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Matchday 6 · · Vicarage Road

Watford vs Preston North End: result, line-ups and stats

Watford 17 · 8 points
  • 69' Edo Kayembe
  • 76' Mamadou Doumbia
2 - 1
Preston North End 23 · 3 points
  • 5' Callum Lang

Line-ups Watford vs Preston North End

Watford 4-2-3-1 · Alessio Dionisi
1 Ravaglia
23 Traoré
3 Coulibaly
6 Pollock
4 Keben
5 Kyprianou
39 Kayembe
11 Vata
22 Payero
21 Nabizada
20 Doumbia
  • 46' Stephy Mavididi Amin Nabizada
  • 46' Iker Bravo Martín Payero
  • 46' Othmane Maamma Rocco Vata
  • 61' Jordan Zemura Omar Traoré
  • 88' Luca Kjerrumgaard Mamadou Doumbia

Line-up for Watford: Ravaglia, Traoré, Coulibaly, Pollock, Keben, Kyprianou, Kayembe, Vata, Payero, Nabizada, Doumbia

Bench
  • 24 S. Walker
  • 26 D. Bachmann
  • 33 J. Zemura 61'
  • 56 A. Eames
  • 45 S. Mavididi 46'
  • 9 L. Kjerrumgaard 88'
  • 17 I. Bravo 46'
  • 7 O. Maamma 46'
Absentees Watford

Bove, Ngakia, Baah, Boadu, Bola (injured), Mlačić, Grieves, Akomeah (unavailable)

Preston North End 5-3-2 · Paul Heckingbottom
1 Iversen
3 Vukcevic
19 Gibson
14 Storey
24 Offiah
4 Clarke
7 Devine
15 Thompson
27 Leroy
38 Kenny
10 Lang
  • 66' Stanley Mills Andrija Vukcevic
  • 66' Delano Burgzorg Johnny Kenny
  • 75' Liam Gibbs Léo Leroy
  • 75' Jusef Erabi Callum Lang
  • 82' Thierry Small Alfie Devine

Line-up for Preston North End: Iversen, Vukcevic, Gibson, Storey, Offiah, Clarke, Devine, Thompson, Leroy, Kenny, Lang

Bench
  • 21 L. Nicholls
  • 12 C. Wiley
  • 6 L. Lindsay
  • 11 T. Small 82'
  • 23 A. Moran
  • 20 L. Gibbs 75'
  • 17 S. Mills 66'
  • 37 D. Burgzorg 66'
  • 9 J. Erabi 75'
Absentees Preston North End

McCann, Potts, Carroll (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Watford

  1. Amin Nabizada Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Iker Bravo Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Edo Kayembe Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Mamadou Doumbia Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Preston North End

  1. Callum Lang Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Jordan Thompson Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Delano Burgzorg Midfielder 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Jusef Erabi Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Caleb Wiley Defender 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Watford

Player Starts Min. Form
Federico Ravaglia 5/5 450 strong
Kévin Keben 5/5 450 poor
Mattie Pollock 5/5 450 solid
Hector Kyprianou 5/5 450 mixed
Iker Bravo 4/5 372 solid
Edo Kayembe 3/5 324 solid
Othmane Maamma 4/5 308 mixed
Mamadou Doumbia 3/5 306 mixed

Preston North End

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Iversen 5/5 450 solid
Harry Clarke 5/5 450 solid
Jordan Thompson 5/5 437 solid
Alfie Devine 5/5 418 solid
Léo Leroy 4/5 371 solid
Lewis Gibson 4/4 360 mixed
Callum Lang 4/5 291 solid
Delano Burgzorg 3/5 289 mixed

Stats

Watford Match Preston North End
  • 1.26 xG 2.44
  • 61% Possession 39%
  • 15 Shots 18
  • 5 Shots on target 6
  • 7 Shots off target 6
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 7 Fouls 10
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 0 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.51 1.06
  • Predicted goals2.3
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners6.5

Team comparison

WAT home Per match PNE away
1.75 Points 0.00
1.50 Goals for 0.67
1.25 Goals against 1.67
1.39 xG for 1.34
1.71 xG against 1.59
3.5 Corners 3.3
WDWL Home and away form LLL

Watford vs Preston North End: head-to-head record

17 previous meetings
5 Watford 7 draws 5 Preston North End
  • Goals per match2.47
  • Both teams scored53%
  • Over 2.5 goals47%
  • Feb 2026 Preston North End 2 - 2 Watford
  • Nov 2025 Watford 1 - 1 Preston North End
  • Jan 2025 Watford 1 - 2 Preston North End
  • Oct 2024 Preston North End 3 - 0 Watford
  • Apr 2024 Watford 0 - 0 Preston North End
  • Dec 2023 Preston North End 1 - 5 Watford
  • Mar 2023 Watford 0 - 0 Preston North End
  • Aug 2022 Preston North End 0 - 0 Watford
  • Feb 2021 Preston North End 0 - 1 Watford
  • Nov 2020 Watford 4 - 1 Preston North End

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Watford vs Preston North End?

The referee for Watford vs Preston North End was F. Hallam.

Who is unavailable for Watford against Preston North End?

Watford are without Branimir Mlačić (not registered), Edoardo Bove (knee injury), Jack Grieves (lacking match fitness), Jeremy Ngakia (thigh injury), Kwadwo Baah (knock) and Myron Boadu (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Preston North End against Watford?

Preston North End are without Ali McCann (injury), Brad Potts (ankle injury) and Theo Carroll (ankle injury).

What formation do Watford play?

Watford have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Dionisi.

What formation do Preston North End play?

Preston North End have used a 4-4-2 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-4-2.

How did the last meeting between Watford and Preston North End finish?

On 14 February 2026, Preston North End vs Watford finished 2-2.

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