Preston North End vs Watford Match Summary Season 2023/2024

Championship

Championship

03:00 PMDecember 16, 2023

Regular Season – 22

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HT: (1 – 1)

📍 Deepdale (Preston)👤 Referee: S. Gill

How did Preston North End and Watford 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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Preston North End and Watford Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

52%48%

ATTACK

20

Total shots

15

10

Shots on target

6

3

Shots off target

6

7

Blocked shots

3

12

Shots inside box

10

8

Shots outside box

5

9

Corner kicks

5

2

Offsides

1

0

Dangerous attacks

0

PASSING

401

Total passes

395

318 (79%)

Accurate passes

297 (75%)

DISCIPLINE

14

Fouls

9

3

Yellow cards

1

1

Goalkeeper saves

9

Preston North End and Watford Lineups

Preston North End

3-4-1-2

1G

Freddie Woodman

5.2

14D

Jordan Storey

6.9

26D

Jack Whatmough 🔺59′

6.9

6D

Liam Lindsay

6.6

44M

Brad Potts 🔺58′

6.5

13M

Alistair McCann

6.7

4M

Benjamin Whiteman 45+2′ 🔺59′

6.5

23M

Liam Millar 41′

7.3

8F

Alan BrowneC

7.5

28F

Milutin Osmajic 90+1′

6.9

7F

Will Keane ⚽27′ 🔺59′

7.3

Substitutes

16D

Andrew Hughes 🔻58′

6.2

11M

Robbie Brady 🔻59′

6.9

25M

Duane Holmes 🔻59′

6.3

9F

Ched Evans 🔻59′

6.3

21G

David Cornell

–

20M

Ben Woodburn

–

33D

Kian Best

–

10M

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen

–

18M

Ryan Ledson

–

Coach of Preston North End

👔 R. Lowe

Watford

4-1-4-1

26G

Ben Hamer

9.2

24D

Tom Dele-Bashiru 🔺67′

6.6

3D

Francisco Sierralta

6.9

4D

Wesley HoedtC

7

6D

Jamal Lewis 85′

6.5

8M

Jake Livermore

6.3

37M

Matheus Martins ⚽46′ 🔺67′

7.6

39M

Edo Kayembe ⚽53′

8.7

11M

Ismael Koné ⚽77′ 🔺82′

8.9

12M

Ken Sema 🔺68′

6.9

19F

Vakoun Issouf Bayo ⚽42′⚽71′ 🔺80′

8.9

Substitutes

15D

Matthew Pollock 🔻67′

6.7

5D

Ryan Porteous 🔻67′

6.6

9F

Mileta Rajovic 🔻68′

6.2

14F

Rhys Healey 🔻80′

6.9

16M

Giorgi Chakvetadze 🔻82′

7.3

1G

Daniel Bachmann

–

45D

Ryan Andrews

–

18M

Yáser Asprilla

–

7M

Thomas Ince

–

Coach of Watford

👔 V. Ismaël

Preston North End and Watford Head to Head

2WINS

4DRAWS

0WINS

Over 1.5 Goals50%

Over 2.5 Goals33%

Both Teams Scored33%

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

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)

Preston North End vs Watford Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2023-12-16

Whenever Preston North End and Watford meet, history is written anew. Their meeting at Deepdale (Preston) on December 16, 2023 was no exception. It added another thrilling page to their Championship legacy.

These clubs share a history of intense rivalries and memorable moments. This match was another chapter in that long book, with both sides eager to etch their names in the record books.

Current Positions in the League

The Preston North End legacy this season sees them at 4th. They have earned 43 points through 11 wins and 10 draws.

Watford is writing its own story, currently at 6th. Their tally of 41 points comes from 11 wins.

A Legacy of Matches

In 7 league meetings, Preston North End has triumphed 2 times. Watford has 1 victories. 4 times they were inseparable.

Goals have been a staple of this fixture: 3 games saw both score, and 3 games had over 2.5 goals.

Recent History

Recent Matches of Preston North End

Recent Matches of Watford

Watch History in the Making

Don’t miss the highlights of this historic clash. We’ve got every moment captured for you.

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