Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 14:00
Championship
England
Full Time
Match Timeline
26'
Imrân Louza🟨Yellow Card
50'
P. Bamford⚽Normal Goal
58'
O. Maamma🔄Substitution 1 → G. Chakvetadze
59'
E. Kayembe🔄Substitution 2 → A. Nabizada
59'
P. Bamford⚽Normal Goal → F. Seriki
60'
A. Brooks🔄Substitution 1 → T. Chong
65'
Gustavo Hamer🟨Yellow Card
67'
G. Hamer🔄Substitution 2 → D. Ings
67'
J. Riedewald🔄Substitution 3 → S. Peck
71'
J. Abankwah🔄Substitution 3 → M. Bola
71'
M. Doumbia🔄Substitution 4 → L. Kjerrumgaard
75'
Danny Ings🟨Yellow Card
77'
J. Rothwell🔄Substitution 4 → O. Arblaster
77'
C. O'Hare🔄Substitution 5 → T. Bindon
81'
Sydie Peck🟨Yellow Card
81'
N. Mendy🔄Substitution 5 → E. Bove
90+1'
Tahith Chong🟨Yellow Card
90+7'
Matthew Pollock🟨Yellow Card
Match Statistics
3Shots on Goal5
7Shots off Goal3
14Total Shots11
4Blocked Shots3
6Shots insidebox7
8Shots outsidebox4
11Fouls9
8Corner Kicks5
1Offsides1
54Ball Possession46
2Yellow Cards4
3Goalkeeper Saves3
370Total passes325
286Passes accurate238
77Passes %73
0.93expected_goals0.75
0goals_prevented0
Starting Lineups
Watford1:1
Starting XI
1Egil SelvikG
25James AbankwahD
42Othmane MaammaM
39Edo KayembeF
3Saba GoglichidzeD
10Imrân LouzaM
20Mamadou DoumbiaF
6Matthew PollockD
23Nampalys MendyM
29Jeremy PetrisD
66Nestory IrankundaM
Sheffield Utd1:1
Starting XI
17Adam DaviesG
14Harrison BurrowsD
48Joe RothwellM
8Gustavo HamerM
45Patrick BamfordF
25Mark McGuinnessD
44Jairo RiedewaldM
10Callum O'HareM
2Japhet TangangaD
11Andre BrooksM
38Femi SerikiD
Head-to-Head
5
Wins
2
Draws
1
Wins
📈 Team Form & Statistics
Watford
Form: L-D-L-D-W
Sheffield Utd
Form: W-L-D-L-D
Record
3 W
3 D
4 L
•
3 W
3 D
4 L
Goals Per Game
1.1
Scored
vs
1.4
Scored
1.3
Conceded
vs
1.4
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
20%
Clean Sheets
10%
BTTS
60%
BTTS
80%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:1.2
Away:1.0
Conceded
Home:0.8
Away:1.8
Scored
Home:1.7
Away:1.0
Conceded
Home:1.7
Away:1.0
ELO comparison
Pre-match ratings
 WatfordHome | Rating |  Sheffield UtdAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,470.8 | Overall | 1,506.7 |
| 1,545.7 | Match venue | 1,526.9 |
| 1,545.7 | At home | 1,564.2 |
| 1,423.4 | Away | 1,526.9 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,439.8 | Attack | 1,521.6 |
| 1,525.6 | Defence | 1,539 |
| 1,463 | Home attack | 1,546.3 |
| 1,430.7 | Away attack | 1,483.5 |
| 1,580.1 | Home defence | 1,561.5 |
| 1,483.3 | Away defence | 1,573.5 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,658.3 | Goal environment | 1,458.3 |
| 1,571.7 | Home goals | 1,495 |
| 1,586.7 | Away goals | 1,463.3 |
| 1,507 | Possession | 1,510.9 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,493.5 | Set-piece attack | 1,534 |
| 1,493 | Set-piece defence | 1,533.9 |
| 1,491.3 | Close games | 1,459.8 |
| 1,468.1 | Winning margin | 1,523 |
Match venue compares Watford at home with Sheffield Utd away. All ratings are within this league.
Higher goal environment ratings mean higher-scoring games, not necessarily a stronger team. A starting league rating is 1500.