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Watford v Preston

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Kick-off: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 · 20:45 SAST

Watford v Preston: result recap

Watford v Preston update

Watford played Preston in Championship. The final score was 2–1. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH DETAIL

Match details

Venue: Vicarage Road · Watford, England
Capacity: 22,200
Referee: Hallam, Farai · England
Conditions: clear night · 15.94°C

Score breakdown

A period-by-period score has not been supplied for this fixture yet.

Match information

Competition: Championship
Sport: Football
Country: England
Kick-off: 8 Sep 2026, 20:45 SAST

HIGHLIGHTLY INSIGHTS

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Prediction: Watford is most likely to win the game against Preston.

Team statistics

Watford

Expected Goals 1.44Big Chances Created 3Attacks 104Free Kicks 10Expected Assists 1.5Successful Crosses 4Crosses 16Passes Own Half 279Passes Opposition Half 265Successful Long Passes 16Long Passes 59Throw-Ins 33Key Passes 11Passes Into Final Third 112Backward Passes 83Goal Kicks 10Interceptions 6Successful Tackles 5Tackles 7Clearances 31Successful Aerial Duels 14Aerial Duels 35Successful Dribbles 7Dribbles 14Shots accuracy 0.33Failed passes 85Possession 0.61Shots on target 5Corners 2Offsides 2Successful passes 443Red cards 0Shots off target 7Blocked shots 3Shots within penalty area 11Total passes 528Goalkeeper saves 5Fouls 7Yellow cards 0Shots outside penalty area 4

Preston

Expected Goals 2.48Big Chances Created 4Attacks 98Free Kicks 7Expected Assists 1.16Successful Crosses 4Crosses 18Passes Own Half 139Passes Opposition Half 201Successful Long Passes 18Long Passes 57Throw-Ins 28Key Passes 15Passes Into Final Third 68Backward Passes 53Goal Kicks 8Interceptions 10Successful Tackles 9Tackles 15Clearances 39Successful Aerial Duels 21Aerial Duels 35Successful Dribbles 7Dribbles 10Shots accuracy 0.33Failed passes 76Possession 0.39Shots on target 6Corners 4Offsides 1Successful passes 246Red cards 0Shots off target 6Blocked shots 6Shots within penalty area 9Total passes 322Goalkeeper saves 3Fouls 10Yellow cards 2Shots outside penalty area 8

HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH EVENTS

Match timeline

5'Goal · Callum LangPreston

45'Substitution · Rocco Vata ↔ Othmane MaammaWatford

45'Substitution · Amin Nabizada ↔ Stephy MavididiWatford

45'Substitution · Martin Payero ↔ Iker BravoWatford

61'Substitution · Haktab Omar Traore ↔ Jordan ZemuraWatford

62'Yellow Card · Andrija VukčevićPreston

66'Substitution · Johnny Kenny ↔ Delano BurgzorgPreston

66'Substitution · Andrija Vukčević ↔ Stanley MillsPreston

67'Yellow Card · Lewis GibsonPreston

69'Goal · Edo KayembeWatford

75'Substitution · Callum Lang ↔ Jusef ErabiPreston

75'Substitution · Leo Leroy ↔ Liam GibbsPreston

76'Goal · Mamadou Doumbia (assist: Iker Bravo)Watford

82'Substitution · Alfie Devine ↔ Thierry SmallPreston

88'Substitution · Mamadou Doumbia ↔ Luca KjerrumgaardWatford