Watford vs Preston Match Review Season 2025/2026

Championship

Championship

07:45 PMNovember 25, 2025

Regular Season – 17

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HT: (1 – 1)

📍 Vicarage Road👤 Referee: Updating…

How did Watford and Preston 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 Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

59%41%

ATTACK

25

Total shots

10

5

Shots on target

3

10

Shots off target

5

10

Blocked shots

2

13

Shots inside box

6

12

Shots outside box

4

6

Corner kicks

2

1

Offsides

1

54

Dangerous attacks

34

PASSING

529

Total passes

376

457 (86%)

Accurate passes

303 (81%)

DISCIPLINE

11

Fouls

10

2

Yellow cards

4

2

Goalkeeper saves

4

Watford and Preston Lineups

Watford

4-4-2

12G

Nathan Baxter

6.6

2D

Jeremy Ngakia

7.2

4D

Kévin Keben Biakolo

6.7

6D

Matthew Pollock

6.9

16D

Marc Bola

6.6

39M

Edo Kayembe 🔺85′

6.3

10M

Imrân LouzaC

7.2

5M

Hector Kyprianou 71′

7

42M

Othmane Maamma 🔺74′

7.3

20F

Mamadou Doumbia ⚽45+1′ 🔺86′

7.3

9F

Luca Kjerrumgaard 🔺74′

6.2

Substitutes

8M

Giorgi Chakvetadze 🔻74′

6.6

66F

Nestory Irankunda 🔻74′

7

7M

Thomas Ince 🔻85′

6.9

18F

Vivaldo 🔻86′

6.5

41G

Alfie Marriott

–

25D

James Abankwah

–

3D

Max Alleyne

–

17M

Moussa Sissoko

–

23M

Nampalys Mendy

–

Coach of Watford

👔 Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez

Preston

3-5-2

1G

Daniel Iversen

6.5

14D

Jordan Storey

6.9

6D

Liam LindsayC 90+1′

7.2

16D

Andrew Hughes 84′

6.9

42M

Odeluga Offiah 🔺81′

6.6

22M

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 87′

6.6

15M

Jordan Thompson 🔺62′

6.2

21M

Alfie Devine 37′

7.2

18M

Jamal Lewis

6.6

17F

Lewis Dobbin 🔺72′

6.6

9F

Daniel Jebbison ⚽22′ 🔺81′

7.3

Substitutes

26D

Thierry Small 🔻62′

6.9

10M

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 🔻72′

6.6

2D

Pol Valentín 🔻81′

6.9

24F

Michael Smith 🔻81′

6.3

12G

Jack Walton

–

13G

David Cornell

–

35M

Noah Mawene

–

7F

Will Keane

–

Coach of Preston

👔 Paul Heckingbottom

Watford and Preston Head to Head

1WINS

3DRAWS

2WINS

Over 1.5 Goals50%

Over 2.5 Goals50%

Both Teams Scored33%

Past H2H Matches & Results

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

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 Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-11-25

Football fans were treated to a spectacle as Watford squared off against Preston at Vicarage Road. The Championship clash, held on November 25, 2025, provided plenty of talking points regarding team strategies and player grit.

The game was a chess match in the middle of the park, with both teams cancelling each other out for large spells. However, the quality in the final decision-making was the defining factor. Set-pieces and quick counters played a pivotal role in the outcome.

Season Statistics Overview

Watford came into this game from a position of strength (or weakness), sitting in 6th. Their tally of 41 points reflects a season of ups and downs: 11 wins, 8 draws, and 6 losses.

Meanwhile, Preston has had a mixed run, currently placed at 4th. Their 43 points, boosted by 11 wins, suggested they were capable of causing an upset on the road.

Past Encounters & Rivalry

The history between Watford and Preston is rich. Out of the last 7 Championship meetings, the hosts have won 1.

The visitors, Preston, have won 2 times, indicating they are no pushovers. There have been 4 draws. Interestingly, both teams found the net in 3 matches, with 3 games seeing over 2.5 goals.

Recent Match Results

Here is a summary of the performances leading up to today’s game:

Recent Results of Watford

Recent Results of Preston

Watch Full Highlights

Relive the excitement of Watford vs Preston. We bring you the best saves, goals, and tactical insights from the Championship match played on November 25, 2025.

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