Watford 2-1 Preston — EFL Championship, 8 Sep 2026
Watford beat Preston 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 8 September 2026 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Callum Lang, Edouard Kayembe, Mamadou Doumbia got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 0 and Preston 2, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-15'
- 45'
- 45'
- 45'
- Half-time0-1
- 61'
- 62'Foul
- 66'
- 66'
- 67'Foul
- 1-169'
- 75'
- 75'out: Liam Gibbs
- 2-176'assist: Iker Bravo
- 82'
- 88'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Watford
- 8.2Edouard KayembeM
- 8.1Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 7.3Federico RavagliaG
- 7.0Iker BravoF
- 6.9Othmane MaammaF
- 6.8Amin NabizadaM
- 6.8Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 6.7S. CoulibalyD
- 6.7Matthew PollockD
- 6.6Hector KyprianouM
- 6.5Stephy MavididiF
- 6.4Jordan ZemuraD
- 6.3M. PayeroM
- 6.3Omar TraoréD
- 6.2Kévin KebenD
- 6.0Rocco VataM
- 6.6Samuel WalkerG
- 6.6Albert EamesD
- 6.6Daniel BachmannG
Preston
- 8.2Callum LangF
- 6.9Odeluga OffiahD
- 6.8Alfie DevineM
- 6.7Jordan StoreyD
- 6.5Harrison ClarkeD
- 6.5Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.3Jusef ErabiF
- 6.3Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.2J. KennyF
- 6.2Léo LeroyM
- 6.1S. MillsM
- 6.0Thierry SmallD
- 6.0Liam GibbsM
- 5.9Andrija VukčevićD
- 5.8Lewis GibsonD
- 5.7Daniel IversenG
- 6.6Lee NichollsG
- 6.6C. WileyD
- 6.6Andrew MoranM
- 6.6Liam LindsayD
Line-ups
Substitutes
WatfordA. Dionisi
Substitutes
- 45Stephy Mavididi45'F6.5
- 24Samuel WalkerG6.6
- 33Jordan Zemura61'D6.4
- 26Daniel BachmannG6.6
- 17Iker Bravo45'F7.0
- 9Luca Kjerrumgaard88'F6.8
- 7Othmane Maamma45'F6.9
- 56Albert EamesD6.6
PrestonP. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 21Lee NichollsG6.6
- 6Liam LindsayD6.6
- 37Delano Burgzorg66'F6.3
- 23Andrew MoranM6.6
- 20Liam Gibbs75'M6.0
- 12C. WileyD6.6
- 17S. MillsM6.1
- 11Thierry Small82'D6.0
- 9Jusef Erabi75'F6.3
Team statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 88 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Federico Ravaglia | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Iker Bravo | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Othmane Maamma | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Amin Nabizada | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| S. Coulibaly | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Pollock | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jordan Zemura | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| M. Payero | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Omar Traoré | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Rocco Vata | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Samuel Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Albert Eames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Lang | 75 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alfie Devine | 82 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Harrison Clarke | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Jordan Thompson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jusef Erabi | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| J. Kenny | 66 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Léo Leroy | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| S. Mills | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Thierry Small | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Liam Gibbs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Andrija Vukčević | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Lewis Gibson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.8 |
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Lee Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Wiley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Andrew Moran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Liam Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |