line-ups

Watford Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos

12N. Baxter
2J. Ngakia
4K. Keben
6M. Pollock
16M. Bola
39E. Kayembe ▼ 85'
10I. Louza
5H. Kyprianou
42O. Maamma ▼ 74'
20M. Doumbia ▼ 86'
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ 74'

Substitutes 9

41A. Marriott
3M. Alleyne
7T. Ince ▲ 85'
8G. Chakvetadze ▲ 74'
17M. Sissoko
18V. Semedo ▲ 86'
23N. Mendy
25J. Abankwah
66N. Irankunda ▲ 74'

Preston Formation: 3-5-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen
14J. Storey
6L. Lindsay
16A. Hughes
42O. Offiah ▼ 81'
22S. T. Thordarson
15J. Thompson ▼ 62'
21A. Devine
18J. Lewis
17L. Dobbin ▼ 72'
9D. Jebbison ▼ 81'

Substitutes 8

12J. Walton
13D. Cornell
2P. Valentin ▲ 81'
10M. Frokjaer-Jensen ▲ 72'
35N. Mawene
26T. Small ▲ 62'
7W. Keane
24M. Smith ▲ 81'

Statistics

02⚑6

⚑240

59%Possession41%

24Shots10

5Shots on target3

10Shots off target5

13Shots inside box6

11Shots outside box4

9Blocked shots2

6Corners2

1Offsides1

11Fouls10

2Yellow cards4

2Saves4

-0.36Goals prevented-0.36

532Passes378

459Accurate passes303

86%Pass accuracy80%

1.70Expected goals (xG)0.98

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0