England flagEFL ChampionshipMatchday 22Full Time
📅 16/12/23🕒 15:00🏟️ Deepdale🧑‍⚖️ S. Gill
Home team

Preston North End

Score
Preston North End crest
1-5
Watford crest
Away team

Watford

ScorerV. Bayo2 goalsBiggest Swing+1.52 xT46' Matheus MartinsCards4

Preston North End 1-5 Watford — xTears 15.54 (16/12/23)

Watford turned the 1-5 over Preston North End on 16 December 2023 into a rout during Matchday 22 of EFL Championship. Total damage: 15.54 xTears.

V. Bayo carried much of the damage, with the match first opening through V. Bayo 42' goal (+1.24 xT); V. Bayo 71' goal (+1.47 xT) then widened it further.

There was an early scare for Watford, but the response ended up stretching the match far beyond that opening punch.

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How it unfolded

Timeline

  1. 27'

    Goal

    1-0

    W. Keane - Preston North End

    Assist: L. Millar

  2. 42'

    Goal

    1-1

    V. Bayo - Watford

    Assist: W. Hoedt

  3. 46'

    Goal

    1-2

    Matheus Martins - Watford

    Assist: I. Koné

  4. 53'

    Goal

    1-3

    E. Kayembe - Watford

    Assist: T. Dele-Bashiru

  5. 71'

    Goal

    1-4

    V. Bayo - Watford

    Assist: E. Kayembe

  6. 77'

    Goal

    1-5

    I. Koné - Watford

    Assist: V. Bayo

Absolute chaos

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8.97

46'

Goal

+1.52 xT

Matheus Martins - Watford

Assist: I. Koné

71'

Goal

+1.47 xT

V. Bayo - Watford

Assist: E. Kayembe

27'

Goal

+1.41 xT

W. Keane - Preston North End

Assist: L. Millar

77'

Goal

+1.35 xT

I. Koné - Watford

Assist: V. Bayo

All-out war

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3.82

90+1'

Yellow card

+1.22 xT

M. Osmajić - Preston North End

85'

Yellow card

+1.00 xT

J. Lewis - Watford

45+2'

Yellow card

+0.86 xT

B. Whiteman - Preston North End

41'

Yellow card

+0.74 xT

L. Millar - Preston North End

Late drama

🔥

3.00

90+1'

Yellow card

+1.22 xT

M. Osmajić - Preston North End

85'

Yellow card

+1.00 xT

J. Lewis - Watford

80'

Substitution

+0.39 xT

R. Healey for V. Bayo - Watford

82'

Substitution

+0.39 xT

G. Chakvetadze for I. Koné - Watford

Referee scandal

🧑‍⚖️

Barely left a bruise

0

Nothing big fed this one.

Cruelty

😈

Barely left a bruise

0

Nothing big fed this one.

Crushed hope

💔

Barely left a bruise

0

Nothing big fed this one.

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