Preston 2:2 Watford: Championship Match Result

Championship

Preston LLWLLD

2:2

Finished

Kick-off was 14 Feb, 15:00 UTC

Watford DLLWLL

Venue: Deepdale City: Preston

In the Championship game on 14 February 2026, Preston beat Watford 2:2. Match numbers: shots on target 3:5, corners 9:7.

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Shots on target 3 – 5

Shots off target 3 – 6

Expected goals 0.82 – 0.85

⚽ 19' L. Dobbin — Goal ⇄ 46' G. Chakvetadze — Substitution ⚽ 55' O. Maamma — Goal ⚽ 57' O. Offiah — Own goal ⇄ 61' S. Goglichidze — Substitution ⇄ 63' D. Jebbison — Substitution ⇄ 63' P. Valentin — Substitution ⇄ 63' A. Vukcevic — Substitution ⚽ 70' M. Osmajic — Goal ⇄ 78' L. Kjerrumgaard — Substitution ⇄ 79' M. Pollock — Substitution ⇄ 79' L. Dobbin — Substitution 🟨 81' L. Gibson — Yellow card ⇄ 86' I. Louza — Substitution 🟨 89' J. Petris — Yellow card

Match events

19' Preston Goal L. Dobbin assist: B. Whiteman
46' Watford Substitution G. Chakvetadze off: K. Baah
55' Watford Goal O. Maamma assist: I. Louza
57' Watford Own goal O. Offiah
61' Watford Substitution S. Goglichidze off: F. Mendy
63' Preston Substitution D. Jebbison off: M. Osmajic
63' Preston Substitution P. Valentin off: C. Lang
63' Preston Substitution A. Vukcevic off: T. Small
70' Preston Goal M. Osmajic assist: C. Lang
78' Watford Substitution L. Kjerrumgaard off: M. Doumbia
79' Watford Substitution M. Pollock off: J. Petris
79' Preston Substitution L. Dobbin off: A. Hughes
81' Preston Yellow card L. Gibson
86' Watford Substitution I. Louza off: E. Bove
89' Watford Yellow card J. Petris

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

3 Shots on target 5

3 Shots off target 6

0.82 Expected goals 0.85

2 Big chances 0

164 Attacks 172

9 Corners 7

8 Fouls 6

6 Free kicks 8

1 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

13 Goal kicks 6

18 Throw-ins 27

All statistics

20/4544% Aerial duels 25/4556%

56 Backward passes 49

2 Blocked shots 9

41 Clearances 31

4/2715% Crosses 10/2540%

7/1741% Dribbles 13/2846%

0.64 Expected assists 0.86

106 Failed passes 103

4 Goalkeeper saves 1

5 Interceptions 6

7 Key passes 16

19/7027% Long passes 21/5638%

84 Passes into the final third 69

252 Passes in the opposition half 233

151 Passes in own half 155

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.25

2 Shots from outside the box 8

6 Shots inside the box 12

21/2875% Tackles 11/1958%

376 Total passes 363

Line-ups

Preston

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	David Cornell	13
14	Jordan Ben Storey	14
19	Lewis Gibson	19
42	Odeluga Joshua Offiah	42
2	Pol Valentín Sancho	2
3	Andrija Vukčević	3
4	Benjamin Whiteman	4
8	Alistair Edward McCann	8
21	Alfie Devine	21
9	Daniel David Jebbison	9
17	Lewis Norman Dobbin	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Jack James Walton	12
16	Andrew Martyn Hughes	16
18	Jamal Lewis	18
26	Thierry Small	26
15	Jordan Andrew Thompson	15
23	Andrew Moran	23
10	Callum Joseph Lang	10
24	Michael Smith	24
28	Milutin Osmajić	28

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Watford

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Egil Selvik	1
3	Saba Goglichidze	3
6	Matthew Pollock	6
21	S. Mfouni	21
25	James Bright Adusei Abankwah	25
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze	8
10	Imrân Louza	10
23	Nampalys Mendy	23
39	Edouard Kayembe Kayembe	39
42	O. Mamama	42
9	Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Nathan Baxter	12
16	Marc Joel Bola	16
27	Formose Mendy	27
29	Jeremy Petris	29
50	Joshua Mallins	50
7	Tom Ince	7
15	Edoardo Bove	15
20	Mamadou Dumbia	20
34	Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah	34