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Watford vs Preston: match report

Watford hosted Preston North End at Vicarage Road on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 6). Farai Hallam is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Watford 2-1 Preston. Goals: Callum Lang 5' for Preston; Edo Kayembe 69' for Watford; Mamadou Doumbia 76' for Watford. Attendance: 14,987.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 5' Goal: Callum Lang (Preston) 0-1
  • 62' Yellow card: Andrija Vukcevic (Preston)
  • 67' Yellow card: Lewis Gibson (Preston)
  • 69' Goal: Edo Kayembe (Watford) 1-1
  • 76' Goal: Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) 2-1
Match stats (contains the result)
61.1%Possession38.9%
15Shots18
5Shots on target6
2Corners4
7Fouls10
2Offsides1
5Saves3
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Watford 4-1-4-1

Coach: Alessio Dionisi

  1. 1 Federico Ravaglia GK
  2. 4 Kévin Keben DEF
  3. 6 Matthew Pollock DEF
  4. 3 Soumaïla Coulibaly DEF
  5. 23 Omar Traoré DEF
  6. 5 Hector Kyprianou MID
  7. 21 Amin Nabizada FWD
  8. 39 Edo Kayembe MID
  9. 22 Martín Payero MID
  10. 11 Rocco Vata FWD
  11. 20 Mamadou Doumbia FWD

Bench

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

Preston 5-3-2

Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

  1. 1 Daniel Iversen GK
  2. 24 Odel Offiah DEF
  3. 14 Jordan Storey DEF
  4. 19 Lewis Gibson DEF
  5. 4 Harry Clarke DEF
  6. 3 Andrija Vukčević DEF
  7. 27 Léo Leroy MID
  8. 15 Jordan Thompson MID
  9. 7 Alfie Devine MID
  10. 10 Callum Lang FWD
  11. 38 Johnny Kenny FWD

Bench

  • 17 Stanley Mills MID
  • 37 Delano Burgzorg FWD
  • 20 Liam Gibbs MID
  • 9 Jusef Erabi FWD
  • 11 Thierry Small DEF
  • 21 Lee Nicholls GK
  • 12 Caleb Wiley DEF
  • 6 Liam Lindsay DEF
  • 23 Andrew Moran MID
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 14 February 2026: Preston North End 2-2 Watford
  • Tuesday 25 November 2025: Watford 1-1 Preston North End
  • Tuesday 21 January 2025: Watford 1-2 Preston North End
  • Wednesday 2 October 2024: Preston North End 3-0 Watford
  • Saturday 6 April 2024: Watford 0-0 Preston North End