Preston vs Watford
Ref: D. WhitestoneDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston and Watford drew 2–2 in their Championship fixture. Dobbin and Osmajić scored for Preston; Maamma and Offiah replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.82 for Preston versus 0.85 for Watford. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
⚽
Dobbin
Assist: Whiteman
Second Half
46'
⇄
Chakvetadze
55'
⚽
Maamma
Assist: Louza
57'
⚽
Offiah (OG)
61'
⇄
Goglichidze
⇄
Jebbison
⇄
Vukčević
⇄
Valentín
⚽
Osmajić
Assist: Lang
78'
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
79'
⇄
Pollock
⇄
Dobbin
Gibson
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Louza
89'
Pétris
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PrestonWatford
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.82VS0.85
Attack1 · 5 won
8
Shots
20
3
Shots on target
5
6
Shots in the box
12
2
Shots outside box
8
3
Shots off goal
6
9
Corners
7
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
376
Total passes
363
270
Accurate passes
260
72%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline0 · 1 won
8
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
9
-0.49
Goals prevented
-0.49
Preston
3-5-2
Watford
4-2-3-1Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 3A. VukčevićM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 13D. CornellG
- 14J. StoreyD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 10C. LangF
- 12J. WaltonG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 16A. HughesD
- 18J. LewisD
- 23A. MoranM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
- 28M. OsmajićF
Watford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3S. GoglichidzeD
- 6M. PollockD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 21S. MfuniD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 15E. BoveM
- 16M. BolaD
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 27F. MendyD
- 29J. PétrisD
- 34K. BaahF
- 50J. MullinsD
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 79 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ali McCann | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| David Cornell | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Andrija Vukčević | M | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 63 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 27 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Callum Lang | F | 27 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | D | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Othmane Maamma | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2/11 |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 86 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5/6 |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Mullins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Petris | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Formose Mendy | D | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Edoardo Bove | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/4 |