Watford v Preston North End

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Saturday 6th April

Championship Table

On Saturday 6th April

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	40	28	4	8	79	36	43	88	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
2	Ipswich Town	41	26	9	6	84	52	32	87	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
3	Leeds United	41	26	8	7	76	33	43	86	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
4	Southampton	39	22	9	8	76	51	25	75	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
5	West Bromwich Albion	41	19	12	10	64	41	23	69	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
6	Norwich City	41	20	7	14	73	58	15	67	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
7	Coventry City	40	17	12	11	65	47	18	63	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
8	Middlesbrough	41	18	7	16	58	53	5	61	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
9	Hull City	40	17	10	13	57	52	5	61	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
10	Preston North End	40	17	9	14	52	55	-3	60	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
11	Cardiff City	41	17	5	19	46	57	-11	56	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
12	Bristol City	41	15	9	17	44	45	-1	54	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw
13	Sunderland	41	15	7	19	51	50	1	52	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
14	Watford	41	12	15	14	57	55	2	51	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
15	Swansea City	41	12	11	18	49	62	-13	47	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
16	Blackburn Rovers	41	12	10	19	56	66	-10	46	Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
17	Queens Park Rangers	41	12	10	19	39	53	-14	46	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
18	Stoke City	41	12	10	19	40	56	-16	46	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
19	Plymouth Argyle	41	11	11	19	56	65	-9	44	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
20	Millwall	41	11	11	19	38	54	-16	44	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
21	Huddersfield Town	41	9	16	16	45	65	-20	43	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
22	Birmingham City	41	11	9	21	45	63	-18	42	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
23	Sheffield Wednesday	41	12	6	23	33	64	-31	42	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
24	Rotherham United	41	4	11	26	32	82	-50	23	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 6th April 2024 at 17:23

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

home team, Watford

Manager: Tom Cleverley

Formation: 3 - 4 - 3

Number 1,
D. Bachmann
Number 4,
W. Hoedt , Captain
Number 3,
F. Sierralta
Number 5,
R. Porteous
Number 6,
J. Lewis
Number 24,
T. Dele-Bashiru
Number 39,
E. Kayembe , substituted for G. Chakvetadze at 62 minutes
Number 45,
R. Andrews
Number 25,
E. Dennis , substituted for I. Koné at 82 minutes
Number 18,
Y. Asprilla , Yellow Card at 51 minutes
Number 19,
V. Bayo , substituted for M. Rajović at 62 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Watford

Number 16,
G. Chakvetadze , Yellow Card at 87 minutes
Number 26,
B. Hamer
Number 7,
T. Ince
Number 11,
I. Koné
Number 8,
J. Livermore
Number 42,
J. Morris
Number 15,
M. Pollock
Number 9,
M. Rajović
Number 37,
Matheus Martins

away team, Preston North End

Manager: Ryan Lowe

Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

Number 1,
F. Woodman
Number 3,
G. Cunningham
Number 6,
L. Lindsay , Yellow Card at 89 minutes
Number 14,
J. Storey
Number 16,
A. Hughes
Number 13,
A. McCann
Number 26,
J. Whatmough
Number 11,
R. Brady , Captain
Number 7,
W. Keane
Number 19,
E. Riis , substituted for M. Frøkjær-Jensen at 82 minutes
Number 28,
M. Osmajić , substituted for L. Stewart at 82 minutes

away team, Preston North End

Number 33,
K. Best
Number 21,
D. Cornell
Number 10,
M. Frøkjær-Jensen
Number 25,
D. Holmes
Number 31,
T. Mawene
Number 35,
N. Mawene
Number 36,
J. Seary
Number 17,
L. Stewart
Number 20,
B. Woodburn

Watford
Preston North End

home team, Watford

Manager: Tom Cleverley

Formation: 3 - 4 - 3

Number 1,
D. Bachmann
Number 4,
W. Hoedt , Captain
Number 3,
F. Sierralta
Number 5,
R. Porteous
Number 6,
J. Lewis
Number 24,
T. Dele-Bashiru
Number 39,
E. Kayembe , substituted for G. Chakvetadze at 62 minutes
Number 45,
R. Andrews
Number 25,
E. Dennis , substituted for I. Koné at 82 minutes
Number 18,
Y. Asprilla , Yellow Card at 51 minutes
Number 19,
V. Bayo , substituted for M. Rajović at 62 minutes

Substitutes

Number 16,
G. Chakvetadze , Yellow Card at 87 minutes
Number 26,
B. Hamer
Number 7,
T. Ince
Number 11,
I. Koné
Number 8,
J. Livermore
Number 42,
J. Morris
Number 15,
M. Pollock
Number 9,
M. Rajović
Number 37,
Matheus Martins

Referee:: James Bell
Assistant Referee 1:: Ian Cooper
Assistant Referee 2:: Matthew Smith
Fourth Official:: David Rock

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Match Facts

Watford are looking to complete a league double over Preston North End for just a second time, also doing so in 2020-21.
Preston are winless in their last six away league games against Watford (D3 L3) since winning 2-1 back in 2005-06 under Billy Davies.
Only Huddersfield (16) have drawn more Championship games this season than Watford (14), with the Hornets drawing on each of their last two outings.
Preston have lost two of their last four league matches (W2), having only lost one of their previous nine (W5 D3).
Only Millwall (28) have dropped more points from winning positions in the Championship this season than Watford (25), seven of which have come in their last four games in the competition.

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Substitutionat 82 minutes
Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
Postat 81 minutes
Delay in match (Watford).
Postat 80 minutes
Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
Postat 77 minutes
Hand ball by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
Postat 77 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 77 minutes
Delay in match (Watford).
Postat 76 minutes
Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 76 minutes
Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
Postat 73 minutes
Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
Postat 71 minutes
Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 71 minutes
Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
Postat 71 minutes
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
Postat 69 minutes
Attempt missed. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Riis with a cross.
Postat 67 minutes
Attempt saved. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
Postat 67 minutes
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
Postat 66 minutes
Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
Postat 63 minutes
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
Substitutionat 62 minutes
Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
Substitutionat 62 minutes
Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Edo Kayembe.
Postat 60 minutes
Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a corner.

Championship Scores & Fixtures

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