Sky Bet Championship — Sky Bet Championship2026-27

The Hornets

2 - 1

Preston North End

The Lilywhites

Full Time

Tuesday 8 September 2026 19:45 Vicarage Road 14,987

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Watford

The Hornets

League Position20th — 8 pts

FormWLDLD

Preston North End

The Lilywhites

League Position23rd — 4 pts

FormLWLLL

Match Events

6'⚽Callum Lang

45'🔄Iker Bravo

45'🔄Othmane Maamma

45'🔄Stephy Mavididi

61'🔄Jordan Zemura

62'🟨Andrija Vukcevic

66'🔄Delano Burgzorg

66'🔄Stanley Mills

67'🟨Lewis Gibson

69'⚽Edo Kayembe

75'🔄Jusef Erabi

75'🔄Liam Gibbs

76'⚽Mamadou Doumbia

82'🔄Thierry Small

88'🔄Luca Kjerrumgaard

League Positions

Watford

20th8 ptsP8 W2 D2 L4

Preston North End

23rd4 ptsP8 W1 D1 L6

Recent Form

Watford

WLDLDL

Watford 2-1 Preston North EndW West Bromwich Albion 1-0 WatfordL Watford 0-0 BurnleyD Swansea City 2-0 WatfordL Watford 1-1 West Ham UnitedD

Preston North End

LWLLLL

Watford 2-1 Preston North EndL Preston North End 2-1 Blackburn RoversW Preston North End 1-3 Bristol CityL Charlton Athletic 1-0 Preston North EndL Preston North End 0-4 EvertonL

Head to Head

Watford3 meetingsPreston North End

0W2D1W

14 Feb 26Preston North End2 - 2Watford 25 Nov 25Watford1 - 1Preston North End 25 Aug 15Preston North End1 - 0Watford

Match Info

CompetitionSky Bet Championship

DivisionSky Bet Championship

Season2026-27

Date8 September 2026

Kick-off19:45

VenueVicarage Road

LocationWatford

Capacity22,220

Attendance14,987

Watford vs Preston North End

Watford beat Preston North End 2-1 in the Sky Bet Championship, played on 8 September 2026. The match was held at Vicarage Road in Watford. Attendance: 14,987.

This result counts towards the Sky Bet Championship standings. Visit the league page for the full table, remaining fixtures and all results from this season. LeaguePages covers non-league and grassroots football across the English pyramid, with results typically updated within 24-48 hours of full time.