Watford vs Preston North End

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

25 Nov 2025, 20:45

1:1

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Daniel Jebbison(Lewis Dobbin)

Goal

22'

Alfie Devine

37'

46'

Goal

M. Doumbia(Jeremy Ngakia)

2ND HALF

J. Thompson

Thierry Small

62'

71'

H. Kyprianou

Lewis Dobbin

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

72'

74'

N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard

74'

G. Chakvetadze

O. Maamma

Daniel Jebbison

Injured

80'

Daniel Jebbison

Michael Smith

81'

Oddel Offiah

Pol Valentín

81'

A. Hughes

84'

85'

Tom Ince

Edo Kayembe

86'

Vivaldo

M. Doumbia

S. Thordarson

87'

L. Lindsay

91'

96'

N. Irankunda

Match statistics

58%Possession42%

533Passes Attempted382

459Completed Passes305

6Corners2

17Throw-ins18

24Shots On Target9

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Nathan Baxter

#12Nathan Baxter

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

Nathan Baxter #12
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	🎯46'
H. Kyprianou #5	71'
Imrân Louza #10
O. Maamma #42	74'
Edo Kayembe #39	85'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	74'
M. Doumbia #20	86' ⚽46'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Nathan Baxter

#12Nathan Baxter

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

Nathan Baxter #12
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	🎯46'
H. Kyprianou #5	71'
Imrân Louza #10
O. Maamma #42	74'
Edo Kayembe #39	85'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	74'
M. Doumbia #20	86' ⚽46'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Preston North End

Formation

3-4-2-1

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

L. Lindsay

#6L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

S. Thordarson

#22S. Thordarson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

Jamal Lewis

#18Jamal Lewis

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6	91'
A. Hughes #16	84'
J. Storey #14
J. Thompson #15	62'
S. Thordarson #22	87'
Oddel Offiah #42	81'
Jamal Lewis #18
Lewis Dobbin #17	72' 🎯22'
Alfie Devine #21	37'
Daniel Jebbison #9	80' 81' ⚽22'

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

32 matches

Watford

Watford

8

Wins

11

Draws

13

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Championship2021 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

James Bell

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Preston North End match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Preston North End. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.