Championship · Matchweek 17 · Nov 25

Watford - Preston

Watford and Preston drew 1-1 in Championship (Matchweek 17). Goals: M. Doumbia 45'; D. Jebbison 22'.

🏟 Vicarage Road 👤 Referee: James Bell, England
Key events
22' D. Jebbison(0 - 1) · Assist: L. Dobbin Preston
37' 🟨 Alfie DevineYellow card Preston
45' M. Doumbia(1 - 1) · Assist: J. Ngakia Watford
71' 🟨 Hector KyprianouYellow card Watford
84' 🟨 Andrew HughesYellow card Preston
87' 🟨 Stefán Teitur ÞórðarsonYellow card Preston
90+1' 🟨 Liam LindsayYellow card Preston
90+6' 🟨 Nestory IrankundaYellow card Watford
Quick stats
%59 Possession %41
2.24 Expected goals (xG) 1.02
1.74 Pre-match xG 1.38
24 Total shots 10
5 Shots on target 3
10 Shots off target 5
9 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 6
11 Shots outside box 4
2 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
22'
D. Jebbison(0 - 1) · Assist: L. Dobbin
37'
🟨Alfie DevineYellow card
M. Doumbia(1 - 1) · Assist: J. Ngakia
45'
HT 1 - 1
62'
🔁J. Thompson ↔ T. SmallSubstitution
Hector KyprianouYellow card🟨
71'
72'
🔁L. Dobbin ↔ M. Frokjaer-JensenSubstitution
O. Maamma ↔ G. ChakvetadzeSubstitution🔁
74'
L. Kjerrumgaard ↔ N. IrankundaSubstitution🔁
74'
81'
🔁O. Offiah ↔ P. ValentinSubstitution
81'
🔁D. Jebbison ↔ M. SmithSubstitution
84'
🟨Andrew HughesYellow card
E. Kayembe ↔ T. InceSubstitution🔁
85'
M. Doumbia ↔ V. SemedoSubstitution🔁
86'
87'
90+1'
🟨Liam LindsayYellow card
Nestory IrankundaYellow card🟨
90+6'
FT 1 - 1
Match statsWatford · Preston
Key stats
%59 Possession %41
2.24 Expected goals (xG) 1.02
1.74 Pre-match xG 1.38
Shots
24 Total shots 10
5 Shots on target 3
10 Shots off target 5
9 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 6
11 Shots outside box 4
2 Saves 4
Attacking
64 Attacks 51
54 Dangerous attacks 34
Passing
532 Total passes 378
459 Accurate passes 303
%86 Pass accuracy %80
Set pieces & discipline
6 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
11 Fouls 10
10 Free kicks 11
17 Throw-ins 18
12 Goal kicks 10
Cards
2 Yellow cards 4
0 1st-half cards 1
2 2nd-half cards 3
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 0
2 1st-half corners 1
4 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
LineupsWatford 4-4-2Preston 3-5-2
Watford · Bench
Coach: Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Preston · Bench
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026
Watford 4
Nov 28who was on topSep 8
Preston 2
4 Watford 4 draw 2 Preston
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.5goals / match
1510total goals
4/4clean sheets
5-1Watford best win · Dec 16
3-0Preston best win · Oct 2
%60 Over 1.5 6/10
%60 Over 2.5 6/10
%30 Over 3.5 3/10
%50 BTTS 5/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Watford at home5 matches
2W 2D 1L 7:4
Preston at home5 matches
1W 2D 2L 6:8
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
16Watfordin the table57pts
46matches 14-15-17W-D-L 53:65goals -12diff
LLLLL
14Prestonin the table60pts
46matches 15-15-16W-D-L 55:62goals -7diff
LWLLW
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 8 Watford 2-1 Preston Championship
Feb 14 Preston 2-2 Watford Championship
Jan 21 Watford 1-2 Preston Championship
Oct 2 Preston 3-0 Watford Championship
Apr 6 Watford 0-0 Preston Championship
Dec 16 Preston 1-5 Watford Championship
Mar 4 Watford 0-0 Preston Championship
Aug 20 Preston 0-0 Watford Championship
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