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Full time: Watford 2–1 Preston.

Matches

2026-09-08

Watford

2-1

Full time

Preston

Doumbia Mamadou76’

Kayembe Edo69’

5’Lang Callum

Watford

MATCH STATISTICS

Preston

61Possession %39

Set pieces

Top stats

(33%)5

On Target

6(33%)

(67%)10

Off Target

12(67%)

61%

Ball possession

39%

15

Total shots

18

3

Big chances

3

Attack

3

Big chances

3

0

Accurate through passes

1

Defense

7

Fouls

10

71% (5/7)

Tackles

50% (8/16)

31

Clearances

42

6

Interceptions

12

0

Errors leading to shot

1

0

Errors leading to goal

1

Shots

(33%)5

On Target

6(33%)

(47%)7

Off Target

6(33%)

0.62

xG on target (xGOT)

1.92

15

Total shots

18

3

Blocked shots

6

0

Hit the woodwork

2

1

Headed goals

0

Passes

27% (16/59)

Long passes

30% (17/57)

78% (112/144)

Passes in final third

61% (68/111)

25% (4/16)

Crosses

22% (4/18)

1.50

Expected assists (xA)

1.39

Goalkeeping

2.02

xGOT faced

1.03

Player stats

Watford

Player	Min	G	A	PG	PM	OG	Sh	SoT	SoffT	ShB	Sv	Cards	FC	FS	Rtg	xG	xA	KP	Pass %
Coulibaly Soumaila	90'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	7.3	0.00	0.01	0	95.89%
Doumbia Mamadou	88'	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	0		2	0	7.2	0.28	0.02	3	73.68%
Kayembe Edo	90'	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0		0	1	8.1	0.46	0.42	2	78.72%
Keben Kevin	90'	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1	0	6.1	0.26	0.02	0	81.13%
Kyprianou Hector	90'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	6.6	0.00	0.03	1	80%
Nabizada Amin	46'	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		0	0	6.6	0.07	0.02	0	100%
Payero Martin	46'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	6.7	0.00	0.02	1	76.19%
Pollock Matthew	90'	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	7.2	0.11	0.01	0	83.82%
Ravaglia Federico	90'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5		0	0	8.0	0.00	0.00	0	70.97%
Traore Omar Haktab	61'	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	6.5	0.03	0.02	1	66.67%
Vata Rocco	46'	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	6.9	0.16	0.12	0	87.5%
Substitutes
Bravo Iker	44'	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		1	2	7.6	0.06	0.32	1	96.77%
Kjerrumgaard Luca	2'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	—	0.00	0.00	1	100%
Maamma Othmane	44'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	7.3	0.00	0.01	0	77.27%
Mavididi Stephy	44'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	6.9	0.00	0.37	0	95.24%
Zemura Jordan	29'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	6.6	0.00	0.11	1	84.21%

Preston

Player	Min	G	A	PG	PM	OG	Sh	SoT	SoffT	ShB	Sv	Cards	FC	FS	Rtg	xG	xA	KP	Pass %
Clarke Harry	90'	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		2	0	6.4	0.14	0.05	1	80%
Devine Alfie	82'	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	6.4	0.17	0.23	3	81.58%
Gibson Lewis	90'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	6.9	0.00	0.01	0	72.73%
Iversen Daniel	90'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	5.8	0.00	0.00	0	45.95%
Kenny Johnny	66'	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	3	0		0	1	6.7	0.19	0.05	1	71.43%
Lang Callum	75'	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0		3	0	7.6	1.43	0.04	3	81.82%
Leroy Leo	75'	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		2	1	6.3	0.02	0.02	3	94.12%
Offiah Odeluga	90'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	6.7	0.00	0.18	1	90.32%
Storey Jordan	90'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	6.9	0.00	0.00	0	72.97%
Thompson Jordan	90'	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	1	5.9	0.04	0.03	1	79.41%
Vukcevic Andrija	66'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	6.7	0.00	0.11	1	85.71%
Substitutes
Burgzorg Delano	24'	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	6.2	0.28	0.01	0	100%
Erabi Jusef	15'	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		0	0	6.7	0.24	0.00	0	83.33%
Gibbs Liam	15'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	6.3	0.00	0.00	0	80%
Mills Stanley	24'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	6.7	0.00	0.42	1	80%
Small Thierry	8'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	—	0.00	0.00	0	75%