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Watford vs Preston North End
21 Jan 2025, 19:45 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
Tom NieldChampionship 2024/2025 · 20 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Preston North End- ⇄
Festy Ebosele
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Kwadwo Baah
15′ - 17′⚽
Milutin Osmajic 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jayden Meghoma
Right foot shot
- 27′
Jordan Storey
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Yasser Larouci
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: James Abankwah
46′ - ⇄
Giorgi Chakvetadze
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Festy Ebosele
53′ - 56′⚽
Milutin Osmajic 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Right foot shot
- 66′⇄
Duane Holmes
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ryan Ledson
- 71′
Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
Yellowcard
Foul
- 72′⇄
Robbie Brady
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jayden Meghoma
- 73′⇄
Emil Riis
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Milutin Osmajic
- 73′⇄
Sam Greenwood
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
- ⇄
Mamadou Doumbia
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Edo Kayembe
77′ - ⇄
Tom Dele-Bashiru
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Imrân Louza
77′ - ⚽
Rocco Vata 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Mattie Pollock
Right foot shot
90′ - 90+2′⇄
Liam Lindsay
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6.89 | |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.90 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7.15 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.25 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.53 | |
| 77 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.37 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.15 | |
| 77 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.96 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 7.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 37 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.94 | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.78 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5.76 | |
| 45 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.03 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.41 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Watford
Latest: Sheffield United · 1–2
Match stats
4 Jan 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Sheffield United · 2024/2025
Preston North End
Latest: Luton Town · 0–0
Match stats
18 Jan 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Luton Town · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Preston North End’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Preston North End
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Preston North End
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Preston North End
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Watford
Preston North End
Previous meetings
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