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Coverage of the Championship clash between Preston North End and Watford.

Championship | Gameweek 22

Dec 16, 2023 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
1 - 5
Watford

Keane (27')
Millar (41'), Whiteman (45+1'), Osmajic (90+1')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Issouf Bayo (42', 71'), Martins (46'), Kayembe (53'), Kone (77')
Lewis (85')

Live Updates: Preston North End 1-5 Watford

Last Updated: Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 23:13 UK

		First Half starts.
1'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
2'		Missed chance. Ismaël Koné - Watford - shot with left foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Francisco Sierralta after corner.
5'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
6'		Shot blocked. Liam Millar - Preston North End - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
6'		New attacking attempt. Jordan Storey - Preston North End - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Alan Browne with a cross.
6'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
6'		Fouled by Brad Potts - Preston North End
6'		Francisco Sierralta - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
7'		Fouled by Will Keane - Preston North End
7'		Tom Dele-Bashiru - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
10'		Fouled by Liam Lindsay - Preston North End
10'		Matheus Martins - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
11'		Missed chance. Will Keane - Preston North End - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Alan Browne.
13'		New attacking attempt. Brad Potts - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner.
13'		New attacking attempt. Brad Potts - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Liam Millar.
13'		Fouled by Will Keane - Preston North End
13'		Jake Livermore - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
16'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
16'		Missed chance. Wesley Hoedt - Watford - header inside of six yard box - left side is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Ken Sema with a cross after corner.
18'		Shot blocked. Liam Millar - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Alan Browne.
18'		Offside - Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is in offside.
19'		Shot blocked. Vakoun Bayo - Watford - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Edo Kayembe with a through ball.
20'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
20'		Alan Browne - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
20'		Fouled by Edo Kayembe - Watford
21'		Missed chance. Edo Kayembe - Watford - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Ismaël Koné.
22'		Fouled by Wesley Hoedt - Watford
22'		Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End - won a free kick on the right wing.
22'		New attacking attempt. Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Liam Lindsay.
23'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
23'		Missed chance. Will Keane - Preston North End - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Alan Browne with a head after corner.
24'		New attacking attempt. Liam Millar - Preston North End - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Liam Lindsay.
24'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
25'		New attacking attempt. Alan Browne - Preston North End - shot with right foot from a diffucult position and long distance on the left is saved in the right corner.
26'		New attacking attempt. Will Keane - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner.
26'		Offside - Preston North End. Will Keane is in offside.
27'		Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 0. Will Keane - Preston North End - shot with left foot from few metres to the centre of the goal. Assist - Liam Millar.
29'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
31'		Fouled by Liam Lindsay - Preston North End
31'		Vakoun Bayo - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
32'		Fouled by Ken Sema - Watford
32'		Jordan Storey - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
35'		Offside - Watford. Matheus Martins is in offside.
36'		Fouled by Brad Potts - Preston North End
36'		Ken Sema - Watford - won a free kick on the left wing.
39'		Fouled by Ali McCann - Preston North End
39'		Ken Sema - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
41'		Fouled by Liam Millar - Preston North End
41'		Matheus Martins - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
41'		Liam Millar - Preston North End - receive yellow card for a foul.
42'		Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 1. Vakoun Bayo - Watford - shot with the head from few metres to the right corner. Assist - Wesley Hoedt with a cross.
43'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
44'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
44'		Shot blocked. Benjamin Whiteman - Preston North End - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Alan Browne.
44'		Shot blocked. Jordan Storey - Preston North End - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jack Whatmough.
45+1'		Fouled by Benjamin Whiteman - Preston North End
45+1'		Ismaël Koné - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
45+1'		Delay in match - injury Ismaël Koné - Watford
45+2'		Benjamin Whiteman - Preston North End - receive yellow card for a foul.
45+3'		Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45+4'		First Half ended - Preston North End 1, Watford 1.
45'		Second Half starts Preston North End 1, Watford 1.
46'		Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 2. Matheus Martins - Watford - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Ismaël Koné.
48'		Corner - Watford. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
50'		Shot blocked. Matheus Martins - Watford - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Ismaël Koné.
51'		New attacking attempt. Brad Potts - Preston North End - shot with right foot from few metres is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
51'		Shot blocked. Alan Browne - Preston North End - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Benjamin Whiteman.
53'		Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 3. Edo Kayembe - Watford - shot with left foot from outside the box to the left corner. Assist - Tom Dele-Bashiru following a fast break.
54'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Matheus Martins.
56'		Fouled by Jack Whatmough - Preston North End
56'		Vakoun Bayo - Watford - won a free kick in attack.
57'		New attacking attempt. Ismaël Koné - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Ken Sema.
58'		Substitution - Preston North End. Andrew Hughes for Brad Potts.
59'		Substitution - Preston North End. Ched Evans for Will Keane.
59'		Substitution - Preston North End. Duane Holmes for Jack Whatmough.
59'		Substitution - Preston North End. Robert Brady for Benjamin Whiteman.
61'		Fouled by Andrew Hughes - Preston North End
61'		Matheus Martins - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
62'		Fouled by Vakoun Bayo - Watford
62'		Liam Lindsay - Preston North End - won a free kick in defence.
67'		Substitution - Watford. Mattie Pollock for Matheus Martins.
67'		Substitution - Watford. Ryan Porteous for Tom Dele-Bashiru.
68'		Substitution - Watford. Mileta Rajovic for Ken Sema.
69'		Missed chance. Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Robert Brady with a cross.
71'		Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 4. Vakoun Bayo - Watford - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assist - Edo Kayembe with a through ball.
76'		Fouled by Ryan Porteous - Watford
76'		Robert Brady - Preston North End - won a free kick on the left wing.
77'		Goal! Preston North End 1, Watford 5. Ismaël Koné - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box to the right corner. Assist - Vakoun Bayo following a fast break.
80'		Substitution - Watford. Rhys Healey for Vakoun Bayo.
81'		Fouled by Alan Browne - Preston North End
81'		Rhys Healey - Watford - won a free kick on the right wing.
83'		Substitution - Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze for Ismaël Koné.
85'		Fouled by Jamal Lewis - Watford
85'		Liam Millar - Preston North End - won a free kick on the right wing.
85'		Jamal Lewis - Watford - receive yellow card for a foul.
86'		Shot blocked. Robert Brady - Preston North End - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
86'		Shot blocked. Duane Holmes - Preston North End - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
87'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
89'		Shot blocked. Rhys Healey - Watford - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Giorgi Chakvetadze.
89'		Missed chance. Mileta Rajovic - Watford - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Giorgi Chakvetadze.
90+1'		Fouled by Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End
90+1'		Mattie Pollock - Watford - won a free kick on the right wing.
90+1'		Milutin Osmajic - Preston North End - receive yellow card for a foul.
90+2'		Missed chance. Rhys Healey - Watford - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
90+3'		Fouled by Duane Holmes - Preston North End
90+3'		Rhys Healey - Watford - won a free kick in attack.
90+4'		Missed chance. Wesley Hoedt - Watford - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed from a free kick.
90+5'		Alan Browne - Preston North End - won a free kick in attack.
90+5'		Fouled by Rhys Healey - Watford
90+5'		Duane Holmes - Preston North End - won a free kick in attack.
90+5'		Fouled by Jake Livermore - Watford
90+6'		Fouled by Rhys Healey - Watford
90+6'		Liam Millar - Preston North End - won a free kick in attack.
90+7'		New attacking attempt. Robert Brady - Preston North End - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
90+7'		Corner - Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
90+7'		Second Half ended - Preston North End 1, Watford 5.
		Thats all. Game finished - Preston North End 1, Watford 5.

