Preston North End vs Watford

Championship

Preston

9-5-8

1-5

Final

Watford

8-7-7

Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WAT

52%Possession48%

20Shots15

10On target7

10Corners5

1Saves9

14Fouls9

41'Liam MillarPNE45'+1'Benjamin WhitemanPNE85'Liam LindsayPNE90'+1'Milutin OsmajicPNE

Team	1H	2H	T
PNE	1	0	1
WAT	1	4	5

Who won: Watford 5-1

Watford beat Preston North End 5-1 on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Will Keane (27'). Goals for Watford: Bayo Youssouf (42', 71'), Matheus Martins (46'), Edo Kayembe (53') and Ismaël Koné (77').

Play by play

Match ends, Preston North End 1, Watford 5.
Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Watford 5.
90'+7'
Corner awarded
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
90'+7'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
R. Brady
90'+6'
Free kick won
Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Rhys Healey (Watford).
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Free kick
Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
90'+3'
Free kick won
Rhys Healey (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
90'+2'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Rhys Healey (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
R. Healey
90'+1'
Yellow card
Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Osmajic
90'+1'PNE
Free kick won
Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
89'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
M. Rajovic
89'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Rhys Healey (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
87'
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
86'
Corner awarded
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
86'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
D. Holmes
86'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
R. Brady
85'
Yellow card
Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
L. Lindsay
85'
Free kick won
Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'
Foul
Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).