Watford v Preston North End, 06 August 2005
| Score | 2-1 to Preston North End |
| Referee | Iain Williamson |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Vicarage Road |
| Attendance | 12,597 |
View Watford v Preston North End head to head
1 Watford
Goals:
| Darius Henderson | 9 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ben Foster
Defender
Lloyd Doyley
Defender/Centre back
Clarke Carlisle
Defender/Centre back
Jay DeMerit
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Stewart
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ashley Young
Midfielder
Al Bangura
Midfielder
Dominic Blizzard
Midfielder
Anthony McNamee
Forward
Darius Henderson
Forward
Marlon King
Substitutions:
| James Chambers for Anthony McNamee | 60 |
| Hameur Bouazza for Jordan Stewart | 79 |
Cards:
| Ashley Young | 59 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 22nd Unused substitutes: Alec Chamberlain, Paul Devlin and Toumani DiagouragaGoals:
| David Nugent | 22 |
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| Dickson Etuhu | 37 |
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Starting lineup:
Carlo Nash
Goalkeeper
Graham Alexander
Defender
Callum Davidson
Defender
Youl Mawene
Defender
Brian O'Neil
Defender
Chris Lucketti
Defender/Centre back
Dickson Etuhu
Midfielder
Paul McKenna
Midfielder
Chris Sedgwick
Midfielder
Richard Cresswell
Forward
David Nugent
Forward
Substitutions:
| Patrick Agyemang for David Nugent | 70 |
| David Jones for Brian O'Neil | 75 |
| Claude Davis for Callum Davidson | 82 |
Cards:
| Callum Davidson | 3 | Y |
| Youl Mawene | 78 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 22nd Unused substitutes: Alec Chamberlain, Paul Devlin and Toumani DiagouragaComments:
League position: 5th Unused substitutes: Danny Dichio and Lewis Neal