Watford vs Preston North End, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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Watford are hosting Preston North End at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
2': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
3': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
5': Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a corner.
7': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
9': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
13': Attempt missed. Jamal Lewis (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
14': Attempt blocked. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a headed pass.
15': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Brady with a through ball.
15': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
16': Delay in match because of an injury Ali McCann (Preston North End).
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
17': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Hand ball by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
22': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
22': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
24': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Offside, Preston North End. Robert Brady is caught offside.
27': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
28': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
32': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
32': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
38': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Robert Brady.
40': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a headed pass.
42': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lewis (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
42': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Robert Brady.
44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
45': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Preston North End 0.
46': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
46': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Milutin Osmajic.
51': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
51': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a set piece situation.
53': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
53': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
54': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
58': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
60': 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.
62': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Edo Kayembe.
62': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
66': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
67': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
67': 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.
69': 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.
71': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
71': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
73': Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
76': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
76': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Delay in match (Watford).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Hand ball by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
80': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
81': Delay in match (Watford).
82': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
82': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Emil Riis.
82': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Milutin Osmajic.
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Foul by Layton Stewart (Preston North End).
83': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt missed. Jamal Lewis (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
87': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
87': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Brady (Preston North End).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
88': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
90'+3': Foul by Jack Whatmough (Preston North End).
90'+3': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Preston North End 0.
0': Match ends, Watford 0, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

PNE		WAT
13	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	1
28.2	Possession	71.8
9	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
113	Accurate Passes	432
197	Passes	514
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	8
15	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.3
68	Long Balls	46
27	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	8
22	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	5
26	Effective Clearances	21
26	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,374

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Bromwich Albion	5	+7	13
2	Sunderland	5	+8	12
3	Blackburn Rovers	5	+6	11
4	Burnley	5	+8	10

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Watford (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
3	Francisco Sierralta
4	Wesley Hoedt
5	Ryan Porteous
24	Tom Dele-Bashiru
39	Edo Kayembe
6	Jamal Lewis
45	Ryan Andrews
18	Yáser Asprilla
25	Emmanuel Dennis
19	Bayo Youssouf

Watford Substitutes:

Matheus Martins, Jake Livermore, Ismaël Koné, Ben Hamer, Tom Ince, James Morris, Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Mileta Rajovic.

Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
3	Greg Cunningham
14	Jordan Storey
13	Alistair McCann
26	Jack Whatmough
7	Will Keane
16	Andrew Hughes
11	Robbie Brady
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen
28	Milutin Osmajic

Preston North End Substitutes:

Duane Holmes, David Cornell, Ben Woodburn, Kian Best, Josh Seary, Noah Mawene, Theo Mawene, Layton Stewart, Mads Frökjaer.

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