Championship · Regular Season - 32
Saturday, 14 February 2026 · 23:00 · Deepdale, Preston · Referee: D. Whitestone
Preston2 : 2
Full-time
WatfordHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 19'L. Dobbin (assist: B. Whiteman)Normal Goal
- 46'G. Chakvetadze (assist: K. Baah)Substitution 1
- 55'O. Maamma (assist: I. Louza)Normal Goal
- 57'O. OffiahOwn Goal
- 61'S. Goglichidze (assist: F. Mendy)Substitution 2
- 63'A. Vukcevic (assist: T. Small)Substitution 1
- 63'P. Valentin (assist: C. Lang)Substitution 2
- 63'D. Jebbison (assist: M. Osmajic)Substitution 3
- 70'M. Osmajic (assist: C. Lang)Normal Goal
- 78'L. Kjerrumgaard (assist: M. Doumbia)Substitution 3
- 79'L. Dobbin (assist: A. Hughes)Substitution 4
- 79'M. Pollock (assist: J. Petris)Substitution 4
- 81'Lewis GibsonYellow Card
- 86'I. Louza (assist: E. Bove)Substitution 5
- 89'Jeremy PetrisYellow Card
Statistics
3Shots on Goal5
3Shots off Goal6
8Total Shots20
2Blocked Shots9
6Shots insidebox12
2Shots outsidebox8
8Fouls6
9Corner Kicks7
1Offsides1
51%Ball Possession49%
1Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
4Goalkeeper Saves1
376Total passes363
270Passes accurate260
72%Passes %72%
0.82expected_goals0.85
-0.49goals_prevented-0.49
Preston3-5-2
Starting XI
- 13D. Cornell(G)
- 42O. Offiah(D)
- 14J. Storey(D)
- 19L. Gibson(D)
- 2P. Valentin(M)
- 8A. McCann(M)
- 4B. Whiteman(M)
- 21A. Devine(M)
- 3A. Vukcevic(M)
- 17L. Dobbin(F)
- 9D. Jebbison(F)
Substitutes
- 12J. Walton(G)
- 16A. Hughes(D)
- 18J. Lewis(D)
- 26T. Small(D)
- 15J. Thompson(M)
- 23A. Moran(M)
- 10C. Lang(F)
- 24M. Smith(F)
- 28M. Osmajic(F)
Watford4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1E. Selvik(G)
- 25J. Abankwah(D)
- 3S. Goglichidze(D)
- 6M. Pollock(D)
- 21S. Mfuni(D)
- 23N. Mendy(M)
- 39E. Kayembe(M)
- 8G. Chakvetadze(M)
- 10I. Louza(M)
- 42O. Maamma(M)
- 9L. Kjerrumgaard(F)
Substitutes
- 12N. Baxter(G)
- 7T. Ince(M)
- 15E. Bove(M)
- 16M. Bola(D)
- 20M. Doumbia(F)
- 27F. Mendy(D)
- 29J. Petris(D)
- 34K. Baah(F)
- 50J. Mullins(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
Preston — recent form
WLLWL
Watford — recent form
LLLLL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Preston | 46 | -7 | 60 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |