Watford 1-2 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 21 January 2025

Result

Watford 1-2 Preston North End

Championship · Tuesday 21 January 2025, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Watford 1-2 Preston North End: match report

Watford were beaten by Preston North End 1-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 21 January 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Milutin Osmajic opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Watford's goal came from Rocco Vata (90'). Preston North End scored through Milutin Osmajic (17') and Milutin Osmajic (56').

Discipline: Watford received no yellow cards; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 8th on 41 points from 27 and Preston North End 16th on 31 points from 27. Watford went on to finish that season 14th with 57 points, and Preston North End 20th with 50.

Watford lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Preston North End in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Milutin Osmajic of Preston North End (8.4), ahead of Francisco Sierralta (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Watford wins, 4 draws and 3 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · Milutin OsmajicPreston North End · 0-1
  • 27'Yellow card · Jordan StoreyPreston North End
  • 56'Goal · Milutin OsmajicPreston North End · 0-2
  • 71'Yellow card · Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonPreston North End
  • 90'Goal · Rocco VataWatford · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Watford 3, draws 4, Preston North End 3.

Team news

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Watford line-up (3-4-2-1)

Jonathan Bond, James Abankwah, Francisco Sierralta, Mattie Pollock, Kwadwo Baah, Moussa Sissoko, Imrân Louza, Jeremy Ngakia, Edo Kayembe, Rocco Vata, Vakoun Bayo

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

Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Hughes, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Ryan Ledson, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Jayden Meghoma, Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen, Ali McCann, Milutin Osmajic