Highlights: Watford vs Preston North End Season 2022/2023

Championship

Championship

03:00 PMMarch 04, 2023

Regular Season – 35

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0 – 0

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HT: (0 – 0)

📍 Vicarage Road (Watford)👤 Referee: G. Ward

How did Watford and Preston North End perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Watford and Preston North End Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

60%40%

ATTACK

12

Total shots

10

4

Shots on target

2

6

Shots off target

5

2

Blocked shots

3

8

Shots inside box

2

4

Shots outside box

8

6

Corner kicks

3

1

Offsides

1

PASSING

461

Total passes

297

350 (76%)

Accurate passes

189 (64%)

DISCIPLINE

13

Fouls

17

1

Yellow cards

4

3

Goalkeeper saves

4

Watford and Preston North End Lineups

Watford

4-2-3-1

1G

Daniel Bachmann

7.5

15D

Craig CathcartC 🔺71′

6.6

22D

Ryan Porteous

7.6

44D

Wesley Hoedt

7.9

42D

James Morris 🔺46′

6.7

6M

Imrân Louza 90+5′

7

4M

Hamza Choudhury

6.9

23M

Ismaïla Sarr 🔺87′

6.2

10M

João Pedro

7.3

12M

Ken Sema

6.5

21F

Henrique Araújo 🔺46′

6.3

Substitutes

26G

Ben Hamer

–

27D

Christian Kabasele

–

3D

Mario Gaspar 🔻71′

6.9

11M

Ismael Koné

–

18M

Yaser Asprilla 🔻46′

7.3

7F

Keinan Davis 🔻46′

6.3

34F

Britt Assombalonga 🔻87′

6.3

Coach of Watford

👔 S. Bilic

Preston North End

3-4-1-2

1G

Freddie Woodman 89′

7.9

14D

Jordan Storey

7.6

23D

Bambo Diaby 51′

7.2

3D

Greg Cunningham

7

44M

Brad Potts 85′

6.9

8M

Alan BrowneC

7.3

4M

Benjamin Whiteman

6.9

2M

Álvaro Fernandez

7

10F

Daniel Johnson 🔺77′

6.9

9F

Ched Evans 47′ 🔺87′

6.9

15F

Troy Parrott 🔺69′

6.3

Substitutes

25G

David Cornell

–

5D

Patrick Bauer

–

11M

Robbie Brady

–

18M

Ryan Ledson 🔻87′

6.5

20M

Ben Woodburn 🔻77′

6.2

28F

Thomas Cannon 🔻69′

6.5

7F

Liam Delap

–

Coach of Preston North End

👔 R. Lowe

Watford and Preston North End Head to Head

1WINS

3DRAWS

2WINS

Over 1.5 Goals67%

Over 2.5 Goals50%

Both Teams Scored50%

Past H2H Matches & Results

25 Nov 2025 Watford 1-1 Preston

21 Jan 2025 Watford 1-2 Preston North End

02 Oct 2024 Preston North End 3-0 Watford

06 Apr 2024 Watford 0-0 Preston North End

16 Dec 2023 Preston North End 1-5 Watford

20 Aug 2022 Preston North End 0-0 Watford

Championship Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57-29	28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37-26	11	46
3	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42-24	18	44
4	Preston	26	11	10	5	36-25	11	43
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29-33	-4	43
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37-29	8	41
7	Hull	25	12	5	8	40-38	2	41
8	Stoke	26	12	4	10	32-23	9	40
9	Wrexham	26	10	10	6	38-32	6	40
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38-29	9	39
11	QPR	26	11	5	10	38-39	-1	38
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37-38	-1	37
13	Derby	26	9	8	9	35-35	0	35
14	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35-36	-1	34
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38-38	0	33
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36-38	-2	32
17	Swansea	26	9	5	12	27-33	-6	32
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29-35	-6	31
19	Charlton	25	7	8	10	25-32	-7	29
20	Blackburn	25	7	7	11	24-30	-6	28
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21-35	-14	25
22	Norwich	26	6	6	14	28-39	-11	24
23	Oxford Utd	25	5	7	13	25-35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18-51	-33	-7

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27-9	18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24-11	13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23-12	11	28
4	Middlesbrough	13	8	3	2	20-11	9	27
5	Birmingham	13	7	5	1	27-13	14	26
6	Millwall	14	8	2	4	17-17	0	26
7	QPR	13	7	2	4	24-17	7	23
8	Preston	13	6	5	2	19-12	7	23
9	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24-19	5	23
10	Hull	13	7	2	4	19-19	0	23
11	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16-11	5	22
12	Leicester	13	6	4	3	19-15	4	22
13	Bristol City	14	6	3	5	23-15	8	21
14	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16-16	0	21
15	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18-10	8	20
16	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17-11	6	20
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13-12	1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14-14	0	18
19	Sheffield Utd	12	5	2	5	18-13	5	17
20	Derby	14	4	5	5	17-20	-3	17
21	Oxford Utd	12	3	4	5	13-17	-4	13
22	Blackburn	13	2	4	7	13-20	-7	10
23	Norwich	13	3	1	9	12-19	-7	10
24	Sheffield Wed	13	0	4	9	7-29	-22	4

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	14	6	5	3	30-20	10	23
2	Preston	13	5	5	3	17-13	4	20
3	Stoke	14	6	2	6	14-13	1	20
4	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17-15	2	19
5	Derby	12	5	3	4	18-15	3	18
6	Hull	12	5	3	4	21-19	2	18
7	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15-14	1	18
8	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11-10	1	18
9	Wrexham	13	4	5	4	14-13	1	17
10	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12-16	-4	17
11	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18-13	5	16
12	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18-23	-5	15
13	Sheffield Utd	13	5	0	8	18-25	-7	15
14	QPR	13	4	3	6	14-22	-8	15
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16-20	-4	14
16	Watford	12	3	4	5	14-17	-3	13
17	Southampton	14	3	4	7	21-27	-6	13
18	Swansea	13	3	2	8	11-17	-6	11
19	Charlton	14	2	5	7	12-20	-8	11
20	Oxford Utd	13	2	3	8	12-18	-6	9
21	West Brom	14	3	0	11	13-24	-11	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8-23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Wed	12	1	4	7	11-22	-11	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7-21	-14	7

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League One

Promotion – Premier League

Promotion – Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)

Watford vs Preston North End Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2023-03-04

The atmosphere at Vicarage Road (Watford) was electric as Watford hosted Preston North End in a crucial Championship tie on March 04, 2023. Both sides entered the pitch with clear intentions, resulting in a fascinating clash of styles.

It wasn’t just about physicality; the mental aspect of the game was evident. Key duels in wide areas and the transition play defined the rhythm of the match. Ultimately, the team that showed more composure in critical moments walked away with the advantage.

Current League Standings

Before kick-off, Watford occupied 6th spot, having accumulated 41 points. Their journey so far consists of 11 victories, 8 stalemates, and 6 defeats.

On the other side, Preston North End stood at 4th with 43 points. With 11 wins this season, they arrived looking to add another three points to their tally.

Head-to-Head Analysis

Looking back at the previous 7 encounters between these clubs in Championship, the stats paint an interesting picture. The home side, Watford, has triumphed 1 times.

Conversely, Preston North End has managed to secure victory on 2 occasions, while 4 matches have ended in a draw. Fans have seen goals in 3 of these games, with high-scoring affairs (Over 2.5) happening 3 times.

Team Form & Performance

A look at the momentum both teams brought into this fixture:

Recent Matches of Watford

Recent Matches of Preston North End

Match Analysis Replay

Don’t miss the post-match breakdown of Watford vs Preston North End. Watch the tactical shifts and key goals from this Championship showdown.

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