Preston vs Watford 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Introduction

Preston North End are hosting Watford at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
19': Substitution, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham replaces Andrew Hughes because of an injury.
37': Rey Manaj (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Watford 0.
66': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Daniel Johnson.
74': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Ryan Ledson.
74': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Alan Browne.
79': Robbie Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
80': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Yáser Asprilla because of an injury.
83': Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Watford. Joseph Hungbo replaces Rey Manaj.
90'+3': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 15,317

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

WAT		PNE
9	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	2
51.1	Possession	48.9
12	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
284	Accurate Passes	258
375	Passes	353
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	2
24	Crosses	30
0.2	Cross %	0.1
62	Long Balls	55
23	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	13
9	Tackles	19
1.0	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	12
20	Effective Clearances	31
20	Clearances	31

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
4	Benjamin Whiteman
8	Alan Browne
18	Ryan Ledson
11	Robbie Brady
44	Brad Potts
15	Troy Parrott
10	Daniel Johnson

Substitutes:

Ben Woodburn, Patrick Bauer, Ched Evans, David Cornell, Greg Cunningham, Alistair McCann, Emil Riis Jakobsen.

Watford (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
31	Francisco Sierralta
15	Craig Cathcart
27	Christian Kabasele
39	Edo Kayembe
4	Hamza Choudhury
18	Yaser Asprilla
12	Ken Sema
14	Hassane Kamara
9	Rey Manaj
19	Bayo Youssouf

Substitutes:

Mario, Joseph Hungbo, Dan Gosling, Shaqai Forde, Maduka Okoye, William Troost-Ekong, Matthew Pollock.

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