Preston North End vs Watford; Sky Bet Championship

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Preston North End vs Watford. Sky Bet Championship.

3:00pm, Saturday 14th February 2026.

DeepdaleAttendance14,611.

Preston North End 2

L Dobbin (19th minute)
M Osmajic (70th minute)

Watford 2

O Maamma (55th minute)
O Offiah (57th minute own goal)

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Match Commentary

Match ends, Preston North End 2, Watford 2.
90'+7

Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Watford 2.
90'+5

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nampalys Mendy.
90'+4

Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+2

Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2

Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
90'+1

Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1

Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
90'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
89'
Yellow Card

Jeremy Petris (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

yellow-card:

Jeremy Petris
89'

Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'

Foul by Jeremy Petris (Watford).
89'

Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edoardo Bove.
88'

Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a headed pass following a fast break.
87'

Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
87'

Attempt blocked. Stephen Mfuni (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
86'
Substitution

Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Imrân Louza.

sub-on:

Edoardo Bove

sub-off:

Imrân Louza
85'

Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a cross.
84'

Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
83'

Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
81'
Yellow Card

Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

yellow-card:

Lewis Gibson
80'

Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
80'

Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79'
Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Lewis Dobbin.

sub-on:

Andrew Hughes

sub-off:

Lewis Dobbin
79'
Substitution

Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Petris replaces Mattie Pollock.

sub-on:

Jeremy Petris

sub-off:

Mattie Pollock
78'
Substitution

Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.

sub-on:

Mamadou Doumbia

sub-off:

Luca Kjerrumgaard
77'

Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Othmane Maamma following a fast break.
75'

Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'

Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
74'

Formose Mendy (Watford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
73'

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ali McCann.
73'

Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
73'

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
73'

Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
72'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71'

Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
71'

Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah.
70'
Goal

Goal! Preston North End 2, Watford 2. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Lang following a fast break.

goal:

Milutin Osmajic

assist:

Callum Lang
69'

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
69'

Attempt blocked. Formose Mendy (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
68'

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ali McCann.
63'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63'
Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrija Vukcevic.

sub-on:

Thierry Small

sub-off:

Andrija Vukcevic
63'
Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Lang replaces Pol Valentín.

sub-on:

Callum Lang

sub-off:

Pol Valentín
63'
Substitution

Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison because of an injury.

sub-on:

Milutin Osmajic

sub-off:

Daniel Jebbison
61'

Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
61'
Substitution

Substitution, Watford. Formose Mendy replaces Saba Goglichidze.

sub-on:

Formose Mendy

sub-off:

Saba Goglichidze
60'

Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
60'

Saba Goglichidze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'

Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
59'

Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57'
Goal

Own Goal by Odeluga Offiah, Preston North End. Preston North End 1, Watford 2.

own-goal:

Odeluga Offiah
55'
Goal

Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 1. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.

goal:

Othmane Maamma

assist:

Imrân Louza
54'

Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
53'

Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
52'

Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
52'

Nampalys Mendy (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'

Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
49'

Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
49'

Saba Goglichidze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'

Attempt missed. James Abankwah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
47'

Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Watford 0.
45'
Substitution

Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.

sub-on:

Kwadwo Baah

sub-off:

Giorgi Chakvetadze
45'+2

First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Watford 0.
45'+1

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'

Offside, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin is caught offside.
45'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni.
44'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
43'

Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Stephen Mfuni.
41'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
41'

Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Gibson.
38'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Imrân Louza.
33'

Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross.
33'

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alfie Devine.
31'

Foul by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
31'

Nampalys Mendy (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29'

Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'

Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
28'

Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
28'

James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
21'

James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'

Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
19'
Goal

Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 0. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.

goal:

Lewis Dobbin

assist:

Benjamin Whiteman
18'

Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
13'

Offside, Watford. Imrân Louza is caught offside.
11'

Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
11'

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andrija Vukcevic.
9'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
7'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Abankwah.
6'

Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
6'

Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4'

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
2'

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
2'

Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.