دوري الدرجة الأولى الإنجليزي | # | Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Next match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Birmingham |
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 29 |
 Stoke City
|
| 2 |
 Middlesbrough |
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 29 |
 Bristol City
|
| 3 |
Stoke City |
15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
Birmingham
|
| 4 |
 Wolves |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
 Charlton
|
| 5 |
 West Brom |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
 Swansea
|
| 6 |
Swansea |
15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 26 |
West Brom
|
| 7 |
 Southampton |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
 Derby
|
| 8 |
 QPR |
15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
 Millwall
|
| 9 |
 West Ham |
15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
 Preston
|
| 10 |
 Sheffield Utd |
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
 Watford
|
| 11 |
 Portsmouth |
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
 Bolton
|
| 12 |
 Norwich |
15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
 Cardiff
|
| 13 |
 Blackburn |
15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
 Burnley
|
| 14 |
Cardiff |
15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
Norwich
|
| 15 |
 Wrexham |
15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
 Lincoln
|
| 16 |
Millwall |
15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
QPR
|
| 17 |
Bristol City |
15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
Middlesbrough
|
| 18 |
Bolton |
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
Portsmouth
|
| 19 |
Charlton |
15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
Wolves
|
| 20 |
Watford |
15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
Sheffield Utd
|
| 21 |
Lincoln |
15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
Wrexham
|
| 22 |
Burnley |
15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
Blackburn
|
| 23 |
Derby |
15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
Southampton
|
| 24 |
Preston |
15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |
West Ham
|
Match summary
Watford secured a vital 2-1 victory over Preston North End at Vicarage Road, overcoming an early setback to claim all three points. The visitors struck first in the fifth minute through Callum Lang, silencing the home crowd. Watford responded with a flurry of substitutions at the half-time interval, attempting to inject fresh impetus into their performance. The tactical reshuffling began to pay dividends in the second half. Edo Kayembe drew the Hornets level in the 69th minute, sparking a momentum shift. The decisive blow came in the 76th minute when Mamadou Doumbia, assisted by Iker Bravo, netted the winner, completing Watford's comeback and sending the fans home jubilant. Despite a flurry of late substitutions from both sides and a couple of yellow cards for Preston, Watford held firm to seal a hard-fought triumph.