← ScoresTimes: UK time
- HT 0–1
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Kick-off
- Referee: not supplied
- Data last checked ; unchanged since
Key eventsavailable
- 90′Goal · WatfordR. Vata · (assist M. Pollock)
- 90+2′Substitution · PrestonS. Teitur Þórðarson ↔ L. Lindsay
- 77′Substitution · WatfordI. Louza ↔ T. Dele-Bashiru
- 77′Substitution · WatfordE. Kayembe ↔ M. Doumbia
- 73′Substitution · PrestonM. Osmajić ↔ E. Riis Jacobsen
- 73′Substitution · PrestonM. Frøkjær-Jensen ↔ S. Greenwood
- 72′Substitution · PrestonJ. Meghoma ↔ R. Brady
- 71′Yellow card · PrestonS. Teitur Þórðarson
- 66′Substitution · PrestonR. Ledson ↔ D. Holmes
- 56′Goal · PrestonM. Osmajić · (assist M. Frøkjær-Jensen)
- 53′Substitution · WatfordF. Ebosele ↔ G. Chakvetadze
- 46′Substitution · WatfordJ. Abankwah ↔ Y. Larouci
- 27′Yellow card · PrestonJ. Storey
- 17′Goal · PrestonM. Osmajić · (assist J. Meghoma)
- 15′Substitution · WatfordK. Baah ↔ F. Ebosele
- 19:45Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Championship 2024/25
League table, before kick-off
8th of 24 · 41 pts from 27 played
W 12 · D 5 · L 10 · GD +1
Form in this competition only, latest first: W D L L L
- 16 pts behind first
- Level on points with the place above
- 4 pts clear of the place below
16th of 24 · 31 pts from 27 played
W 6 · D 13 · L 8 · GD -6
Form in this competition only, latest first: D D L W W
- 26 pts behind first
- 1 pt behind the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Sheffield United, 57 pts
From the 323 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
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Statisticsavailable
- 4Blocked shots2
- 4Corners2
- 0.38Expected goals (xG)2.44
- 8Fouls14
- 2Offsides3
- 87%Pass accuracy67%
- 594Passes276
- 515Accurate passes185
- 68%Possession32%
- 5Saves3
- 10Shots15
- 2Shots off target5
- 4Shots on target8
- 0Yellow cards2
Player statisticsavailable
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Sierralta | 90 | 7.6 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Ngakia | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Bond | 90 | 7.7 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| M. Pollock | 90 | 6.9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| M. Sissoko | 90 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| R. Vata | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 |
| V. Issouf Bayo | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| E. Kayembe | 77 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| I. Louza | 77 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| J. Abankwah | 45 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Y. Larouci | 45 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F. Ebosele | 38 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| G. Chakvetadze | 37 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – |
| K. Baah | 15 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| M. Doumbia | 13 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| T. Dele-Bashiru | 13 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. McCann | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| A. Hughes | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| F. Woodman | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| J. Storey | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| K. Kesler-Hayden | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 |
| L. Gibson | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| S. Teitur Þórðarson | 89 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 |
| M. Frøkjær-Jensen | 73 | 7.7 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Osmajić | 73 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| J. Meghoma | 72 | 7.2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| R. Ledson | 66 | 7.5 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| D. Holmes | 24 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| R. Brady | 18 | 6.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| E. Riis Jacobsen | 17 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| S. Greenwood | 17 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| L. Lindsay | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
xG (Highlightly)not supplied
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Recent form
Watfordavailable
- W2–0 at Derby CountyChampionship
- D1–1 at CardiffChampionship
- L1–4 at FulhamFA Cup
- L1–2 v Sheffield UnitedChampionship
- L1–3 at QPRChampionship
Prestonavailable
- D0–0 at LutonChampionship
- W2–1 v CharltonFA Cup
- D1–1 v Oxford UnitedChampionship
- L1–3 at West BromChampionship
- W3–1 v Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Head-to-headavailable
- Preston 3–0 WatfordChampionship · Deepdale
- Watford 0–0 PrestonChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Preston 1–5 WatfordChampionship · Deepdale
- Watford 0–0 PrestonChampionship · Vicarage Road
- Preston 0–0 WatfordChampionship · Deepdale
Line-upsavailable
Preston3-4-2-1
J. Bond23
Watford3-4-2-1
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Watford · Bench
5 R. Porteous
7 T. Ince
8 G. Chakvetadze
20 M. Doumbia
21 A. Ogbonna
24 T. Dele-Bashiru
36 F. Ebosele
37 Y. Larouci
40 M. Roberts
Coach: T. Cleverley
Preston · Bench
5 J. Whatmough
6 L. Lindsay
7 W. Keane
9 E. Riis Jacobsen
11 R. Brady
12 C. Evans
13 D. Cornell
20 S. Greenwood
25 D. Holmes
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
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Key players
Watfordavailable
- M. Pollock · Defender2,406 min in 27 matches · 0 goals · 3 assists
- G. Chakvetadze · Midfielder2,260 min in 26 matches · 2 goals · 5 assists
- D. Bachmann · Goalkeeper1,903 min in 22 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
From player figures for all 27 matches played.
Prestonavailable
- J. Storey · Defender2,340 min in 26 matches · 1 goal · 1 assist
- F. Woodman · Goalkeeper2,340 min in 26 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
- A. Hughes · Midfielder2,023 min in 23 matches · 0 goals · 1 assist
From player figures for all 27 matches played.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Championship 2024/25 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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