Sky Sports presenter David Prutton has issued his latest predictions for this weekend's Sky Bet Championship action and is backing a 1-1 draw when Watford and Preston North End go head-to-head.

The second tier action gets underway this evening as Brentford host QPR in west London but Vladimir Ivic and Alex Neil will be only focused on one game this weekend and that comes at Vicarage Road between their two sides.

Watford have drawn their last two games funnily enough, against QPR and Bristol City respectively, whilst Preston have beaten Sheffield Wednesday and lost to Blackburn Rovers at home in their last two matches.

For Prutton, then, it is too close to call with him explaining the reasons behind his prediction:

"Watford had players unavailable in midweek against Bristol City due to the coronavirus, but still ground out a decent result in tough circumstances. Their squad has real depth to it.

"Preston as we know are very good on the road. They might be tired after playing for so long against Blackburn in midweek, but I think this could be a more balanced game. I'll go for a draw. 1-1."

The Verdict

Both sides have hopes of making the play-offs this season and so this is another important game for the two teams involved.

Watford have plenty of quality in their squad but are perhaps in need of a bit more cutting edge to really put sides away - they're certainly more than good enough to beat any side in this division.

Preston, meanwhile, have been far better away from home than at Deepdale and that will naturally spring hopes among their fans they can get a result here this weekend.