Watford vs Preston North End

Championship

Watford

6-6-5

1-1

Final

Preston

7-6-4

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'PNE

58%Possession42%

24Shots9

5On target3

6Corners2

2Saves4

11Fouls10

37'Alfie DevinePNE71'Hector KyprianouWAT84'Andrew HughesPNE87'Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonPNE90'+1'Liam LindsayPNE90'+6'Nestory IrankundaWAT

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

Final score

Watford and Preston North End drew 1-1 on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Mamadou Doumbia (45'+1'). Goals for Preston: Daniel Jebbison (22').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 1, Preston North End 1.
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Preston North End 1.
90'+6'
Yellow card
Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
N. Irankunda
90'+5'
Nestory Irankunda (Watford) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
90'+4'
Offside
Offside, Preston North End. Thierry Small is caught offside.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'WAT
Foul
Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
90'+1'
Yellow card
Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
L. Lindsay
90'+1'
Free kick won
Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
89'
Free kick won
Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
89'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
89'
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
88'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
87'
Yellow card
Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
S. Thórdarson
87'
Free kick won
Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'PNE
Foul
Foul by Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End).
86'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Doumbia
Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
V. Semedo
85'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Kayembe
Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Edo Kayembe.
T. Ince
85'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
J. Ngakia
84'
Yellow card
Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
A. Hughes
84'PNE
Free kick won
Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.