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Watford
l w d d w
1 : 1
1.73
xG
0.98
Full Time
Preston
w w w d l
M. Doumbia
45'+1'
D. Jebbison
22'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
4'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
7'
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 17
WAT
1 : 1
PRE
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HUL
0 : 2
IPS
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MID
2 : 4
COV
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NOR
1 : 1
OXF
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STO
3 : 0
CHA
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SWA
1 : 2
DER
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SOU
3 : 0
LEI
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MIL
1 : 0
SHE
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SHE
3 : 0
POR
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BLA
0 : 1
QPR
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WRE
2 : 0
BRI
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WES
1 : 1
BIR
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Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Standing
Watford
Preston
90' +1' Yellow Card
L. Lindsay
87' Yellow Card
S. Þórðarson
Substitute 86'
In:Vivaldo Semedo
Out:M. Doumbia
Substitute 85'
In:T. Ince
Out:E. Kayembe
84' Yellow Card
A. Hughes
81' Substitute
In:Pol Valentín
Out:O. Offiah
81' Substitute
In:M. Smith
Out:D. Jebbison
Substitute 74'
In:G. Chakvetadze
Out:O. Maamma
Substitute 74'
In:N. Irankunda
Out:L. Kjerrumgaard
72' Substitute
In:M. Frøkjær-Jensen
Out:L. Dobbin
Yellow Card 71'
H. Kyprianou
62' Substitute
In:T. Small
Out:J. Thompson
Goal 1:1 45' +1'
M. Doumbia
Assistant: J. Ngakia
37' Yellow Card
A. Devine
22' 0:1 Goal
D. Jebbison
Assistant: L. Dobbin
6.6
12
N. Baxter
6.6
16
M. Bola
6.9
6
M. Pollock
6.3
4
K. Keben
7.2
2
J. Ngakia
7.3
42
O. Maamma
7
5
H. Kyprianou
7.3
10
I. Louza
6.3
39
E. Kayembe
6.2
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
7.3
20
M. Doumbia
6.5
1
D. Iversen
6.9
16
A. Hughes
7.2
6
L. Lindsay
6.6
14
J. Storey
6.6
18
J. Lewis
7.2
21
A. Devine
6.2
15
J. Thompson
6.6
22
S. Þórðarson
6.6
42
O. Offiah
7.3
9
D. Jebbison
6.6
17
L. Dobbin
field field
Watford
12
g
6.6
2
d
7.2
4
d
6.3
6.9
16
d
6.6
39
m
85'
6.3
10
m
7.3
71'
7
42
f
74'
7.3
20
f
45'86'
7.3
74'
6.2
Substitutes
74'
6.7
74'
6.6
17
m
7
m
85'
6.6
23
m
86'
6.5
Coach
Preston
6.5
14
d
6.6
90'
7.2
16
d
84'
6.9
42
d
81'
6.6
87'
6.6
62'
6.2
21
m
37'
7.2
18
m
6.6
17
f
72'
6.6
22'81'
7.3
Substitutes
26
m
62'
6.6
72'
6.7
81'
6.7
24
f
81'
6.3
12
g
13
g
35
m
Watford
Preston
Off Target 10 Blocked 10
On Target 5
On Target 3
Off Target 7 Blocked 2
1 Yellow Cards 4
6 Corners 2
10 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 0
58 Ball Possession 42
25 Shots 10
5 Shots on Goal 3
1 Goals 1
10 Shots off Goal 5
10 Blocked Shots 2
13 Shots insidebox 6
12 Shots outsidebox 4
2 Goalkeeper Saves 4
508 Total passes 375
437 Passes accurate 303
1.73 Expected Goals 0.98
Watford
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Preston
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Goals
22'
Goal
Goal
M. Doumbia (Assistant: J. Ngakia)
45'
+1
Cards
37'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
71'
84'
Yellow Card
87'
Yellow Card
90'
+1
Yellow Card
Standing

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
d w l d l
>
26
15
7
4
57
29
28
52
2
Middlesbrough
l d l l w
>
26
13
7
6
37
26
11
46
3
Ipswich
l w d w w
>
25
12
8
5
42
24
18
44
4
Preston
d d l w w
>
26
11
10
5
36
25
11
43
5
Millwall
l d w d w
>
26
12
7
7
29
33
-4
43
6
Watford
d w w w w
>
25
11
8
6
37
29
8
41
7
Hull City
w w d w l
>
25
12
5
8
40
38
2
41
8
Stoke City
l d l w w
>
26
12
4
10
32
23
9
40
9
Wrexham
l w w w w
>
26
10
10
6
38
32
6
40
10
Bristol City
w w l w l
>
26
11
6
9
38
29
9
39
11
QPR
w d l l w
>
26
11
5
10
38
39
-1
38
12
Leicester
l l w l w
>
26
10
7
9
37
38
-1
37
13
Derby
d d l w l
>
26
9
8
9
35
35
0
35
14
Birmingham
l d d l w
>
26
9
7
10
35
36
-1
34
15
Southampton
d l d d l
>
26
8
9
9
38
38
0
33
16
Sheffield Utd
l w l w w
>
25
10
2
13
36
38
-2
32
17
Swansea
w l w w l
>
26
9
5
12
27
33
-6
32
18
West Brom
l l w l l
>
26
9
4
13
29
35
-6
31
19
Charlton
w l l d d
>
25
7
8
10
25
32
-7
29
20
Blackburn
w d d l d
>
25
7
7
11
24
30
-6
28
21
Portsmouth
w d d w l
>
24
6
7
11
21
35
-14
25
22
Norwich
d w l w l
>
26
6
6
14
28
39
-11
24
23
Oxford United
l l w l l
>
25
5
7
13
25
35
-10
22
24
25
1
8
16
18
51
-33
11
- Promotion to the Premier League
- Qualification for Championship play-offs
- Relegation to EFL League One

Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended
Referee: J. Bell