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PRESTON NORTH END V WATFORD

DEEPDALE 15.00 HRS 16/12/2023

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MANAGER

Valérien Alexandre Ismaël (born 28 September 1975) is a French professional football coach and a former professional player who is currently manager of EFL Championship club Watford.

During his playing career, Ismaël played for Racing Strasbourg, Crystal Palace, RC Lens, Werder Bremen, Bayern Munich, and Hannover 96. As a player, he won the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue twice, the Bundesliga twice, as well as the DFB-Pokal on two occasions. Following his retirement, he moved into management, first as a reserve coach for a number of clubs before moving into senior management at 1. FC Nürnberg, then with VfL Wolfsburg before a notable spell with LASK of the Austrian Bundesliga and spells with Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion of the English Championship.

LAST TIME HE MANAGED AGAINST US HE WAS POTTED THE NEXT DAY

LAST TIME OUT





FORM GUIDE

PNE 7 WATFORD 9

BIT OF PREVIOUS



Last seasons games produced zero goals have not seen Watford at Deepdale in a league game since 2011

NEWBIES



IN FORM



Wonder if Tom Ince regrets his decision not to play for England, he will get his usual warm welcome

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