Pick of the stats: Watford v Preston North End
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Such is the volatile nature of the Championship 11th-placed Watford would overtake Preston, who are fifth, with a win on Tuesday night.
That may have seemed an unlikely scenario when Watford were 2-0 down at Derby on Saturday before scoring twice in the final five minutes to complete a 3-2 comeback win.
Preston are looking to avoid going three league games without a win for the first time this season.
Watford lost this exact fixture 2-1 last season, last losing consecutive home league games against Preston in August 2005.
Preston did the league double over Watford last season, having won just two of their previous 13 against the Hornets beforehand (D6 L5).
Having lost their first four home league games in 2025, Watford have since lost three of their last 15 at Vicarage Road (W8 D4), winning four of their last five (D1).
When they've not kept a clean sheet, Preston have won just one of their last 31 away league games (D9 L21), though that was a 2-1 victory at Watford in January last season.
Watford's Imran Louza has been involved in seven goals in his last seven home league games (3 goals, 4 assists), as many as he had in his previous 34 appearances at Vicarage Road.
