Preston North End v Watford

Preston North End v Watford: the preview

Preston North End meet Watford at Deepdale, Thursday 4:45am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Preston North End 15, Watford 13, 15 drawn from 43 meetings.

15–13

head to head

Nothing between them: Preston North End 15, Watford 13, 15 drawn from 43 meetings.

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Watford by 4 goals in 2023-24 (5–1).

0.3 v 0.3

goals a match

Key match-up: Callum Lang (Preston North End) and Myron Boadu (Watford) are level on goals, both one every 3.5 matches.

0.2 v 0.2

assists a match

Key match-up: Iker Bravo (Watford) gets an assist every 5 matches, Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) one every 6 matches.

assists in 2026-27

Iker Bravo has 3 assists in 15 matches for Watford in 2026-27.

goals in 2026-27

Callum Lang (Preston North End) has 4 goals in 14 matches in 2026-27, one every 3.5 matches.

goals in 2026-27

Johnny Kenny (Preston North End) has 2 goals in 8 matches in 2026-27, one every 4 matches.

24th

on the ladder

Preston North End sit 24th on 8 points (2–11–2).

Head to head

15Preston North End

15Draws

13Watford

43 meetings since 1969 · average score Preston North End 1.2, Watford 1.2

9 Sept 26Watford2–1Vicarage Road

15 Feb 26Draw2–2Deepdale

26 Nov 25Draw1–1Vicarage Road

22 Jan 25Preston North End2–1Vicarage Road

3 Oct 24Preston North End3–0Deepdale

7 Apr 24Draw0–0Vicarage Road

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Preston North End v Sheffield United, Wed, 4 Nov · Watford v Middlesbrough, Sun, 8 Nov).

Preston North End v Watford: the preview

Preston North End meet Watford at Deepdale, Thursday 4:45am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Preston North End 15, Watford 13, 15 drawn from 43 meetings.

The big picture

Preston North End come in 24th on the ladder with 8 points; Watford are 20th on 15. Watford are the side higher up the table.

Preston North End are 1–11–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 2.1 against.

Watford are 4–8–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 1.5 against.

Form

Preston North End have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Sheffield United 2–3.

Watford have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Middlesbrough 0–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 43 times on our records since 1969: Preston North End 15, Watford 13, 15 drawn.

Last time out (2026-27), Watford won 2–1 at Vicarage Road.

Biggest margin between these two: Watford by 4 goals in 2023-24 (5–1).

Players to watch

For Preston North End, watch Callum Lang (4 goals in 2026-27) and Johnny Kenny (2 goals in 2026-27).

For Watford, watch Amin Nabizada (3 goals in 2026-27) and Myron Boadu (2 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At Deepdale

Preston North End have won 4 of their last 19 at Deepdale.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Watford have the edge.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.