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').

What it means

Preston has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 13h ago

Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'

ESPN · Oct 2

Sir Alex Ferguson on David Beckham's Preston loan: 'He thought I wanted him gone but that's not true'

ESPN · Sep 11

Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford

Recap · Aug 22

Wrexham still winless after frustrating Watford draw

ESPN · Aug 16

Southampton mocked over 'Spygate' in Championship opener defeat to Watford

ESPN · Aug 15

Nestory Irankunda leaves Watford for Portuguese giants Sporting CP

ESPN · Aug 7

Wrexham make Preston captain Ben Whiteman 2nd summer signing

Recap · Dec 29

Wrexham inches closer to playoff spots with win over Preston

Lineups

Watford20th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-1-4-1)

1Ben HamerG
2Wesley HoedtCD-L
3Francisco SierraltaCD-R
4Jake LivermoreDM
5Jamal LewisLB
6Tom Dele-BashiruRB
7Ismaël KonéCM-L
8Edo KayembeCM-R
9Ken SemaLM
10Matheus MartinsRM
11Bayo YoussoufF

Preston24th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-4-1-2)

1Freddie WoodmanG
2Jack WhatmoughCD
3Liam LindsayCD-L
4Jordan StoreyCD-R
5Benjamin WhitemanCM-L
6Alistair McCannCM-R
7Alan BrowneAM
8Liam MillarLM
9Brad PottsRM
10Will KeaneCF-L
11Milutin OsmajicCF-R

Head to head

WAT leads series 2-1-2

Last meeting: Preston 1, Watford 0 (Aug 25)

Last 5

WAT

Lvs IPS1-2
Tvs SOU1-1
W@ HUL2-1
Wvs NOR3-2
L@ LEI0-2

PNE

W@ HUD3-1
T@ NOR0-0
Lvs QPR0-2
L@ MID0-4
Lvs CAR1-2

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Game info

Venue: Deepdale, Preston, England · Attendance 14,389
Officials: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

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