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Watford vs Preston North End

Championship
Watford
12-5-11
1-2
Final
Preston
7-13-8
Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'PNE
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
27'Jordan StoreyPNE71'Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonPNE
Team1H2HT
WAT011
PNE112

Who won: Preston 2-1

Preston North End beat Watford 2-1 on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Rocco Vata (90'). Goals for Preston: Milutin Osmajic (17', 56').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Watford 1, Preston North End 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Watford 1, Preston North End 2.
  3. 90'+7'PNE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ali McCann.

  4. 90'+6'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Sierralta with a headed pass.

    B. Youssouf

  5. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

  7. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Bond (Watford). Assisted by Emil Riis.

    S. Greenwood

  8. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Thórdarson

    Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Stefán Thórdarson.

    L. Lindsay

  9. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  10. GOAL90'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    R. Vata · ast M. Pollock

    Goal! Watford 1, Preston North End 2. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.

    WAT 1 - 2 PNE
  11. 87'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Yasser Larouci (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Freddie Woodman (Preston North End). Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.

  12. 85'PNE

    Offside

    Offside, Preston North End. Emil Riis is caught offside.

  13. 82'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.

    R. Vata

  14. 82'PNE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.

  15. 82'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.

    B. Youssouf

  16. 80'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Watford. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.

  17. 80'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Freddie Woodman (Preston North End). Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.

  18. 79'

    Free kick won

    Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).

  20. 78'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Bond (Watford). Assisted by Duane Holmes with a through ball.

    S. Greenwood

  21. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Kayembe

    Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Edo Kayembe.

    M. Doumbia

  22. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Louza

    Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Imrân Louza because of an injury.

    T. Dele-Bashiru

  23. 77'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  24. 76'

    Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).

  25. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).

Leaders

WATPNE
Total Shots
Rocco Vata
3
Milutin Osmajic
5
Accurate Passes
Matthew Pollock
81
Lewis Gibson
26
Saves
-
Freddie Woodman
3

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-3

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