Watford vs Preston North End

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

25 Nov 2025, 20:45

1:1

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Daniel Jebbison(Lewis Dobbin)

Goal

22'

Alfie Devine

37'

46'

Goal

M. Doumbia(Jeremy Ngakia)

2ND HALF

J. Thompson

Thierry Small

62'

71'

H. Kyprianou

Lewis Dobbin

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

72'

74'

N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

74'

G. Chakvetadze

O. Maamma

Daniel Jebbison

Injured

80'

Daniel Jebbison

Michael Smith

81'

Oddel Offiah

Pol Valentín

81'

A. Hughes

84'

85'

Tom Ince

Edo Kayembe

86'

Vivaldo

M. Doumbia

S. Thordarson

87'

L. Lindsay

91'

96'

N. Irankunda

Match statistics

58%Possession42%

533Passes Attempted382

459Completed Passes305

6Corners2

17Throw-ins18

24Shots On Target9

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Nathan Baxter

#12Nathan Baxter

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

Nathan Baxter #12
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	🎯46'
H. Kyprianou #5	71'
Imrân Louza #10
O. Maamma #42	74'
Edo Kayembe #39	85'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	74'
M. Doumbia #20	86' ⚽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

Javi Gracia

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Nathan Baxter

#12Nathan Baxter

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

Nathan Baxter #12
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	🎯46'
H. Kyprianou #5	71'
Imrân Louza #10
O. Maamma #42	74'
Edo Kayembe #39	85'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	74'
M. Doumbia #20	86' ⚽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

Javi Gracia

Preston North End

Formation

3-4-2-1

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

L. Lindsay

#6L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

S. Thordarson

#22S. Thordarson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

Jamal Lewis

#18Jamal Lewis

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6	91'
A. Hughes #16	84'
J. Storey #14
J. Thompson #15	62'
S. Thordarson #22	87'
Oddel Offiah #42	81'
Jamal Lewis #18
Lewis Dobbin #17	72' 🎯22'
Alfie Devine #21	37'
Daniel Jebbison #9	80' 81' ⚽22'

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

32 matches

Watford

Watford

8

Wins

11

Draws

13

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Championship2021 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

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	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
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:

James Bell

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

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