Preston v Watford
Match Formations
- Cornell13
- Gibson19
- Storey14
- Offiah42
- Vukcevic3
- Devine21
- Whiteman4
- McCann8
- Valentín2
- Jebbison9
- Dobbin17
| Substitutes |
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Game Information
Deepdale
10:00 AM, February 14, 2026Coverage: Paramount+
Preston, England
Attendance: 14,611
- Referees:
- Dean Whitestone
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Preston North End 2, Watford 2. |
90'+7' Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Watford 2. |
90'+5' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nampalys Mendy. |
90'+4' Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a set piece situation. |
90'+2' Foul by James Abankwah (Watford). |
90'+2' Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
90'+1' Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
90'+1' Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford). |
90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. |
89' Jeremy Petris (Watford) is shown the yellow card. |
89' Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
89' Foul by Jeremy Petris (Watford). |
89' Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edoardo Bove. |
88' Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a headed pass following a fast break. |
87' Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. |
87' Attempt blocked. Stephen Mfuni (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma. |
86' Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Imrân Louza. |
85' Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a cross. |
84' Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma. |
83' Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. |
81' Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
80' Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
80' Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End). |
79' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Lewis Dobbin. |
79' Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Petris replaces Mattie Pollock. |
78' Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard. |
77' Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Othmane Maamma following a fast break. |
75' Foul by James Abankwah (Watford). |
75' Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
74' Formose Mendy (Watford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box following a corner. |
73' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ali McCann. |
73' Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross. |
73' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman. |
73' Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
72' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
71' Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End). |
71' Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah. |
70' Goal! Preston North End 2, Watford 2. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Lang following a fast break. |
69' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman. |
69' Attempt blocked. Formose Mendy (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross. |
68' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ali McCann. |
63' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
63' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrija Vukcevic. |
63' Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Lang replaces Pol Valentín. |
63' Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison because of an injury. |
61' Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End). |
61' Substitution, Watford. Formose Mendy replaces Saba Goglichidze. |
60' Saba Goglichidze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
60' Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End). |
59' Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
59' Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End). |
57' Own Goal by Odeluga Offiah, Preston North End. Preston North End 1, Watford 2. |
55' Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 1. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza. |
54' Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball. |
53' Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman. |
52' Nampalys Mendy (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
52' Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End). |
51' Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Lewis Dobbin. |
49' Saba Goglichidze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
49' Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End). |
48' Attempt missed. James Abankwah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe. |
47' Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
45' Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze. |
45' Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Watford 0. |
45'+2' First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Watford 0. |
45'+1' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. |
45' Offside, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin is caught offside. |
45' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni. |
44' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze. |
43' Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Stephen Mfuni. |
41' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mattie Pollock. |
41' Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Gibson. |
38' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Imrân Louza. |
33' Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross. |
33' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alfie Devine. |
31' Nampalys Mendy (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
31' Foul by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End). |
29' Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
29' Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford). |
28' James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
28' Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End). |
26' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze. |
21' James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
21' Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End). |
19' Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 0. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross. |
18' Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard. |
13' Offside, Watford. Imrân Louza is caught offside. |
11' Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross. |
11' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andrija Vukcevic. |
9' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze. |
7' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Abankwah. |
6' Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford). |
6' Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
4' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah. |
2' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze. |
2' Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison. |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
English League Championship Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | +19 | 61 |
| Coventry City | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | +28 | 59 |
| Millwall | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | +4 | 56 |
| Ipswich Town | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | +22 | 54 |
| Hull City | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | +7 | 54 |
| Derby County | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 48 |
| Preston North End | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 48 |
| Wrexham | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | +5 | 47 |
| Bristol City | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +5 | 46 |
| Southampton | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | +4 | 46 |
| Birmingham City | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | +4 | 46 |
| Watford | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 45 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 44 |
| Stoke City | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 43 |
| Sheffield United | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| Swansea City | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 42 |
| Norwich City | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 39 |
| Charlton Athletic | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 39 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 35 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 34 |
| Portsmouth | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 33 |
| Leicester City | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 32 |
| Oxford United | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 28 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 1 | 8 | 23 | -45 | -7 |

