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Watford vs Preston

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Predictions
WatfordSeason so far: 3 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses
Watford 2, Preston 1Full timeHalf-time 0-1
PrestonSeason so far: 1 win, 1 draw, 9 losses
Kick-off
Competition
Championship
Round
Gameweek 6
Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford
Referee
Farai Hallam, England

Timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions in the order they happened. The home team is on the left and the away team on the right.

  1. Goal: C. Lang5'
  2. Half-time, 0-1
  3. Substitution: S. MavididiReplaced Nabizada46'
  4. Substitution: I. BravoReplaced Payero46'
  5. Substitution: O. MaammaReplaced Vata46'
  6. Substitution: J. ZemuraReplaced Traore61'
  7. Yellow card: Andrija Vukčević62'
  8. Substitution: S. MillsReplaced Vukcevic66'
  9. Substitution: D. BurgzorgReplaced Kenny66'
  10. Yellow card: Lewis Gibson67'
  11. Goal: E. Kayembe69'
  12. Substitution: L. GibbsReplaced Leroy75'
  13. Substitution: J. ErabiReplaced Lang75'
  14. Goal: M. DoumbiaAssist: Bravo76'
  15. Substitution: T. SmallReplaced Devine82'
  16. Substitution: L. KjerrumgaardReplaced Doumbia88'

Team stats

How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.

  • Possession: Watford 61%, Preston 39%

Top stats

  • Expected goals (xG): Watford 1.26, Preston 2.44
  • Shots on target: Watford 5, Preston 6
  • Shots: Watford 15, Preston 18
  • Saves: Watford 5, Preston 3
  • Goals prevented by the keeper: Watford -0.98, Preston -0.98

Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.

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Top fantasy points

Fantasy points are what each player earned for the managers who picked them in this match.

  1. E. KayembeMidfielderWatford
    9 pts
  2. C. LangMidfielderPreston
    9 pts
  3. M. DoumbiaForwardWatford
    7 pts
  4. A. VukčevićDefenderPreston
    6 pts
  5. Iker BravoMidfielderWatford
    4 pts

Player of the match

E. KayembeMidfielderWatford
8.2

Rated 8.2 out of 10 by our data provider, from everything the player did in the match.

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History and connections

SeasonAll seasons

Recorded data only. Coverage varies by season; missing values are shown as unknown.

Recorded matches
1
Goals
3
Average attendance
Unknown

Connections

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Watford · Preston

Season trends

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  1. 2026-271

Records

  1. Match · 2026-27 · Sep 8, 2026
    Watford · Preston
    Home goals
    2
    Away goals
    1