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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
Match summary
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
m
74'
7.3
20
m
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
d
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 w w w
>
35
21
8
6
72
38
34
71
2
Middlesbrough
w w l d d
>
34
18
9
7
51
34
17
63
3
Millwall
w w l w w
>
35
18
8
9
47
40
7
62
4
Ipswich
d w l w w
>
33
17
9
7
59
34
25
60
5
Hull City
d l l w w
>
34
18
6
10
56
48
8
60
6
Wrexham
l d w w w
>
35
15
12
8
54
45
9
57
7
Southampton
w w d w w
>
35
14
11
10
57
46
11
53
8
Derby
l w l l w
>
35
14
9
12
52
46
6
51
9
Watford
l d w l w
>
35
13
12
10
45
41
4
51
10
Bristol City
w d l w l
>
35
14
8
13
48
44
4
50
11
Birmingham
w w d w l
>
34
13
10
11
45
43
2
49
12
Preston
w d l d l
>
35
12
13
10
41
40
1
49
13
Sheffield Utd
l w w l w
>
35
15
3
17
50
48
2
48
14
Stoke City
d l d w l
>
35
13
8
14
39
34
5
47
15
QPR
d l w l l
>
35
13
8
14
46
54
-8
47
16
Swansea
w l w d l
>
35
13
7
15
40
43
-3
46
17
Norwich
w w l w w
>
35
13
6
16
47
44
3
45
18
Charlton
w l d d l
>
35
10
11
14
33
44
-11
41
19
Leicester
l l d d l
>
35
10
10
15
47
56
-9
40
20
Portsmouth
l w w l l
>
34
10
9
15
34
44
-10
39
21
Blackburn
l w w l l
>
35
10
8
17
33
46
-13
38
22
West Brom
d d l d l
>
35
9
8
18
34
52
-18
35
23
Oxford United
d l d l w
>
35
7
11
17
31
47
-16
32
24
35
1
8
26
21
71
-50
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