EFL Championship · MW6Tue, 8 Sept 2026📍 Vicarage Road, WatfordRef: Farai Hallam

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Watford 2-1 Preston result, stats and report

Watford

Won · xG 1.96

2 – 1

FT 17:25

Preston

Lost · xG 1.93

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Final player ratings

Data-derived performance rating · separate from supporter voting

Player of the Match

Edo Kayembe · 7.9

Supporting match factors: 1 goal, 0 assists, 0.71 xG and 0.48 xG on target.

Watford

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  Edo Kayembe★ MOTM

  Watford · midfielder · ⚽ 1

  1 goal from 0.71 xG · 0.48 on target

  7.9
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  Mamadou Doumbia

  Watford · forward · ⚽ 1

  1 goal from 0.48 xG · 0.67 on target

  7.2
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  Mattie Pollock

  Watford · defender

  0 goals from 0.13 xG

  7.1
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  Othmane Maamma

  Watford · forward

  7.0
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  Hector Kyprianou

  Watford · midfielder

  6.8
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  Luca Kjerrumgaard

  Watford · forward

  6.7
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  Rocco Vata

  Watford · forward

  0 goals from 0.15 xG · 0.15 on target

  6.6
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  Kévin Keben

  Watford · defender

  0 goals from 0.29 xG

  6.3

Preston

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  Andrija Vukcevic

  Preston · defender

  6.9
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  Odeluga Offiah

  Preston · defender

  6.9
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  Jordan Storey

  Preston · defender

  6.8
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  Lewis Gibson

  Preston · defender

  6.8
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  Alfie Devine

  Preston · midfielder

  0 goals from 0.16 xG · 0.04 on target

  6.7
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  Daniel Iversen

  Preston · goalkeeper

  6.5
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  Thierry Small

  Preston · defender

  6.4

Source: per-match performance feed. Final fixture-stat record.

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Recorded 2026-09-08T22:36:20.650845+00:00

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