English League Championship

Preston North End vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
FT
0 - 0
Watford

About

Preston North End are hosting Watford at Deepdale, Preston, 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.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 4': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 4': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rey Manaj with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  • 8': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
  • 12': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
  • 14': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
  • 14': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 19': Substitution, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham replaces Andrew Hughes because of an injury.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 20': Foul by Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford).
  • 20': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 22': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 22': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
  • 24': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
  • 26': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 26': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Troy Parrott (Preston North End).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 33': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 33': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 37': Rey Manaj (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 41': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vakoun Issouf Bayo with a headed pass.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassane Kamara.
  • 45': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 45'+2': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Watford 0.
  • 46': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 46': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
  • 49': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, Preston North End. Robbie Brady tries a through ball, but Daniel Johnson is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 57': Rey Manaj (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 60': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 60': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla following a fast break.
  • 62': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
  • 62': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 63': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 65': Foul by Rey Manaj (Watford).
  • 65': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Daniel Johnson.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 68': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 68': Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a through ball.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a fast break.
  • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Alan Browne.
  • 78': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
  • 78': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Robbie Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Yáser Asprilla because of an injury.
  • 83': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
  • 83': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Watford. Joseph Hungbo replaces Rey Manaj.
  • 84': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
  • 84': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
  • 88': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 90'+3': Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
  • 90'+4': Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Watford 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 2
51.1 Possession 48.9
12 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
284 Accurate Passes 258
375 Passes 353
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 30
0.2 Cross % 0.1
62 Long Balls 55
23 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 13
9 Tackles 19
1.0 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 12
20 Effective Clearances 31
20 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 15,317

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 17 +19 35
2 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
3 Burnley 17 +15 33
4 Sunderland 17 +14 33
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
16 Andrew Hughes
14 Jordan Storey
4 Benjamin Whiteman
8 Alan Browne
18 Ryan Ledson
11 Robbie Brady Yellow Card
44 Brad Potts
15 Troy Parrott
10 Daniel Johnson
Preston North End Substitutes:
Ben Woodburn, Patrick Bauer, Ched Evans, David Cornell, Greg Cunningham, Alistair McCann, Emil Riis Jakobsen.

WAT Watford (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
31 Francisco Sierralta
15 Craig Cathcart Yellow Card
27 Christian Kabasele
39 Edo Kayembe
4 Hamza Choudhury
18 Yáser Asprilla
12 Ken Sema
14 Hassane Kamara
9 Rey Manaj Yellow Card
19 Bayo Youssouf
Watford Substitutes:
Mario, Joseph Hungbo, Dan Gosling, Shaqai Forde, Maduka Okoye, William Troost-Ekong, Matthew Pollock.

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