Watford vs Preston
Ref: James Bell, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford and Preston drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Doumbia scored for Watford; Jebbison replied for Preston. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.70 for Watford versus 0.98 for Preston. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
22'
⚽
Jebbison
Assist: Dobbin
37'
Devine
Yellow Card
⚽
Doumbia
Assist: Ngakia
Second Half
62'
⇄
Thompson
Kyprianou
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
Dobbin
⇄
Maamma
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
81'
⇄
Jebbison
81'
⇄
Offiah
84'
Hughes
Yellow Card
⇄
Kayembe
⇄
Doumbia
87'
Þórðarson
Yellow Card
90+1'
Lindsay
Yellow Card
Irankunda
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
WatfordPreston
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.70VS0.98
Attack6 · 0 won
24
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
3
13
Shots in the box
6
11
Shots outside box
4
10
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
532
Total passes
378
459
Accurate passes
303
86%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 1 won
11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
9
Blocked shots
2
-0.36
Goals prevented
-0.36
Watford
4-4-2
Preston
3-5-2Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 4K. KebenD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 16M. BolaD
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 39E. KayembeM
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 7T. InceM
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 41Alfie Marriott
- 66N. IrankundaF
Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 6L. LindsayD
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 18J. LewisM
- 21A. DevineM
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 42O. OffiahM
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 7W. KeaneF
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 13D. CornellG
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
- 35N. MaweneM
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 86 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Moussa Sissoko | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Marriott | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 16 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Thomas Ince | M | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Lindsay(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 81 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Jamal Lewis | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 72 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Odeluga Offiah | M | 81 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| David Cornell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Keane | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Mawene | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | D | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |