Watford vs Preston North End Goals and Key Moments Season 2024/2025

Championship

Championship

07:45 PMJanuary 21, 2025

Regular Season – 28

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HT: (0 – 1)

📍 Vicarage Road (Watford)👤 Referee: T. Nield

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

68%32%

ATTACK

10

Total shots

15

4

Shots on target

8

3

Shots off target

5

3

Blocked shots

2

4

Shots inside box

10

6

Shots outside box

5

4

Corner kicks

2

2

Offsides

3

64

Dangerous attacks

26

PASSING

596

Total passes

278

514 (86%)

Accurate passes

188 (68%)

DISCIPLINE

8

Fouls

14

0

Yellow cards

2

5

Goalkeeper saves

3

Watford and Preston North End Lineups

Watford

3-4-2-1

23G

Jonathan Bond

7.7

25D

James Abankwah 🔺46′

6.2

3D

Francisco Sierralta

7.7

6D

Matthew Pollock

6.9

34M

Kwadwo Baah 🔺15′

6.5

17M

Moussa SissokoC

6.6

10M

Imrân Louza 🔺77′

6.9

2M

Jeremy Ngakia

7.2

39F

Edo Kayembe 🔺77′

6.9

11F

Rocco Vata ⚽90′

7.5

19F

Vakoun Issouf Bayo

6.9

Substitutes

36D

Festy Ebosele 🔻15′

6.2

37D

Yasser Larouci 🔻46′

7.2

8M

Giorgi Chakvetadze 🔻53′

6.9

24M

Tom Dele-Bashiru 🔻77′

6.6

20F

Mamadou Doumbia 🔻77′

6.9

40G

Myles Roberts

–

21D

Angelo Ogbonna

–

5D

Ryan Porteous

–

7M

Thomas Ince

–

Coach of Watford

👔 T. Cleverley

Preston North End

3-4-2-1

1G

Freddie Woodman

6.9

14D

Jordan Storey 27′

6.9

19D

Lewis Gibson

7

16D

Andrew Hughes

6.6

29M

Kaine Kesler-Hayden

7.2

18M

Ryan Ledson 🔺66′

7.5

22M

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 71′ 🔺90+2′

7

3M

Jayden Meghoma 🔺72′

7

10F

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 🔺73′

7.7

8F

Alistair McCannC

6.7

28F

Milutin Osmajić ⚽17′⚽56′ 🔺73′

8.2

Substitutes

25M

Duane Holmes 🔻66′

6.6

11M

Robbie Brady 🔻72′

5.9

20M

Sam Greenwood 🔻73′

6.6

9F

Emil Riis Jacobsen 🔻73′

6.5

6D

Liam Lindsay 🔻90+2′

–

13G

David Cornell

–

5D

Jack Whatmough

–

7F

Will Keane

–

12F

Ched Evans

–

Coach of Preston North End

👔 P. Heckingbottom

Watford and Preston North End Head to Head

1WINS

4DRAWS

1WINS

Over 1.5 Goals50%

Over 2.5 Goals33%

Both Teams Scored33%

Past H2H Matches & Results

25 Nov 2025 Watford 1-1 Preston

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

04 Mar 2023 Watford 0-0 Preston North End

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 – 2025-01-21

In the grand scheme of the Championship season, every point is precious. Watford hosted Preston North End on January 21, 2025 with a clear mission to secure all three points.

The encounter at Vicarage Road (Watford) was a test of endurance and strategy. Both teams knew that slipping up could be costly. The match unfolded with high stakes evident in every challenge.

Race for the Table

Watford is fighting for a top spot, currently at 6th. With 41 points, they need to convert draws into wins. Their current record is 11W – 8D – 6L.

Preston North End is equally hungry for points. Sitting at 4th with 43 points, they are aiming to climb the ladder. They have 11 wins to their name.

Rivalry History

Looking back at 7 matches, Watford leads with 1 wins against Preston North End‘s 2. 4 draws suggest parity.

Both teams have scored in 3 matches, indicating open play. Over 2.5 goals occurred 3 times.

Recent Progress

Here is how their race for points has been going recently:

Recent Matches of Watford

Recent Matches of Preston North End

Watch The Race Unfold

See how the battle for points played out. Full highlights and analysis available now.

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