Watford vs Sheffield Utd

Final score: Watford 0-2 Sheffield Utd in the Championship, April 18, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 8 meetings: 1 wins for Watford, 2 draws, 5 wins for Sheffield Utd.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 43
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Form: LDLLW Watford
: WDWLW Sheffield Utd

26' Imrân Louza
HT0-0
50' 0-1 P. Bamford
58' ▲ G. Chakvetadze ▼ O. Maamma
59' ▲ A. Nabizada ▼ E. Kayembe
59' 0-2 P. Bamford · F. Seriki
60' ▲ T. Chong ▼ A. Brooks
65' Gustavo Hamer
67' ▲ D. Ings ▼ G. Hamer
67' ▲ S. Peck ▼ J. Riedewald
71' ▲ M. Bola ▼ J. Abankwah
71' ▲ L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ M. Doumbia
75' Danny Ings
77' ▲ O. Arblaster ▼ J. Rothwell
77' ▲ T. Bindon ▼ C. O'Hare
81' Sydie Peck
81' ▲ E. Bove ▼ N. Mendy
90'+7 Matthew Pollock
90'+1 Tahith Chong
FT0-2

Line-ups

Watford Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Edward Still

1E. Selvik 6.6
29J. Petris 6.5
6M. Pollock 6.9
3S. Goglichidze 6.5
25J. Abankwah ▼ 71' 6.2
66N. Irankunda 7.5
23N. Mendy ▼ 81' 6.9
10I. Louza 6.9
42O. Maamma ▼ 58' 6.7
20M. Doumbia ▼ 71' 6.5
39E. Kayembe ▼ 59' 6.5

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
7T. Ince
16M. Bola ▲ 71' 6.6
8G. Chakvetadze ▲ 58' 6.5
2J. Ngakia
15E. Bove ▲ 81' 6.3
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▲ 71' 6.5
34K. Baah
53A. Nabizada ▲ 59' 6.3

Sheffield Utd Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Chris Wilder

17A. Davies 6.9
38F. Seriki ⇢ 7.9
2J. Tanganga 8.0
25M. McGuinness 7.2
14H. Burrows 7.5
44J. Riedewald ▼ 67' 7.0
48J. Rothwell ▼ 77' 7.0
11A. Brooks ▼ 60' 7.2
10C. O'Hare ▼ 77' 6.3
8G. Hamer ▼ 67' 6.3
45P. Bamford ⚽2 8.5

Substitutes 9

31L. Faxon
9D. Ings ▲ 67' 6.2
7T. Cannon
4O. Arblaster ▲ 77' 6.9
24T. Chong ▲ 60' 6.3
12K. Hoever
5L. F. Hjelde
42S. Peck ▲ 67' 6.3
6T. Bindon ▲ 77' 6.9

Statistics

02⚑8

⚑540

53%Possession47%

14Shots11

3Shots on target5

7Shots off target3

6Shots inside box7

8Shots outside box4

4Blocked shots3

8Corners5

1Offsides1

11Fouls9

2Yellow cards4

3Saves3

0.26Goals prevented0.26

372Passes329

286Accurate passes240

77%Pass accuracy73%

1.29Expected goals (xG)0.81

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0