Preston North End 2-0 Watford: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 28 October 2008

Result

Preston North End 2-0 Watford

Championship · Tuesday 28 October 2008, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Preston North End 2-0 Watford: match report

Preston North End defeated Watford 2-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 28 October 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.

Billy Jones opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Preston North End's goals came from Billy Jones (43') and Ross Wallace (68'). Watford did not score.

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 15th on 17 points from 13 and Watford 19th on 15 points from 13. Preston North End went on to finish that season 6th with 75 points, and Watford 13th with 58.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Preston North End wins, 2 draws and 1 for Watford.

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read L-L-W-L-L and Watford's L-D-W-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 43'Goal · Billy JonesPreston North End · 1-0
  • 68'Goal · Ross WallacePreston North End · 2-0

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Preston North End 2, draws 2, Watford 1.

Team news

Watford expected line-up

Ben Foster, Daniel Shittu, Jordan Stewart, Lloyd Doyley, Jay DeMerit, Douglas Rinaldi, Gavin Mahon, Alhassan Bangura, Damien Francis, Tommy Smith, Marlon King