Championship Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 21st January
Championship Table
- Watford, Position 8, Points 41
- Preston North End, Position 16, Points 31
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 56 |
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| 2 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 55 |
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| 3 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 53 |
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| 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 51 |
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| 5 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 42 |
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| 6 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 41 |
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| 7 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 41 |
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| 8 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 41 |
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| 9 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 37 |
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| 10 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 37 |
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| 11 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 36 |
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| 12 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 35 |
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| 13 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 34 |
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| 14 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 32 |
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| 15 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 32 |
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| 16 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 31 |
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| 17 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
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| 18 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 28 |
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| 19 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 27 |
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| 20 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 27 |
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| 21 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 26 |
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| 22 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 26 |
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| 23 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 26 |
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| 24 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 55 | -30 | 21 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
- Sheffield United have been deducted two points for defaulted transfer payments.
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Match Facts
Watford have lost just one of their last seven league games against Preston North End (W3 D3), though that defeat was the reverse fixture in October (0-3).
Preston North End have failed to win any of their last seven away league games against Watford (D4 L3), since a 2-1 victory at Vicarage Road in August 2005.
Watford have won both of their home midweek league games this season, beating Bristol City 1-0 in November and Portsmouth 2-1 in December.
Preston have lost just one of their seven midweek league games this season (W3 D3), though that defeat came in the most recent game against West Brom on New Year’s Day, suffering a 3-1 loss.
Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom has won two of his three previous Football League meetings with Watford (L1), though his only defeat came at Vicarage Road in August 2022 with Sheffield United, losing 1-0 on the opening day of the 2022-23 campaign.