Preston North End vs Watford 14/02/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

14 Feb 2026, 16:00

2:2

Finished

Watford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

19'

Goal

Lewis Dobbin(B. Whiteman)

2ND HALF

Kwadwo Baah

46'

G. Chakvetadze

46'

O. Maamma(Imrân Louza)

Goal

55'

Oddel Offiah(Own Goal)

Own Goal

57'

S. Goglichidze

F. Mendy

61'

63'

Thierry Small

Andrija Vukcevic

63'

C. Lang

Pol Valentín

63'

Injured

Daniel Jebbison

63'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

70'

Goal

M. Osmajić(C. Lang)

L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

78'

79'

A. Hughes

Lewis Dobbin

Mattie Pollock

J. Pétris

79'

81'

Lewis Gibson

Imrân Louza

Edoardo Bove

86'

J. Pétris

89'

Match statistics

51%Possession49%

376Passes Attempted363

270Completed Passes260

9Corners7

18Throw-ins27

8Shots On Target20

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
J. Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19	81'
Oddel Offiah #42	57'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯19'
Alfie Devine #21
A. McCann #8
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Daniel Jebbison #9	63' 63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' ⚽19'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
A. Hughes #16	79'
Jamal Lewis #18
Thierry Small #26	63'
Andy Moran #23
J. Thompson #15
C. Lang #10	🎯70' 63'
M. Osmajić #28	⚽70' 63'
Michael Smith #24

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

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
J. Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19	81'
Oddel Offiah #42	57'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯19'
Alfie Devine #21
A. McCann #8
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Daniel Jebbison #9	63' 63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' ⚽19'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
A. Hughes #16	79'
Jamal Lewis #18
Thierry Small #26	63'
Andy Moran #23
J. Thompson #15
C. Lang #10	🎯70' 63'
M. Osmajić #28	⚽70' 63'
Michael Smith #24

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

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

Egil

#1Selvik

Matthew William

#6Pollock

Saba

#3Goglichidze

Stephen

#21Mfuni

James

#25Abankwah

Edouard

#39Kayembe Kayembe

Nampalys

#23Mendy

Imrân

#10Louza

Othmane

#42Maamma

Giorgi

#8Chakvetadze

Luca

#9Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6	79'
S. Goglichidze #3	61'
Stephen Mfuni #21
J. Abankwah #25
Edo Kayembe #39
N. Mendy #23
Imrân Louza #10	86' 🎯55'
O. Maamma #42	⚽55'
G. Chakvetadze #8	46'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	78'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Marc Bola #16
F. Mendy #27	61'
J. Pétris #29	89' 79'
J. Mullins #50
Edoardo Bove #15	86'
M. Doumbia #20	78'
Tom Ince #7
Kwadwo Baah #34	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

Edward Still

Head-to-head

34 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

15

Wins

12

Draws

7

Wins

Watford

Watford

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

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

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:

Dean Whitestone

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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