Preston North End v Watford Live Commentary & Result, 16/02/2021, Championship

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	NOR Norwich City	42	27	9	6	66	31	+35	90	L W W D D
2	WAT Watford	42	24	10	8	59	28	+31	82	L W D W W
3	SWA Swansea City	42	22	10	10	52	33	+19	76	D W W L L
4	BRE Brentford	41	20	14	7	71	40	+31	74	D W D D D
5	BOR AFC Bournemouth	42	21	11	10	69	41	+28	74	W W W W W
6	BAR Barnsley	42	21	8	13	54	46	+8	71	L W W D L
7	REA Reading	42	19	10	13	57	46	+11	67	D L W D D
8	CAR Cardiff City	42	16	12	14	58	46	+12	60	D D L L W
9	MIL Millwall	42	14	17	11	41	40	+1	59	D L W W W
10	QPR Queens Park Rangers	42	16	11	15	50	51	-1	59	W L W L W
11	MID Middlesbrough	42	16	9	17	49	47	+2	57	L L D L L
12	STO Stoke City	42	14	14	14	45	46	-1	56	D L L W W
13	LUT Luton Town	41	16	8	17	36	46	-10	56	W W L L W
14	BRC Bristol City	42	15	6	21	41	56	-15	51	D D L L L
15	BBR Blackburn Rovers	42	13	11	18	54	48	+6	50	W D L L D
16	NOT Nottingham Forest	42	12	13	17	34	41	-7	49	L D W W D
17	PNE Preston North End	42	14	7	21	41	55	-14	49	D L W D L
18	COV Coventry City	42	12	12	18	39	56	-17	48	W W L W L
19	BIR Birmingham City	42	12	12	18	32	50	-18	48	W W D W L
20	HUD Huddersfield Town	42	12	11	19	45	62	-17	47	W L D L D
21	DER Derby County	42	11	10	21	31	48	-17	43	L L L W L
22	ROT Rotherham United	40	11	6	23	41	54	-13	39	L L W D L
23	SHW Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	9	22	35	55	-20	36	D L L W L
24	WYW Wycombe Wanderers	42	8	10	24	32	66	-34	34	D L W W D

Match ends, Preston North End 0, Watford 1.

90' + 5' Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Watford 1.

90' + 3' Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.

90' + 3' Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ched Evans.

90' + 2' Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).

90' + 2' Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

89' Foul by Dan Gosling (Watford).

89' Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

88' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Anthony Gordon.

88' Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

88' Foul by Jayson Molumby (Preston North End).

85' Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brad Potts following a corner.

85' Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.

84' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.

84' Foul by Dan Gosling (Watford).

84' Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83' Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Storey following a set piece situation.

83' Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a set piece situation.

82' Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Watford).

82' Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

P. Zinckernagel

K. Sema

81' Substitution, Watford. Philip Zinckernagel replaces Ken Sema.

S. Perica

João Pedro

81' Substitution, Watford. Stipe Perica replaces João Pedro.

79' Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.

79' Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).

B. Potts

D. Johnson

79' Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Daniel Johnson.

77' Adam Masina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77' Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).

75' Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.

74' João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

74' Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).

D. Gosling

N. Chalobah

73' Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.

72' Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross following a set piece situation.

E. Riis

S. Sinclair

72' Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis Jakobsen replaces Scott Sinclair.

71' Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).

71' Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

69' Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

69' Foul by Anthony Gordon (Preston North End).

65' Offside, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.

64' Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Iversen tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.

T. Cleverley

Yellow Card

63' Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

63' Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).

63' Anthony Gordon (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

A. Gordon

T. Barkhuizen

62' Substitution, Preston North End. Anthony Gordon replaces Tom Barkhuizen.

62' Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62' Foul by Jayson Molumby (Preston North End).

61' Attempt missed. Kiko Femenía (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Chalobah following a fast break.

60' Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ched Evans.

59' Offside, Preston North End. Jayson Molumby tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.

58' Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.

57' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Cleverley.

56' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.

53' Offside, Watford. Will Hughes tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.

João Pedro

Penalty Goal

51' Goal! Preston North End 0, Watford 1. João Pedro (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

50' Penalty Watford. João Pedro draws a foul in the penalty area.

50' Penalty conceded by Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.

48' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.

47' Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47' Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Watford 0.

45' + 1' First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Watford 0.

42' Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

42' Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).

42' Foul by João Pedro (Watford).

42' Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38' Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.

37' Offside, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.

36' Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.

35' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.

33' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.

33' Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.

32' Offside, Preston North End. Jordan Storey tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.

30' Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).

30' Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28' Hand ball by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).

27' Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

27' Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).

26' Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross.

25' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.

24' Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.

23' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alan Browne.

22' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.

21' Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21' Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).

20' Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).

20' Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

19' Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

19' Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).

17' Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.

15' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.

11' Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a through ball.

8' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Storey.

6' Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

6' Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).

3' Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

3' Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).

2' Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema.

2' Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Preston North End v Watford Live Commentary, 16/02/2021

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