English League Championship

Watford vs Preston North End, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
FT
0 - 0
Preston North End

About

Watford are hosting Preston North End at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 2': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
  • 3': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Jamal Lewis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a headed pass.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Brady with a through ball.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
  • 17': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Hand ball by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
  • 22': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 22': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 24': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Preston North End. Robert Brady is caught offside.
  • 27': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 28': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
  • 32': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
  • 32': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 38': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Robert Brady.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a headed pass.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lewis (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
  • 42': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Robert Brady.
  • 44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 46': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 46': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 51': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
  • 51': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 53': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 54': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 58': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
  • 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Edo Kayembe.
  • 62': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
  • 63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
  • 66': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 67': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Riis with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
  • 71': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 73': Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 76': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Delay in match (Watford).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Hand ball by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 81': Delay in match (Watford).
  • 82': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Emil Riis.
  • 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Foul by Layton Stewart (Preston North End).
  • 83': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jamal Lewis (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 87': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 87': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Brady (Preston North End).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 88': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jack Whatmough (Preston North End).
  • 90'+3': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 1
28.2 Possession 71.8
9 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 2
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
113 Accurate Passes 432
197 Passes 514
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 8
15 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 46
27 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 8
22 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 5
26 Effective Clearances 21
26 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,374

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
3 Francisco Sierralta
4 Wesley Hoedt
5 Ryan Porteous
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
39 Edo Kayembe
6 Jamal Lewis
45 Ryan Andrews
18 Yáser Asprilla Yellow Card
25 Emmanuel Dennis
19 Bayo Youssouf
Watford Substitutes:
Matheus Martins, Jake Livermore, Ismaël Koné, Ben Hamer, Tom Ince, James Morris, Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Mileta Rajovic.

PNE Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay Yellow Card
3 Greg Cunningham
14 Jordan Storey
13 Alistair McCann
26 Jack Whatmough
7 Will Keane
16 Andrew Hughes
11 Robbie Brady
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
28 Milutin Osmajic
Preston North End Substitutes:
Duane Holmes, David Cornell, Ben Woodburn, Kian Best, Josh Seary, Noah Mawene, Theo Mawene, Layton Stewart, Mads Frökjaer.

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