Updated 14 February 2026, after full time.
Preston 2-2 Watford in the Championship at Deepdale, Preston on 14 February 2026. Scorers: Lewis Dobbin, Milutin Osmajic for Preston; Othmane Maamma for Watford. In their last 6 meetings, Preston have won 2, Watford 2, with 2 draws.
Preston 2-2 Watford was the final score in the Championship on Saturday 14 February 2026 at Deepdale. Scorers: Lewis Dobbin, Milutin Osmajic for Preston; Othmane Maamma for Watford. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Preston vs Watford was played at Deepdale in Preston on Saturday 14 February 2026, the home ground of Preston, which holds 23,408 people. It finished Preston 2-2 Watford in the Championship, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Preston have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Stoke in the Championship on 31 October.
Watford have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 13, with results reading L L W L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-3 defeat away to Norwich in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Preston have won 2, Watford have won 2 and 2 were drawn, with Preston scoring 8 goals to Watford's 9. The most recent was Watford 2-1 Preston North End on 8 September 2026 in the Championship.
Stanley Mills leads Preston with 20 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.0 a game, the most of any Preston player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Preston player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Iker Bravo leads Watford with 4 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Watford player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Watford player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Dean Whitestone refereed Preston vs Watford, averaging 23.2 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards per game across 19 games this season. That is 0.05 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | Championship | Watford vs Preston North End | 2-1 |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Championship | Watford vs Preston North End | 1-1 |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Championship | Watford vs Preston North End | 1-2 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Watford | 3-0 |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Championship | Watford vs Preston North End | 0-0 |
| 16 Dec 2023 | Championship | Preston North End vs Watford | 1-5 |
| Stat | Preston | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51% | 49% |
| Shots | 8 | 20 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Corners | 9 | 7 |
| Fouls | 8 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | 28 | 19 |
| Passes | 376 | 363 |
Preston: L. Dobbin 19', M. Osmajic 70'. Watford: O. Maamma 55', O. Offiah (own goal) 57'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.5 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 12 of 24 |
| Passes | 312 | 23 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 16 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.1 | 13 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.9 | 12 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.4 | 9 of 24 |
| Passes | 379.7 | 17 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.4 | 24 of 24 |