English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
  • 56': João Pedro
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1 - 0

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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 Sunderland 12 +14 28
2 Burnley 12 +12 23
3 Leeds United 12 +11 23
4 Sheffield United 12 +8 22
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

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

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