Watford vs Preston North End
Match pulse
WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'PNE 
61%Possession39%
15Shots18
5On target6
2Corners4
5Saves3
7Fouls10
62'Andrija VukcevicPNE67'Lewis GibsonPNE
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 WAT | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 PNE | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Watford 2-1
Watford beat Preston North End 2-1 on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Edo Kayembe (69') and Mamadou Doumbia (76'). Goals for Preston: Callum Lang (5').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Federico RavagliaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soumaila CoulibalyCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew PollockCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar-Haktab TraoréLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kévin KebenRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín PayeroAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector KyprianouLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edo KayembeRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mamadou DoumbiaF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocco VataAM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amin NabizadaAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iker Bravo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Zemura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Othmane Maamma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Eames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
