Watford 2-0 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 7 November 2009

Result

Watford 2-0 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 7 November 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Watford 2-0 Preston North End: match report

Watford won against Preston North End 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 7 November 2009. The half-time score was 2-0.

Heidar Helguson opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Watford's goals came from Heidar Helguson (9') and Tom Cleverley (33'). Preston North End did not score.

Discipline: Watford received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 12th on 21 points from 15 and Preston North End 10th on 24 points from 15. Watford went on to finish that season 17th with 54 points, and Preston North End 18th with 54.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Watford win, 2 draws and 3 for Preston North End.

Going into the match Watford's last five read L-W-D-W-L and Preston North End's D-D-W-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Heidar HelgusonWatford · 1-0
  • 32'Yellow card · Nicolás FrutosWatford
  • 33'Goal · Tom CleverleyWatford · 2-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Heidar HelgusonWatford
  • 82'Yellow card · Michael HartPreston North End
  • 90'Yellow card · Jon ParkinPreston North End

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Watford 1, draws 2, Preston North End 3.

Team news

Watford expected line-up

Ben Foster, Daniel Shittu, Jordan Stewart, Lloyd Doyley, Jay DeMerit, Douglas Rinaldi, Gavin Mahon, Alhassan Bangura, Damien Francis, Tommy Smith, Marlon King