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C	Leicester City Leicester	46	31	4	11	89	41	48	97
P	Ipswich Town Ipswich	46	28	12	6	92	57	35	96
3	Leeds United Leeds	46	27	9	10	81	43	38	90
4	Southampton	46	26	9	11	87	63	24	87
5	West Bromwich Albion West Brom	46	21	12	13	70	47	23	75
6	Norwich City Norwich	46	21	10	15	79	64	15	73
7	Hull City	46	19	13	14	68	60	8	70
8	Middlesbrough	46	20	9	17	71	62	9	69
9	Coventry City Coventry	46	17	13	16	70	59	11	64
10	Preston North End Preston	46	18	9	19	56	67	-11	63
11	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	53	51	2	62
12	Cardiff City Cardiff	46	19	5	22	53	70	-17	62
13	Millwall	46	16	11	19	45	55	-10	59
14	Swansea City Swansea	46	15	12	19	59	65	-6	57
15	Watford	46	13	17	16	61	61	0	56
16	Sunderland	46	16	8	22	52	54	-2	56
17	Stoke City Stoke	46	15	11	20	49	60	-11	56
18	Queens Park Rangers QPR	46	15	11	20	47	58	-11	56
19	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	46	14	11	21	60	74	-14	53
20	Sheffield Wednesday Sheff Weds	46	15	8	23	44	68	-24	53
21	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth	46	13	12	21	59	70	-11	51
R	Birmingham City Birmingham	46	13	11	22	50	65	-15	50
R	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield	46	9	18	19	48	77	-29	45
R	Rotherham United Rotherham	46	5	12	29	37	89	-52	27
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