Championship · Regular Season - 28
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 · 03:45 · Vicarage Road, Watford · Referee: T. Nield
Watford1 : 2
Full-time
PrestonHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- 15'K. Baah (assist: F. Ebosele)Substitution 1
- 17'M. Osmajić (assist: J. Meghoma)Normal Goal
- 27'Jordan StoreyYellow Card
- 46'J. Abankwah (assist: Y. Larouci)Substitution 2
- 53'F. Ebosele (assist: G. Chakvetadze)Substitution 3
- 56'M. Osmajić (assist: M. Frøkjær-Jensen)Normal Goal
- 66'R. Ledson (assist: D. Holmes)Substitution 1
- 71'Stefán Teitur ÞórðarsonYellow Card
- 72'J. Meghoma (assist: R. Brady)Substitution 2
- 73'M. Frøkjær-Jensen (assist: S. Greenwood)Substitution 3
- 73'M. Osmajić (assist: E. Riis)Substitution 4
- 77'E. Kayembe (assist: M. Doumbia)Substitution 4
- 77'I. Louza (assist: T. Dele-Bashiru)Substitution 5
- 90'R. Vata (assist: M. Pollock)Normal Goal
- 90+2'S. Þórðarson (assist: L. Lindsay)Substitution 5
Statistics
4Shots on Goal8
2Shots off Goal5
10Total Shots15
4Blocked Shots2
4Shots insidebox10
6Shots outsidebox5
8Fouls14
4Corner Kicks2
2Offsides3
68%Ball Possession32%
0Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
5Goalkeeper Saves3
594Total passes276
515Passes accurate185
87%Passes %67%
0.38expected_goals2.44
-0.42goals_prevented-0.42
Watford3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- 23J. Bond(G)
- 25J. Abankwah(D)
- 3F. Sierralta(D)
- 6M. Pollock(D)
- 34K. Baah(M)
- 17M. Sissoko(M)
- 10I. Louza(M)
- 2J. Ngakia(M)
- 39E. Kayembe(F)
- 11R. Vata(F)
- 19V. Bayo(F)
Substitutes
- 36F. Ebosele(D)
- 37Y. Larouci(D)
- 8G. Chakvetadze(M)
- 20M. Doumbia(F)
- 24T. Dele-Bashiru(M)
- 21A. Ogbonna(D)
- 5R. Porteous(D)
- 40M. Roberts(G)
- 7T. Ince(M)
Preston3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- 1F. Woodman(G)
- 14J. Storey(D)
- 19L. Gibson(D)
- 16A. Hughes(D)
- 29K. Kesler-Hayden(M)
- 18R. Ledson(M)
- 22S. Þórðarson(M)
- 3J. Meghoma(M)
- 10M. Frøkjær-Jensen(F)
- 8A. McCann(F)
- 28M. Osmajić(F)
Substitutes
- 25D. Holmes(M)
- 11R. Brady(M)
- 20S. Greenwood(M)
- 9E. Riis(F)
- 6L. Lindsay(D)
- 12C. Evans(F)
- 7W. Keane(F)
- 13D. Cornell(G)
- 5J. Whatmough(D)
Head-to-Head
- Preston 2 - 2 WatfordSaturday, 14 February 2026
- Watford 1 - 1 PrestonWednesday, 26 November 2025
- Watford 1 - 2 PrestonWednesday, 22 January 2025
- Preston 3 - 0 WatfordThursday, 3 October 2024
- Watford 0 - 0 PrestonSaturday, 6 April 2024
Watford — recent form
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Preston — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Watford | 46 | -8 | 57 |
| 20 | Preston | 46 | -11 | 50 |