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(Ben 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'

Callum Lang

Pol Valentín

63'

Injured

Daniel Jebbison

63'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

70'

Goal

M. Osmajić(Callum 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
Jordan Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19	81'
Oddel Offiah #42	57'
Ben Whiteman #4	🎯19'
Alfie Devine #21
Ali McCann #8
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Daniel Jebbison #9	63' 63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' ⚽19'

Substitutes

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

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

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
Jordan Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19	81'
Oddel Offiah #42	57'
Ben Whiteman #4	🎯19'
Alfie Devine #21
Ali McCann #8
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Daniel Jebbison #9	63' 63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' ⚽19'

Substitutes

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

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

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

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Doubtful

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Stephen

Stephen Mfuni

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

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	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

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.