Preston North End vs Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

14 Feb 2026, 16:00

2:2

Finished

Watford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

19'

Goal

Lewis Dobbin(B. Whiteman)

2ND HALF

Kwadwo Baah

46'

G. Chakvetadze

46'

O. Maamma(Imrân Louza)

Goal

55'

Oddel Offiah(Own Goal)

Own Goal

57'

S. Goglichidze

F. Mendy

61'

63'

Thierry Small

Andrija Vukcevic

63'

C. Lang

Pol Valentín

63'

Injured

Daniel Jebbison

63'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

70'

Goal

M. Osmajić(C. Lang)

L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

78'

79'

A. Hughes

Lewis Dobbin

Mattie Pollock

J. Pétris

79'

81'

Lewis Gibson

Imrân Louza

Edoardo Bove

86'

J. Pétris

89'

Match statistics

51%Possession49%

376Passes Attempted363

270Completed Passes260

9Corners7

18Throw-ins27

8Shots On Target20

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

David Cornell

#13David Cornell

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Andrija Vukcevic

#3Andrija Vukcevic

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
J. Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19	81'
Oddel Offiah #42	57'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯19'
Alfie Devine #21
A. McCann #8
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Daniel Jebbison #9	63' 63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' ⚽19'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
A. Hughes #16	79'
Jamal Lewis #18
Thierry Small #26	63'
Andy Moran #23
J. Thompson #15
C. Lang #10	🎯70' 63'
M. Osmajić #28	⚽70' 63'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

David Cornell

#13David Cornell

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Andrija Vukcevic

#3Andrija Vukcevic

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
J. Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19	81'
Oddel Offiah #42	57'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯19'
Alfie Devine #21
A. McCann #8
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Daniel Jebbison #9	63' 63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' ⚽19'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
A. Hughes #16	79'
Jamal Lewis #18
Thierry Small #26	63'
Andy Moran #23
J. Thompson #15
C. Lang #10	🎯70' 63'
M. Osmajić #28	⚽70' 63'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

S. Goglichidze

#3S. Goglichidze

Stephen Mfuni

#21Stephen Mfuni

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6	79'
S. Goglichidze #3	61'
Stephen Mfuni #21
J. Abankwah #25
Edo Kayembe #39
N. Mendy #23
Imrân Louza #10	86' 🎯55'
O. Maamma #42	⚽55'
G. Chakvetadze #8	46'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	78'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Marc Bola #16
F. Mendy #27	61'
J. Pétris #29	89' 79'
J. Mullins #50
Edoardo Bove #15	86'
M. Doumbia #20	78'
Tom Ince #7
Kwadwo Baah #34	46'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Edward Still

Head-to-head

34 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

14

Wins

12

Draws

8

Wins

Watford

Watford

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Watford

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Watford

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Watford

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Watford

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Watford

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Ipswich Town	34	18	9	7	60:34	+26	63	WLWWW
4	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
5	Hull City	35	18	6	11	56:49	+7	60	LLWWL
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Dean Whitestone

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Watford match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Watford. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.