Milutin Osmajic came off the bench to rescue a point for Preston North End in a pulsating 2-2 draw with Watford at Deepdale, denying Edward Still victory in his first game as the Hornets' head coach. The Montenegrin forward, returning to the squad after a three-match suspension, struck on 70 minutes to haul the hosts level after Watford had overturned Lewis Dobbin's early opener with a quickfire double from Othmane Maamma and an Odel Offiah own goal.
The result keeps both clubs in the congested play-off picture but left each with reasons for frustration: Preston lost further ground in the top-six race despite leading, while Still's side extended their winless run to eight games despite an impressive second-half surge that briefly had them on course for a first victory under their new boss.
Dobbin Rewards Bright Preston Start
Preston began with intent and could have gone ahead inside the opening stages when Daniel Jebbison slipped Lewis Dobbin into space in the box, only for Saba Goglichidze to throw himself in the way of the forward's goal-bound strike to spare Watford.