Watford
1 - 2
Preston
0-1
W
0-4
L
2-2
D
2-1
L
1-2
L
1-1
D
0-0
D
0-1
W
2-1
L
2-1
W
Half time: 0 - 1
Elapsed: FT
Kick off: 19:45 UTC
Date: Tue 21-Jan-25
 |  |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Preston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 | 15' | Festy Ebosele out: Kwadwo Baah | ||
| Assist: Jayden Meghoma Milutin Osmajić 0-1 | 17' | | ||
| Jordan Storey | 27' | | ||
| 46' | Yasser Larouci out: James Abankwah | ||
| 53' | Giorgi Chakvetadze out: Festy Ebosele | ||
| Assist: Mads Frøkjær-Jensen Milutin Osmajić 0-2 | 56' | | ||
| out: Ryan Ledson Duane Holmes | 66' | | ||
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | 71' | | ||
| out: Jayden Meghoma Robbie Brady | 72' | | ||
| out: Milutin Osmajić Emil Riis Jacobsen | 73' | | ||
| out: Mads Frøkjær-Jensen Sam Greenwood | 73' | | ||
| 77' | Mamadou Doumbia out: Edo Kayembe | ||
| 77' | Tom Dele-Bashiru out: Imrân Louza | ||
| 90' | 1-2 Rocco Vata Assist: Matthew Pollock | ||
| out: Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Liam Lindsay | 90+2' | | ||
Lineups
Watford
 | 23J. Bond Goalkeeper |
 | 25J. Abankwah 46'Dedender |
 | 3F. Sierralta Carvallo Dedender |
 | 6M. Pollock Dedender |
 | 34K. Baah15' Midfielder |
 | 10I. Louza77' Midfielder |
 | 17M. Sissoko Midfielder |
 | 2J. Ngakia Midfielder |
 | 11R. Vata90' Forward |
 | 39E. Kayembe77' Forward |
 | 19V. Bayo Forward |
Preston
 | 1F. Woodman Goalkeeper |
 | 19L. Gibson Dedender |
 | 18R. Ledson66' Midfielder |
 | 14J. Storey27' Dedender |
 | 3J. Meghoma72' Midfielder |
 | 8A. McCann Forward |
 | 10M. Frøkjær-Jensen73' Forward |
 | 16A. Hughes Dedender |
 | 22S. Þórðarson71'90'+2 Midfielder |
 | 28M. Osmajić17'56'73' Forward |
 | 29K. Kessler Midfielder |
Substitutes
Watford
 | 40M. Roberts Goalkeeper |
 | 21A. Obinze Ogbonna Dedender |
 | 5R. Porteous Dedender |
 | 37Y. Larouci46' Dedender |
 | 7T. Ince Midfielder |
 | 24A. Dele-Bashiru77' Midfielder |
 | 8G. Chakvetadze53' Midfielder |
 | 36F. Ebosele15'53' Dedender |
 | 20M. Doumbia77' Forward |
Preston
 | 13D. Cornell Goalkeeper |
 | 6L. Lindsay90'+2 Dedender |
 | 5J. Whatmough Dedender |
 | 20S. Greenwood73' Midfielder |
 | 25D. Holmes66' Midfielder |
 | 11R. Brady72' Midfielder |
 | 7W. Keane Forward |
 | 9E. Riis Jakobsen73' Forward |
 | 12C. Evans Forward |
Sidelined / Injured
Watford
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | D. Bachmann | Ankle Injury | 22 | ||
| M | P. Dwomoh | Thigh Injury | 4 | ||
| M | M. Sissoko | Suspended | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| D | K. Keben | Knee Injury | 3 |
Preston
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | B. Potts | Knee Injury | 24 | 4 | 1 |
| M | R. Brady | Rib Injury | 16 | 1 |