How to watch today's Watford vs Preston Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Watfordwill facePreston on Tuesday at Vicarage Road Stadium in a Championship match. 

Watford currently sits 11th in the league with 23 points from 16 games, while Preston North End are 5th with 26 points from 16 matches, making this an important contest for both sides aiming to secure playoff positions.   

Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more. 

How to watch Watford vs Preston online - TV channels & live streams

Sky Sports+

Watch here

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports+ in the UK. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

How to watch anywhere with VPN

If you are abroad, you may need to use a virtual private network (VPN) in order to watch games using your usual streaming service. A VPN, such as NordVPN, allows you to establish a secure connection online when streaming. If you are not sure which VPN to use, check out GOAL's guide to the best VPNs for streaming sport.

Watford vs Preston kick-off time

Championship - Championship

Vicarage Road Stadium

The match will be played on Tuesday at Vicarage Road, with kick-off at 7.45 pm GMT for fans in the UK. 

Team news & squads

Watford vs Preston lineups

Watford

4-4-2

Formation

3-5-2

PNE

12

N. Baxter

16

M. Bola

4

K. Keben

6

M. Pollock

2

J. Ngakia

42

O. Maamma

5

H. Kyprianou

10

I. Louza

39

E. Kayembe

20

M. Doumbia

9

L. Kjerrumgaard

1

D. Iversen

16

A. Hughes

6

L. Lindsay

14

J. Storey

22

S. Thordarson

42

O. Offiah

21

A. Devine

18

J. Lewis

15

J. Thompson

9

D. Jebbison

17

L. Dobbin

3-5-2

PNE

WAT

-Line up

• 12

  N. Baxter

• 16

  M. Bola

• 4

  K. Keben

• 6

  M. Pollock

• 2

  J. Ngakia

  45’ + 1’

• 42

  O. Maamma

  74’

• 5

  H. Kyprianou

  71’

• 10

  I. Louza

• 39

  E. Kayembe

  85’

• 20

  M. Doumbia

  45’ + 1’

  86’

• 9

  L. Kjerrumgaard

  74’

Substitutes

• 41

  A. Marriott

• 8

  G. Chakvetadze

  74’

• 66

  N. Irankunda

  74’

  90’ + 6’

• 23

  N. Mendy

• 25

  J. Abankwah

• 17

  M. Sissoko

• 18

  V. Semedo

  86’

• 3

  M. Alleyne

• 7

  T. Ince

  85’

Manager

• J. Gracia

PNE

-Line up

• 1

  D. Iversen

• 16

  A. Hughes

  84’

• 6

  L. Lindsay

  90’ + 1’

• 14

  J. Storey

• 22

  S. Thordarson

  87’

• 42

  O. Offiah

  81’

• 21

  A. Devine

  37’

• 18

  J. Lewis

• 15

  J. Thompson

  62’

• 9

  D. Jebbison

  22’

  81’

• 17

  L. Dobbin

  22’

  72’

Substitutes

• 10

  M. Froekjaer-Jensen

  72’

• 35

  N. Mawene

• 13

  D. Cornell

• 24

  M. Smith

  81’

• 26

  T. Small

  62’

• 12

  J. Walton

• 7

  W. Keane

• 2

  P. Valentin

  81’

Manager

• P. Heckingbottom

Watford team news

Watford look set to remain without Caleb Wiley, Giorgi Chakvetadze and Jack Grieves, all of whom are still dealing with injury problems.

Kwadwo Baah is also expected to miss out after being withdrawn during the first half of Saturday’s victory over Derby.

Preston team news

The visitors travel south with a lengthy absentee list of their own, as Lewis Gibson, Andrija Vukcevic, Robbie Brady, Brad Potts, Ali McCann and Milutin Osmajic are all unavailable.

They must also make do without captain Ben Whiteman, who begins a one-game suspension after picking up his fifth Championship booking of the campaign on Friday.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

WAT

Last 5 matches

PNE

1

Win

2

Draws

2

Wins

• Watford

  1

  -

  2

  Preston

• Preston

  3

  -

  0

  Watford

• Watford

  0

  -

  0

  Preston

• Preston

  1

  -

  5

  Watford

• Watford

  0

  -

  0

  Preston

6

Goals scored

6

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

2/5

Standings

Useful links

• Latest betting updates
• Championship news
• Preston team page
• Watford team page
• Football on TV in the UK