Championship
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- João Pedro 56'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Sheffield Utd 1-0. Scorers for Watford: João Pedro 56'.
Watford
Sheffield Utd
- Full-time 1 - 0
Added time: 5 minutes
-
90+5'
Hassane Kamara Yellow card · Watford Hassane Kamara of Watford is booked
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90+2'
Sander Berge Yellow card · Sheffield Utd Yellow card for Sander Berge (Sheffield Utd)
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87'
D. Gosling Out: João Pedro · Watford Substitution for Watford: D. Gosling comes on for João Pedro
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81'
Rey Manaj Out: Ismaïla Sarr · Watford Substitution for Watford: Rey Manaj comes on for Ismaïla Sarr
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78'
B. Sharp Out: Iliman Ndiaye · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: B. Sharp comes on for Iliman Ndiaye
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69'
B. Osborn Out: O. Norwood · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: B. Osborn comes on for O. Norwood
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68'
R. Brewster Out: Daniel Jebbison · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: R. Brewster comes on for Daniel Jebbison
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68'
R. Khadra Out: Ciaran Clark · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: R. Khadra comes on for Ciaran Clark
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56'
João Pedro 1-0 Goal · Assist: Ismaïla Sarr · Watford Ismaïla Sarr provides, João Pedro finishes for Watford (1-0)
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55'
Max Lowe Out: E. Stevens · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: Max Lowe comes on for E. Stevens
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49'
João Pedro Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for João Pedro (Watford)
- Half-time 0 - 0
Added time: 2 minutes
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45+2'
T. Cleverley Yellow card · Watford T. Cleverley of Watford is booked
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25'
Francisco Sierralta Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Francisco Sierralta (Watford)
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24'
John Fleck Yellow card · Sheffield Utd John Fleck of Sheffield Utd is booked
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14'
Ciaran Clark Yellow card · Sheffield Utd Yellow card for Ciaran Clark (Sheffield Utd)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Sheffield Utd
DDLWD
Last 5 matches WLWWL
0.7Goals scored per match2.2
1.4Goals conceded per match1
4Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford3-4-2-1
Sheffield Utd3-4-1-2
33
5.9
Norrington-Davies
Rhys Norrington-Davies
Player profile
12
7.0
Egan
J. Egan
Player profile
26
6.2
Clark
14'68'
Ciaran Clark
- 14'Yellow card
- 68'Out
12
6.6
Sema
Ken Sema
Player profile
39
6.9
Kayembe
Edouard Kayembe
Player profile
8
6.3
Cleverley
45+2'
T. Cleverley
- 45+2'Yellow card
- 90+5'Yellow card
Watford3-4-2-1
Coach: R. Edwards
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Bachmann 7.2
- 27DF C. Kabasele 7.3
- 31DF Francisco Sierralta25' 6.9
- 15DF C. Cathcart 7.0
- 14MF Hassane Kamara90+5' 7.2
- 8MF T. Cleverley45+2' 6.3
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe 6.9
- 12MF Ken Sema 6.6
- 23FW Ismaïla Sarr81' 7.2
- 25FW E. Dennis 7.3
- 10FW João Pedro49'56'87' 7.5
Substitutes
- 9FW Rey Manaj81' 6.6
- 16MF D. Gosling87' 6.3
- 5DF William Troost-Ekong
- 26GK B. Hamer
- 2DF J. Ngakia
- 19FW Vakoun Bayo
- 18MF Yáser Asprilla
Sheffield Utd3-4-1-2
Coach: P. Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 18GK Wes Foderingham 6.9
- 26DF Ciaran Clark14'68' 6.2
- 12DF J. Egan 7.0
- 33DF Rhys Norrington-Davies 5.9
- 2MF G. Baldock 6.3
- 16MF O. Norwood69' 6.6
- 4MF John Fleck24' 6.9
- 3MF E. Stevens55' 7.2
- 8FW Sander Berge90+2' 6.9
- 36FW Daniel Jebbison68' 6.7
- 29FW Iliman Ndiaye78' 6.7
Substitutes
- 13DF Max Lowe55' 6.2
- 11MF R. Khadra68' 6.6
- 7FW R. Brewster68' 6.3
- 23MF B. Osborn69' 6.6
- 10FW B. Sharp78' 6.3
- 34DF Kyron Gordon
- 37GK J. Amissah
Watford
Sheffield Utd
53%
47%
10
Shots
6
4
On target
3
4
Off target
1
5
Corners
4
13
Fouls
8
4
Yellow cards
3
3
Saves
3
402
Passes
361
77%
Pass accuracy
70%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burnley
|
46 | 87 | 35 | 87:35 | +52 | 101 |
| 2 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 73 | 39 | 73:39 | +34 | 91 |
| 3 |
Luton
|
46 | 57 | 39 | 57:39 | +18 | 80 |
| 4 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 84 | 56 | 84:56 | +28 | 75 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 58 | 46 | 58:46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 68 | 55 | 68:55 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 57 | 50 | 57:50 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 59 | 53 | 59:53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |
Swansea
|
46 | 68 | 64 | 68:64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
46 | 56 | 53 | 56:53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 |
Preston
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 57 | 54 | 57:54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 55 | 56 | 55:56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 |
Hull City
|
46 | 51 | 61 | 51:61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 55 | 54 | 55:54 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 47 | 62 | 47:62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 |
QPR
|
46 | 44 | 71 | 44:71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 41 | 58 | 41:58 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 |
Reading
|
46 | 46 | 68 | 46:68 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 48 | 72 | 48:72 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 |
Wigan
|
46 | 38 | 65 | 38:65 | -27 | 39 |
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