Watford v Preston North End, 04 October 2008
| Score | 2-1 to Watford |
| Referee | Kevin Wright |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Vicarage Road |
| Attendance | 14,087 |
View Watford v Preston North End head to head
2 Watford
Goals:
| Jon Harley | 12 |
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| Tommy Smith | 21 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Richard Lee
Defender
Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Centre back
Jay DeMerit
Defender/Centre back
Darren P Ward
Defender/Midfielder
Jon Harley
Defender/Left back
Mat Sadler
Midfielder
John-Joe O'Toole
Midfielder
Lee Williamson
Midfielder/Forward
Tommy Smith
Forward
Will Hoskins
Forward
Tamás Priskin
Substitutions:
| Liam Henderson for Tamás Priskin | 79 |
| Al Bangura for Will Hoskins | 87 |
| Leigh Bromby for Jay DeMerit | 89 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mark Tyler
Defender
Leigh Bromby
Midfielder
Al Bangura
Midfielder/Forward
Lionel Ainsworth
Forward
Liam Henderson
Comments:
League position: 19thGoals:
| Sean St Ledger-Hall | 5 |
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Starting lineup:
Andy Lonergan
Goalkeeper
Billy Jones
Defender
Youl Mawene
Defender
Jay McEveley
Defender
Sean St Ledger-Hall
Defender
Paul McKenna
Midfielder
Barry Nicholson
Midfielder
Chris Sedgwick
Midfielder
Ross Wallace
Midfielder
Chris Brown
Forward
Neil Mellor
Forward
Substitutions:
| Stephen Elliott for Neil Mellor | 46 |
| Jason Jarrett for Paul McKenna | 73 |
| Jon Parkin for Barry Nicholson | 86 |
Cards:
| Sean St Ledger-Hall | 56 | Y |
| Chris Brown | 59 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Chris Neal
Defender/Forward
Jon Parkin
Midfielder
Darren Carter
Midfielder
Jason Jarrett
Forward
Stephen Elliott
Comments:
League position: 19thComments:
League position: 12th