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Watford v Preston North End | Lineball

EFL Championship

Full time

2–1

Preston North End

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Match events

WatfordPreston North End

1st half

5'0–1
GoalGoal! Watford 0, Preston North End 1. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
Half-time0–1

2nd half

SubstitutionSubstitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Rocco Vata.
45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Watford. Stephy Mavididi replaces Amin Nabizada.
45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Watford. Iker Bravo replaces Martín Payero.
45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Watford. Jordan Zemura replaces Omar Haktab Traoré.
61'
62'
Yellow cardAndrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'

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News and reaction

Match reportTom Brady leaves Birmingham with club top of ChampionshipTom Brady has left Birmingham City, the Championship club has confirmed, as it thanked the NFL legend for his "unwavering support."ESPN · 13h ago (opens in a new tab)

Match reportFootball regulator: EFL, National League clubs must hold financial reservesEFL and National League clubs will be compelled to hold financial reserves relative to their level of risk by the Independent Football Regulator (IFR).ESPN · 15h ago (opens in a new tab)AOLMatch reportPick of the stats: Watford v Preston North EndWatford are hoping to end a run of just one point from their past three Championship games when they meet Preston North End on Tuesday (19:45 BST). By contrast, Preston collected their first three ...

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Match details

Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026
Started: 4:45 am Sydney time
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Competition: EFL Championship
Officials: Farai Hallam (Referee)
Crowd: 14,987

Form and ladder

WatfordPreston North End

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4W 3D 8LRecord2W 2D 11L

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Team lists

Watford

Watford

1Federico RavagliaG
3Soumaila CoulibalyCD-L
6Matthew PollockCD-R
23Omar-Haktab TraoréLB
4Kévin KebenRB
22Martín PayeroAM
5Hector KyprianouLM
39Edo KayembeRM

Updated 11 Nov, 9:10 am

Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Johnny Kenny.

66'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Preston North End. Stanley Mills replaces Andrija Vukcevic.

67'

Yellow cardLewis Gibson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

GoalGoal! Watford 1, Preston North End 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.

69'1–1

75'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.

75'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Preston North End. Liam Gibbs replaces Léo Leroy.

GoalGoal! Watford 2, Preston North End 1. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iker Bravo with a cross.

76'2–1

82'

SubstitutionSubstitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Alfie Devine.

SubstitutionSubstitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.

88'

Full-time2–1

AOL · 7 Sept (opens in a new tab)

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20MDMamadou DoumbiaF

11RVRocco VataAM-L

21ANAmin NabizadaAM-R

Bench

9Luca KjerrumgaardSUB
17Iker BravoSUB
26Daniel BachmannSUB
33Jordan ZemuraSUB
45Stephy MavididiSUB
7Othmane MaammaSUB
24Sam WalkerSUB
56Albert EamesSUB

Preston North End

Preston North End

1Daniel IversenG
14Jordan StoreyCD
19Lewis GibsonCD-L
24Odeluga OffiahCD-R
3Andrija VukcevicLB
4Harrison ClarkeRB
15Jordan ThompsonCM
7Alfie DevineCM-L
27Leo LeroyCM-R
38Johnny KennyCF-L
10Callum LangCF-R

Bench

23Andy MoranSUB
17Stanley MillsSUB
37Delano BurgzorgSUB
6Liam LindsaySUB
12Caleb WileySUB
21Lee NichollsSUB
9Jusef ErabiSUB
11Thierry SmallSUB
20Liam GibbsSUB