Preston 1-5 Watford — EFL Championship, 16 Dec 2023
Watford beat Preston 5-1 in the EFL Championship on 16 December 2023 at Deepdale, Preston. W. Keane, V. Bayo, Matheus Martins, Edouard Kayembe got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Preston have won 0 and Watford 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-027'assist: Liam Millar
- 41'Foul
- 1-142'assist: Wesley Hoedt
- 45+2'
- Half-time1-1
- 1-246'assist: Ismaël Koné
- 1-353'assist: T. Dele-Bashiru
- 58'
- 59'
- 59'
- 59'
- 67'
- 67'
- 68'
- 1-471'assist: Edouard Kayembe
- 1-577'assist: V. Bayo
- 80'
- 82'
- 85'Foul
- 90+1'Foul
- Full-time1-5
Player ratings
Preston
- 7.3Will KeaneF
- 7.3Liam MillarM
- 7.2Alan BrowneF
- 6.9Robbie BradyM
- 6.9Jordan StoreyD
- 6.9Jack WhatmoughD
- 6.9Milutin OsmajićF
- 6.7Alistair McCannM
- 6.6Liam LindsayD
- 6.5Brad PottsM
- 6.5Benjamin WhitemanM
- 6.5Duane HolmesM
- 6.3Chedwyn EvansF
- 6.2Andrew HughesD
- 5.2Freddie WoodmanG
Watford
- 9.2Ben HamerG
- 8.9Vakoun Issouf BayoF
- 8.9Ismaël KonéM
- 8.7Edouard KayembeM
- 7.6Matheus MartinsM
- 7.3Giorgi ChakvetadzeM
- 7.0Francisco SierraltaD
- 7.0Wesley HoedtD
- 6.9Rhys HealeyF
- 6.9Kenneth SemaM
- 6.7Ryan PorteousD
- 6.6Tom Dele-BashiruD
- 6.6Matthew PollockD
- 6.5Jamal LewisD
- 6.3Mileta RajovićF
- 6.3Jake LivermoreM
Line-ups
Substitutes
PrestonR. Lowe
Substitutes
- 20B. WoodburnM
- 10Mads Frøkjær-JensenM
- 16Andrew Hughes58'D6.2
- 21D. CornellG
- 11R. Brady59'M6.9
- 25Duane Holmes59'M6.5
- 18Ryan LedsonM
- 9Chedwyn Evans59'F6.3
- 33K. BestD
WatfordV. Ismaël
Substitutes
- 16G. Chakvetadze82'M7.3
- 9Mileta Rajović68'F6.3
- 15Matthew Pollock67'D6.6
- 14R. Healey80'F6.9
- 7Thomas InceM
- 1Daniel BachmannG
- 5Ryan Porteous67'D6.7
- 18Y. AsprillaM
- 45R. AndrewsD
Team statistics
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Keane | 59 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Liam Millar | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7.3 |
| Alan Browne | 90 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Robbie Brady | 31 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Whatmough | 59 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Milutin Osmajić | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alistair McCann | 90 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6.7 |
| Liam Lindsay | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Brad Potts | 58 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 59 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Duane Holmes | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Chedwyn Evans | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Andrew Hughes | 32 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Freddie Woodman | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hamer | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.2 |
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 80 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Ismaël Koné | 83 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8.9 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Matheus Martins | 67 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7.6 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 14 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Francisco Sierralta | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Wesley Hoedt | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Rhys Healey | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kenneth Sema | 68 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Porteous | 23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | 67 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Pollock | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jamal Lewis | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Mileta Rajović | 22 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Livermore | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |