English Premier League

Watford vs Sheffield United, 2019-20 English Premier League

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Watford stay bottom after draw with Sheffield United

Watford and Sheffield United played out a 0-0 draw at Vicarage Road on Saturday to leave Quique Sanchez Flores' side at the bottom of the table.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by José Holebas.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
  • 11': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Chris Basham.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Sebastian Prödl (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
  • 16': Offside, Sheffield United. John Lundstram tries a through ball, but Chris Basham is caught offside.
  • 17': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Watford).
  • 18': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
  • 19': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 19': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Foster.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt saved. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Lundstram.
  • 21': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by José Holebas.
  • 22': Callum Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Watford).
  • 23': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
  • 24': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by José Holebas.
  • 25': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood tries a through ball, but Chris Basham is caught offside.
  • 30': Offside, Watford. Roberto Pereyra tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Watford).
  • 32': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack O'Connell.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
  • 41': Corner, Watford. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Sebastian Prödl (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
  • 45': Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Watford 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Gray with a headed pass.
  • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
  • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Chris Basham.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a headed pass.
  • 54': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
  • 57': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
  • 57': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Watford. Craig Dawson replaces Sebastian Prödl because of an injury.
  • 59': Substitution, Watford. Gerard Deulofeu replaces Andre Gray.
  • 62': Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Oliver McBurnie.
  • 63': Foul by John Lundstram (Sheffield United).
  • 63': Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat.
  • 71': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 72': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Lundstram.
  • 77': Substitution, Watford. Ismaila Sarr replaces Danny Welbeck.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
  • 78': Foul by Craig Dawson (Watford).
  • 78': Lys Mousset (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Attempt missed. John Lundstram (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
  • 81': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
  • 85': Offside, Watford. Ismaila Sarr tries a through ball, but Gerard Deulofeu is caught offside.
  • 85': Offside, Sheffield United. Dean Henderson tries a through ball, but Lys Mousset is caught offside.
  • 90': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Daryl Janmaat (Watford).
  • 90': Foul by John Lundstram (Sheffield United).
  • 90': Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': John Lundstram (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Lys Mousset (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Craig Dawson (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Sheffield United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Sheffield United 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 3
60.5 Possession 39.5
9 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
455 Accurate Passes 252
554 Passes 360
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
30 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.2
104 Long Balls 57
54 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 9
27 Effective Clearances 34
27 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,811

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 12 +16 31
2 Manchester City 12 +5 23
3 Chelsea 12 +9 22
4 Arsenal 12 +9 22
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (5-3-2)

No. Name
26 Ben Foster (GK)
5 Sebastian Prödl
27 Christian Kabasele
15 Craig Cathcart
25 José Holebas
2 Daryl Janmaat
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
37 Roberto Pereyra
8 Tom Cleverley
18 Andre Gray
10 Danny Welbeck

SHU Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Dean Henderson (GK)
12 John Egan
5 Jack O'Connell
6 Chris Basham
4 John Fleck
7 John Lundstram Yellow Card
16 Oliver Norwood
3 Enda Stevens
2 George Baldock
11 Callum Robinson
9 Oliver McBurnie Yellow Card

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