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Championship · Regular Season - 6 L FT
Watford
2 - 1
Preston
8 Sep 2026 · 18:45 Venue: Vicarage Road
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Match events

5'
Callum Lang
Rocco Vata (Othmane Maamma)
45'
Amin Nabizada (Stephy Mavididi)
45'
Martin Payero (Iker Bravo)
45'
Haktab Omar Traore (Jordan Zemura)
61'
62'
Andrija Vukčević
66'
Johnny Kenny (Delano Burgzorg)
66'
Andrija Vukčević (Stanley Mills)
67'
Lewis Gibson
Edo Kayembe
69'
75'
Callum Lang (Jusef Erabi)
75'
Leo Leroy (Liam Gibbs)
Mamadou Doumbia (Iker Bravo)
76'
82'
Alfie Devine (Thierry Small)
Mamadou Doumbia (Luca Kjerrumgaard)
88'

Lineups

Watford
Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: A. Dionisi

Starting XI

  • 1F. RavagliaG
  • 4K. KebenD
  • 6M. PollockD
  • 3S. CoulibalyD
  • 23O. TraoréD
  • 39E. KayembeM
  • 5H. KyprianouM
  • 21Amin NabizadaM
  • 22M. PayeroM
  • 11R. VataM
  • 20M. DoumbiaF

Substitutes

  • 26D. BachmannG
  • 17Iker BravoF
  • 9L. KjerrumgaardF
  • 7O. MaammaF
  • 45S. MavididiF
  • 24S. WalkerG
  • 33J. ZemuraD
  • 56Albert EamesD
Preston
Formation: 5-3-2 Coach: P. Heckingbottom

Starting XI

  • 1D. IversenG
  • 4H. ClarkeD
  • 24O. OffiahD
  • 14J. StoreyD
  • 19L. GibsonD
  • 3A. VukčevićD
  • 27L. LeroyM
  • 15J. ThompsonM
  • 7A. DevineM
  • 10C. LangF
  • 38J. KennyF

Substitutes

  • 6L. LindsayD
  • 17S. MillsM
  • 23A. MoranM
  • 21L. NichollsG
  • 11T. SmallD
  • 12C. WileyD
  • 20L. GibbsM
  • 9J. ErabiF
  • 37D. BurgzorgF

Statistics

61% Possession 39%
15 Shots 18
5 On target 6
526 Passes 319
7 Fouls 10
2 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1

Match analysis

Preston lost 1-2 to Watford.

Goalscorers: Callum Lang, Edo Kayembe and Mamadou Doumbia.

10 substitutions were made during the match.