Nationwide Division One, 04/11/03, 7.45pm
Preston North End
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 1-1 (17/09/02)
Lingering memory: Robbo's well-placed cross
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Ipswich Town (H, 25/10/03, D1-1)
Last line-up: J.Gould, G.Alexander, M.Jackson, C.Lucketti, M.Broomes, L.Cartwright, D.Healy, P.McKenna, B.O'Neil, R.Cresswell, R.Fuller (Subs: S.Lynch, E.Lewis, P.Abbott, P.Edwards, A.Lonergan)
Ex-Lilywhites at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Preston: None
Mutual friends: Nigel Jemson, Dominic Ludden, Stuart Rimmer, Allan Smart
Web sites: Who's that Jumping off the Pier? (Rivals), Official

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (Preston)

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 4 Grimsby Town 0, 04/11/00, Southend United 0 Watford 3, 04/11/97, Watford 2 Southend United 2, 04/11/95
Celebrity birthdays: Ross Jenkins (1951), Calista Flockhart (1964)
Historical events: Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Teheran (1979), Yitzhak Rabin assassinated by right-wing Israelis after attending a peace rally (1995)
Saint of the day: Italian Saint Charles Borromeo has the particular honour of being the patron saint of apple orchards. He was also an avid chess player and when asked what he'd do if the world ended, replied, "Keep on playing chess".