English League Championship

Watford vs Sheffield United, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 56': João Pedro
FT
1 - 0
Sheffield United

    About

    Watford are hosting Sheffield United at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
    • 8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by John Fleck.
    • 9': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 9': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 13': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 13': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Ciaran Clark (Sheffield United).
    • 14': Ciaran Clark (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 17': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
    • 17': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
    • 20': Attempt saved. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
    • 23': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
    • 24': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 24': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 25': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
    • 29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Oliver Norwood.
    • 31': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 35': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 37': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
    • 37': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by George Baldock.
    • 45': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Sheffield United).
    • 45'+1': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 45'+2': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver Norwood following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 46': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
    • 46': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 49': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
    • 49': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 50': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Baldock.
    • 55': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tom Cleverley.
    • 55': Substitution, Sheffield United. Max Lowe replaces Enda Stevens because of an injury.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 56': Goal! Watford 1, Sheffield United 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr following a fast break.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Hassane Kamara (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. John Fleck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 61': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 66': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Oliver Norwood.
    • 68': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Daniel Jebbison.
    • 68': Substitution, Sheffield United. Reda Khadra replaces Ciaran Clark.
    • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Oliver Norwood.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 79': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Emmanuel Dennis.
    • 81': Substitution, Watford. Rey Manaj replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 82': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 82': Reda Khadra (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hassane Kamara.
    • 87': Foul by Rey Manaj (Watford).
    • 87': John Egan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces João Pedro.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
    • 90'+2': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+2': Rey Manaj (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Rey Manaj (Watford).
    • 90'+3': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
    • 90'+5': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    47.4 Possession 52.6
    6 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    252 Accurate Passes 311
    361 Passes 402
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 69
    21 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 7
    21 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 11
    19 Effective Clearances 20
    19 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 19,536

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
    2 Burnley 17 +15 33
    3 Sunderland 17 +14 33
    4 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    31 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
    15 Craig Cathcart
    27 Christian Kabasele
    39 Edo Kayembe
    8 Tom Cleverley Yellow Card
    12 Ken Sema
    14 Hassane Kamara Yellow Card
    10 João Pedro Yellow Card
    25 Emmanuel Dennis
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    Watford Substitutes:
    Jeremy Ngakia, Bayo Youssouf, Dan Gosling, Rey Manaj, William Troost-Ekong, Ben Hamer, Yáser Asprilla.

    SHU Sheffield United (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    18 Wes Foderingham (GK)
    12 John Egan
    33 Rhys Norrington-Davies
    26 Ciaran Clark Yellow Card
    4 John Fleck Yellow Card
    16 Oliver Norwood
    8 Sander Berge Yellow Card
    3 Enda Stevens
    2 George Baldock
    29 Iliman Ndiaye
    36 Daniel Jebbison
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Jordan Amissah, Max Lowe, Rhian Brewster, Billy Sharp, Kyron Gordon, Reda Khadra, Ben Osborn.

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