PRESTON. Preston North End and Watford didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond who was helped by Richard Wild and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 10 Total 14
- 4 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 106
- 44 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Watford that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Watford was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Watford to win the encounter.
Preston North End shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Watford shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (R. Brady and G. Cunningham). Talking about the opposition, Watford received 2 yellow cards (R. Manaj and C. Cathcart).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Preston North End will have 2 points like Luton Town and Wigan Athletic to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Watford will have 3 points like Sheffield United, Queens Park Rangers, Cardiff City, Millwall, Reading, Stoke City and Blackpool to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away against Reading on the 5th of November with a 13-6 head to head in favor of Reading (3 draws).
Watford will host Coventry City on the 5th of November with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (4 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
19'
79'
Preston North End started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Benjamin Whiteman , Brad Potts , Ryan Ledson , Alan Browne , Robbie Brady , Daniel Johnson and Troy Parrott .
The home team had on the bench: Greg Cunningham , Ben Woodburn , David Cornell, Emil Riis , Ched Evans, Alistair McCann and Patrick Bauer.
Preston North End could not rely on the presence of G. Cunningham (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 4 changes: A. Hughes for G. Cunningham (19′), D. Johnson for E. Riis (66′), R. Ledson for A. McCann (74′) and A. Browne for B. Woodburn (74′).
Best player: Ryan Ledson
The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was Ryan Ledson.
His rating is with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Watford – Formation
Watford
Watford started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Rob Edwards played with: Daniel Bachmann , Christian Kabasele , Francisco Sierralta , Craig Cathcart , Hassane Kamara , Hamza Choudhury , Edo Kayembe , Ken Sema , Yaser Asprilla , Vakoun Issouf Bayo and Rey Manaj .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Shaqai Forde, Dan Gosling , Joseph Hungbo , William Troost-Ekong, Maduka Okoye, Mario Gaspar and Matthew Pollock.
Watford could not rely on the presence of D. Gosling (injured).
Substitutions
Watford made 2 changes: Y. Asprilla for D. Gosling (80′) and R. Manaj for J. Hungbo (84′).
Best player: Hassane Kamara
The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Hassane Kamara.
His rating is with 35 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 5-2
- Swansea City – Luton Town – 0-2
- Stoke City – Sunderland – 0-1
- Sheffield United – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
- Reading – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Rotherham United – 1-1
- Preston North End – Watford – 0-0
- Burnley – Blackpool – 3-3
- Birmingham City – Wigan Athletic – 0-1
