Preston North End vs Watford

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(B. 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'

C. Lang

Pol Valentín

63'

Injured

Daniel Jebbison

63'

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

70'

Goal

M. Osmajić(C. 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 Cornell

#13David Cornell

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Andrija Vukcevic

#3Andrija Vukcevic

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
J. Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19	81'
Oddel Offiah #42	57'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯19'
Alfie Devine #21
A. McCann #8
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Daniel Jebbison #9	63' 63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' ⚽19'

Substitutes

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

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

David Cornell

#13David Cornell

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Andrija Vukcevic

#3Andrija Vukcevic

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
J. Storey #14
Lewis Gibson #19	81'
Oddel Offiah #42	57'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯19'
Alfie Devine #21
A. McCann #8
Andrija Vukcevic #3	63'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Daniel Jebbison #9	63' 63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	79' ⚽19'

Substitutes

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

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

S. Goglichidze

#3S. Goglichidze

Stephen Mfuni

#21Stephen Mfuni

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

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

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Early March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Watford

Edward Still

Head-to-head

34 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

14

Wins

12

Draws

8

Wins

Watford

Watford

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Watford

Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

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Preston North End

Preston North End

Watford

Watford

Preston North End

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Championship2023 • 2 matches

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Watford

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Preston North End

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Watford

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Watford

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

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.