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Matchday 6 · · Vicarage Road

Watford vs Preston North End: result, lineups and stats

Watford 21 · 11 points
2 - 1
Preston North End 24 · 5 points
  • 69' Edo Kayembe
  • 76' Mamadou Doumbia
  • 5' Callum Lang

Lineups 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

Lineup 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, Coulibaly (injured), Antonio (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 Leo Leroy
  • 75' Jusef Erabi Callum Lang
  • 82' Thierr Small Alfie Devine

Lineup 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, Clarke, Gibbs (injured), Lindsay, Carroll (doubtful), Gibson (unavailable)

Stats Watford vs Preston North End

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

Players to watch

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

All stats

Watford

  1. Amin Nabizada 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Iker Bravo 1 goals 2 assists
  3. Luca Kjerrumgaard 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Edo Kayembe 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Hector Kyprianou 1 goals 0 assists

Preston North End

  1. Callum Lang 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Johnny Kenny 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Jordan Thompson 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Alfie Devine 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Delano Burgzorg 0 goals 2 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 solid
Mattie Pollock 5/5 450 mixed
Hector Kyprianou 5/5 450 solid
Edo Kayembe 5/5 450 mixed
Kévin Keben 4/4 360 mixed
Iker Bravo 4/5 319 mixed
Luca Kjerrumgaard 4/4 284 solid
Branimir Mlacic 3/4 256 mixed

Preston North End

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Iversen 5/5 450 poor
Jordan Storey 5/5 450 mixed
Andrew Hughes 5/5 450 mixed
Leo Leroy 5/5 427 poor
Alfie Devine 5/5 365 solid
Odeluga Offiah 4/5 361 poor
Jordan Thompson 4/4 360 poor
Andrija Vukcevic 4/4 341 poor

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
1.67 Points 0.17
1.33 Goals for 0.83
1.50 Goals against 2.50
1.59 xG for 1.18
1.69 xG against 2.00
4.0 Corners 3.0
DWLLW Home and away form LLDLL

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 Farai Hallam.

Who is unavailable for Watford against Preston North End?

Watford are without Edoardo Bove (knee injury), Jeremy Ngakia (thigh injury), Kwadwo Baah (knock), Michail Antonio (not registered) and Soumaïla Coulibaly (hamstring injury).

Who is unavailable for Preston North End against Watford?

Preston North End are without Liam Lindsay (injury), Theo Carroll (ankle injury), Ali McCann (hamstring injury), Harry Clarke (knee injury), Liam Gibbs (muscle injury) and Lewis Gibson (not registered).

What formation do Watford play?

Watford have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 5-3-2.

What formation do Preston North End play?

Preston North End have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

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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