Updated 8 September 2026, after full time.
Watford 2-1 Preston in the Championship at Vicarage Road, Watford on 8 September 2026. Scorers: Mamadou Doumbia, Edo Kayembe for Watford; Callum Lang for Preston. In their last 6 meetings, Watford have won 1, Preston 2, with 3 draws.
Watford 2-1 Preston was the final score in the Championship on Tuesday 8 September 2026 at Vicarage Road. Scorers: Mamadou Doumbia, Edo Kayembe for Watford; Callum Lang for Preston. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Watford vs Preston was played at Vicarage Road in Watford on Tuesday 8 September 2026, the home ground of Watford, which holds 22,200 people. It finished Watford 2-1 Preston in the Championship, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
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.
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.
Across the last 6 meetings Watford have won 1, Preston have won 2 and 3 were drawn, with Watford scoring 9 goals to Preston's 9. The most recent was Preston North End 2-2 Watford on 14 February 2026 in the Championship.
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.
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.
Farai Hallam refereed Watford vs Preston, averaging 21.5 fouls and 3.5 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2026 | Championship | Preston North End vs Watford | 2-2 |
| 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 | Watford | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 61% | 39% |
| Shots | 15 | 18 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 6 |
| Corners | 2 | 4 |
| Fouls | 7 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | 7 | 15 |
| Passes | 528 | 322 |
Watford: E. Kayembe 69', M. Doumbia 76'. Preston: C. Lang 5'.
| 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 |
| 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 |