Preston vs Watford 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Preston North End

19': Lewis Dobbin
70': Milutin Osmajic

FT
2 - 2

Watford

55': Othmane Maamma
57': Odeluga Offiah (OG)

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': Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 0. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Watford 0.
45': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Watford 0.
55': Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 1. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza following a fast break.
57': Own Goal by Odeluga Offiah, Preston North End. Preston North End 1, Watford 2.
61': Substitution, Watford. Formose Mendy replaces Saba Goglichidze.
63': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison because of an injury.
63': Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Lang replaces Pol Valentín.
63': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
70': Goal! Preston North End 2, Watford 2. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Lang following a fast break.
78': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
79': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Petris replaces Mattie Pollock.
79': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Lewis Dobbin.
81': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Imrân Louza.
89': Jeremy Petris (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 14,611

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Middlesbrough	31	61	6
+28	Coventry City	31	59	6
+4	Millwall	32	56	8
+22	Ipswich Town	30	54	6

Full Table

Statistics

WAT		PNE
6	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	9
1	Saves	4
48.7	Possession	51.3
20	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
260	Accurate Passes	271
358	Passes	377
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	4
24	Crosses	25
0.4	Cross %	0.2
68	Long Balls	74
30	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
9	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	24
17	Tackles	27
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
2	Interceptions	6
30	Effective Clearances	38
30	Clearances	38

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	David Cornell (GK)
14	Jordan Storey
19	Lewis Gibson
42	Odeluga Offiah
21	Alfie Devine
8	Alistair McCann
4	Benjamin Whiteman
3	Andrija Vukcevic
2	Pol Valentín
9	Daniel Jebbison
17	Lewis Dobbin

Substitutes:

Jamal Lewis, Andy Moran, Milutin Osmajic, Callum Lang, Jack Walton, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Thompson, Michael Smith, Thierry Small.

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Egil Selvik (GK)
6	Matthew Pollock
3	Saba Goglichidze
21	Stephen Mfuni
25	James Abankwah
39	Edo Kayembe
10	Imran Louza
23	Nampalys Mendy
9	Luca Kjerrumgaard
42	Othmane Maamma
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze