Match
Timeline
5'
Othmane Maamma ↑
Rocco Vata ↓
45'
Stephy Mavididi ↑
Amin Nabizada ↓
45'
Iker Bravo ↑
Martin Payero ↓
45'
Half time · 0-1
Jordan Zemura ↑
Haktab Omar Traore ↓
61'
66'
Delano Burgzorg ↑
Johnny Kenny ↓
66'
Stanley Mills ↑
Andrija Vukčević ↓
67'
69'
75'
Jusef Erabi ↑
Callum Lang ↓
75'
Liam Gibbs ↑
Leo Leroy ↓
assist: Iker Bravo
76'
82'
Thierry Small ↑
Alfie Devine ↓
Luca Kjerrumgaard ↑
Mamadou Doumbia ↓
88'
Full time · 2-1
Match
Stats
61%
Possession
39%
15
Shots
18
5
Shots on target
6
11
Shots inside box
10
2
Corners
4
528
Passes
323
441
Accurate passes
244
7
Fouls
10
2
Offsides
1
5
Saves
3
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Ratings
Top performers
C. Lang Preston · 1G8.2
E. Kayembe Watford · 1G8.2
M. Doumbia Watford · 1G8.1
F. Ravaglia Watford7.3
Iker Bravo Watford · 1A7.0
O. Maamma Watford6.9
Confirmed
Lineups
4-2-3-1
Coach: A. Dionisi
Substitutes (8)
5-3-2
Coach: P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes (9)
Team news
Missing players
- Watford
- K. Baah · Missing Fixture · Knock
- M. Bola · Missing Fixture · Hamstring Injury
- J. Grieves · Missing Fixture · Lacking Match Fitness
- J. Ngakia · Missing Fixture · Thigh Injury
- O. H. Traore · Missing Fixture · Injury
- T. Akomeah · Questionable · Lacking Match Fitness
- Preston
- B. Potts · Missing Fixture · Ankle Injury
- T. Carroll · Questionable · Ankle Injury
- A. McCann · Questionable · Injury
Head to head
Last 1 meetings
1Watford
0Draws
0Preston
2026-09-08Watford2 — 1Preston