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Preston North End vs Watford

Championship
Preston
12-12-8
2-2
Final
Watford
11-12-9
Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'WAT
51%Possession49%
8Shots20
3On target5
9Corners7
4Saves1
8Fouls6
81'Lewis GibsonPNE89'Jeremy PetrisWAT
Team1H2HT
PNE112
WAT022

Final score

Preston North End and Watford drew 2-2 on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Lewis Dobbin (19') and Milutin Osmajic (70'). Goals for Watford: Othmane Maamma (55') and Odeluga Offiah (own goal) (57').

What it means

  • Watford has dropped 5 of the last 5.
  • Preston has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 11h 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 (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 2Matthew PollockCD-L
  3. 3Saba GoglichidzeCD-R
  4. 4Stephen MfuniLB
  5. 5James AbankwahRB
  6. 6Imran LouzaAM
  7. 7Edo KayembeLM
  8. 8Nampalys MendyRM
  9. 9Luca KjerrumgaardF
  10. 10Othmane MaammaAM-L
  11. 11Giorgi ChakvetadzeAM-R
Preston24th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-5-2)
  1. 1David CornellG
  2. 2Jordan StoreyCD
  3. 3Lewis GibsonCD-L
  4. 4Odeluga OffiahCD-R
  5. 5Alfie DevineCM-L
  6. 6Alistair McCannCM-R
  7. 7Benjamin WhitemanAM
  8. 8Andrija VukcevicLM
  9. 9Pol ValentínRM
  10. 10Daniel JebbisonCF-L
  11. 11Lewis DobbinCF-R

Head to head

PNE leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Watford 5, Preston 1 (Dec 16)

Last 5

WAT
  • L@ SOU0-1
  • T@ HUL0-0
  • Lvs SWA0-2
  • T@ BLK1-1
  • Tvs POR1-1
PNE
  • Wvs POR1-0
  • T@ IPS1-1
  • L@ MID0-4
  • Lvs HUL0-3
  • Lvs DER0-1

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Game info

Venue
Deepdale, Preston, England · Attendance 14,611
Officials
Dean Whitestone

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesPNE leads series 2-1-2

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