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

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

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

Match ends, Watford 1, Preston North End 2.
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Preston North End 2.
90'+7'PNE
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ali McCann.
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
90'+5'
Free kick won
Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
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
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Thórdarson
Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Stefán Thórdarson.
L. Lindsay
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
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
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.
85'PNE
Offside
Offside, Preston North End. Emil Riis is caught offside.
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
82'PNE
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
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
80'
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
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.
79'
Free kick won
Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79'
Foul
Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
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
77'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Kayembe
Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Edo Kayembe.
M. Doumbia
77'
Sub
Subbed on for I. Louza
Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Imrân Louza because of an injury.
T. Dele-Bashiru
77'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76'
Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).
75'
Foul
Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).