Watford vs Preston North End 25/11/2025

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

#12Baxter

Matthew William

#6Pollock

Kévin

#4Keben Biakolo

Marc Joel

#16Bola

Jeremy Mpobi

#2Ngakia

Hector Matthew

#5Kyprianou

Imrân

#10Louza

Othmane

#42Maamma

Edouard

#39Kayembe Kayembe

Luca

#9Kjerrumgaard

Mamadou

#20Doumbia

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

Jérémy

Jérémy Pétris

Defender

Shoulder injury

Return: Early April 2026

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Nathan

#12Baxter

Matthew William

#6Pollock

Kévin

#4Keben Biakolo

Marc Joel

#16Bola

Jeremy Mpobi

#2Ngakia

Hector Matthew

#5Kyprianou

Imrân

#10Louza

Othmane

#42Maamma

Edouard

#39Kayembe Kayembe

Luca

#9Kjerrumgaard

Mamadou

#20Doumbia

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

Jérémy

Jérémy Pétris

Defender

Shoulder injury

Return: Early April 2026

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Preston North End

Formation

3-4-2-1

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Liam

#6Lindsay

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Stefan Teitur

#22Thordarson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jamal

#18Piaras Lewis

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

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

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

32 matches

Watford

Watford

15

Wins

11

Draws

6

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	Coventry City	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

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.