English League Championship

FT Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Preston North End LLLLW 1
–
Watford DLDLL 2
1st2ndT
PNE101
WAT022
Vicarage Road · 14,987 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
5
38.9
Possession
61.1
18
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
243
Accurate Passes
436
319
Passes
526
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
65
17
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
7
42
Effective Clearances
30
42
Clearances
30

Head to Head

PNE leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Federico RavagliaG
  2. 3Soumaila CoulibalyCD-L
  3. 6Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. 23Omar-Haktab TraoréLB
  5. 4Kévin KebenRB
  6. 22Martín PayeroAM
  7. 5Hector KyprianouLM
  8. 39Edo KayembeRM
  9. 20Mamadou DoumbiaF
  10. 11Rocco VataAM-L
  11. 21Amin NabizadaAM-R

PNE · 5-3-2

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 14Jordan StoreyCD
  3. 19Lewis GibsonCD-L
  4. 24Odeluga OffiahCD-R
  5. 3Andrija VukcevicLB
  6. 4Harrison ClarkeRB
  7. 15Jordan ThompsonCM
  8. 7Alfie DevineCM-L
  9. 27Leo LeroyCM-R
  10. 38Johnny KennyCF-L
  11. 10Callum LangCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Watford 0, Preston North End 1. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Rocco Vata.
  3. 45' Substitution, Watford. Stephy Mavididi replaces Amin Nabizada.
  4. 45' Substitution, Watford. Iker Bravo replaces Martín Payero.
  5. 61' Substitution, Watford. Jordan Zemura replaces Omar Haktab Traoré.
  6. 62' Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Johnny Kenny.
  8. 66' Substitution, Preston North End. Stanley Mills replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
  9. 67' Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69' Goal! Watford 1, Preston North End 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  11. 75' Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.
  12. 75' Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Gibbs replaces Léo Leroy.
  13. 76' Goal! Watford 2, Preston North End 1. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iker Bravo with a cross.
  14. 82' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Alfie Devine.
  15. 88' Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.

EFL Championship News

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