Watford 2–1 Preston

EFL Championship 2026/27 Matchweek 6 · 8 Sep 2026

Watford vs Preston in the EFL Championship 2026/27.

At Vicarage Road, Watford.

Watford beat Preston 2–1. Callum Lang opened the scoring for Preston after 5 minutes. Mamadou Doumbia made it 2–1 after 76 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Watford: Edo Kayembe 69', Mamadou Doumbia 76'
• Preston: Callum Lang 5'

Watford before this match

• at West Brom 0–1 (West Brom) · Matchweek 5, 5 Sep 2026
• at Swansea 0–2 (Swansea) · Matchweek 4, 1 Sep 2026
• vs West Ham 1–1 (West Ham) · Matchweek 3, 29 Aug 2026
• at Wrexham 1–1 (Wrexham) · Matchweek 2, 22 Aug 2026
• vs Southampton 2–1 (Southampton) · Matchweek 1, 16 Aug 2026

Preston before this match

• vs Blackburn 2–1 (Blackburn) · Matchweek 5, 5 Sep 2026
• vs Bristol City 1–3 (Bristol City) · Matchweek 4, 1 Sep 2026
• at Charlton 0–1 (Charlton) · Matchweek 3, 29 Aug 2026
• vs Wolves 1–3 (Wolves) · Matchweek 2, 22 Aug 2026
• at Bolton 1–2 (Bolton) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026