Championship Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 8th September
Championship Table
On Monday 7th September
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- Watford, Position 18, Points 5
- Preston North End, Position 23, Points 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
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| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
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| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
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| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
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| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
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| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 |
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| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
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| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
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| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
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| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
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| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
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| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
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| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
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| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
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| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
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| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 2 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: Promotion
- Position 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Promotion Play-off
- Position 22, 23, 24: Relegation
- Southampton were deducted four points due to breaches of EFL regulations
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Season so far
Championship
Key, Watford v Preston
League position, Watford 18th, Preston North End 23rdTotal points, Watford 5, Preston North End 3
Goals scored
Watford 4Preston North End 5Form guide
All competitions
Watford lose
v West Bromwich Albion
1
0
Championship
Preston North End won
v Blackburn Rovers
2
1
Championship
Watford lose
v Swansea City
2
0
Championship
Preston North End lose
v Bristol City
1
3
Championship
Watford draw
v West Ham United
1
1
Championship
Preston North End lose
v Charlton Athletic
1
0
Championship
Watford lose
v Peterborough United
1
5
League Cup
Preston North End lose
v Everton
0
4
League Cup
Watford draw
v Wrexham
1
1
Championship
Preston North End lose
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1
3
Championship
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
Preston North End 2 , Watford 2 on the 14th of February 2026
Preston North End
Watford
14th of February 2026
Watford 1 , Preston North End 1 on the 25th of November 2025
Watford
Preston North End
25th of November 2025
Watford 1 , Preston North End 2 on the 21st of January 2025
Watford
Preston North End
21st of January 2025
Match Facts
Watford have won just one of their last eight Championship games against Preston (D5 L2), a 5-1 away victory in December 2023.
Preston are unbeaten in four league visits to Watford (W1 D3), this after losing three of their previous four prior (D1).
Watford have only lost one of their last nine midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) home games in the Championship (W5 D3), a 0-2 defeat to Ipswich in February last season.
Preston could lose each of their first three away games of a league season for the first time since 2018-19 (first 5).
Preston’s Paul Heckingbottom is unbeaten in five league meetings with Watford (W3 D2) since a 0-1 defeat with Sheffield United in August 2022.
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