Watford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Watford FC

4 – 1

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Preston North End FC

Sat 28 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

James Garner 23' Y

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Watford FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Adrian Quelch
Referee Robert Hyde
Referee Philip Dermott

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	4–1	W
25 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
21 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
07 Nov	Coventry City FC	H	3–2	W
04 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	3–2	W
31 Oct	Barnsley FC	A	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Nov	Watford FC	A	1–4	L
24 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–3	L
21 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–0	W
07 Nov	Rotherham United FC	A	1–2	L
04 Nov	Reading FC	A	3–0	W
31 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Watford FC		Preston North End FC
#20	Position	#23
8	Points	4
8	Played	8
2 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
7	Scored	8
10	Conceded	15
-3	GD	-7
1.00	PPG	0.50
25%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Watford FC have kicked off against Preston North End FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
9' GOAL! Quina scores on 9.
14' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
19' Ben Davies is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
23' Watford FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
31' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Andre Gray is replaced by Joao Pedro.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Francisco Sierralta, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
52' The England Troy Deeney breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 2-0!
55' Brilliant from the ! Tom Barkhuizen makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 55.
58' Against the run of play, Nathaniel Chalobah has scored! This game has turned on its head.
63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
65' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Ben Pearson exits the field as Ryan Ledson enters on 65.
70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
71' Stipe Perica has so much to prove this time. He replaces Troy Deeney on 71 minute.
74' Assisted by Craig Cathcart with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joao Pedro makes no mistake. 4-1!
79' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Jayden Stockley comes on to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen.
82' Paul Huntington is replacing Ben Davies for the Preston North End FC side.
87' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. James Garner is withdrawn and Daniel Phillips gets his opportunity.
88' Francisco Sierralta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Craig Cathcart on 88 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Ben Foster
15
Craig Cathcart ↓ Francisco Sierralta 87'
27
Christian Kabasele
21
Femenia Far ↓ Ben Wilmot 71'
14
Nathaniel Chalobah
9
Troy Deeney C ↓ Stipe Perica 71'
18
Andre Gray ↓ Joao Pedro 31'
20
Quina
23
Ismaila Sarr
16
James Garner ↓ Daniel Phillips 87'
3
Jeremy Ngakia

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson C ↓ Tom Bayliss 79'
24
Sean Maguire
29
Tom Barkhuizen
4
Ben Pearson ↓ Ryan Ledson 65'
1
Declan Rudd
6
Ben Davies ↓ Paul Huntington 82'
5
Patrick Bauer
31
Scott Sinclair
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Jayden Stockley 79'

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milutin Osmajic	4
Joao Pedro	2
Edo Kayembe	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Callum Lang	1
Quina	1
Mamadou Doumbia	1
Will Keane	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.39 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Watford FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC63% Draw20% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Preston North End FC

37%

Watford FC or Preston North End FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC47% Draw38% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

8.7%

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

6.9%

3 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	21%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Watford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

Preston North End FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Clean Sheet