Watford vs Sheffield Utd

Championship · Apr 18, 2026 · 14:00

Final score: Watford 0–2 Sheffield Utd

Standings

• Watford: #16 · 57 Pts · 46 P (14W 15D 17L)
• Sheffield Utd: #13 · 60 Pts · 46 P (18W 6D 22L)

Recent form

Watford

• L Apr 11, 2026: Oxford United 2–0 Watford
• D Apr 6, 2026: Watford 1–1 Charlton
• L Apr 3, 2026: QPR 2–1 Watford
• D Mar 21, 2026: Watford 0–0 Leicester
• W Mar 17, 2026: Watford 3–1 Wrexham

Sheffield Utd

• W Apr 11, 2026: Sheffield Utd 2–1 Hull City
• L Apr 6, 2026: Bristol City 1–0 Sheffield Utd
• D Apr 3, 2026: Sheffield Utd 3–3 Swansea
• L Mar 21, 2026: Sheffield Utd 1–2 Wrexham
• D Mar 14, 2026: Birmingham 1–1 Sheffield Utd

Head-to-head

• 2026-04-18T14:00:00+00:00: Watford 0–2 Sheffield Utd
• 2025-10-18T14:00:00+00:00: Sheffield Utd 1–0 Watford
• 2025-01-04T15:00:00+00:00: Watford 1–2 Sheffield Utd
• 2024-09-01T14:00:00+00:00: Sheffield Utd 1–0 Watford
• 2023-02-25T15:00:00+00:00: Sheffield Utd 1–0 Watford

Match events

• 26' Card Yellow Card — Imrân Louza (Watford)
• 50' Goal Normal Goal — P. Bamford (Sheffield Utd)
• 58' subst Substitution 1 — O. Maamma (Watford) (assists: G. Chakvetadze)
• 59' subst Substitution 2 — E. Kayembe (Watford) (assists: A. Nabizada)
• 59' Goal Normal Goal — P. Bamford (Sheffield Utd) (assists: F. Seriki)
• 60' subst Substitution 1 — A. Brooks (Sheffield Utd) (assists: T. Chong)
• 65' Card Yellow Card — Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield Utd)
• 67' subst Substitution 2 — G. Hamer (Sheffield Utd) (assists: D. Ings)
• 67' subst Substitution 3 — J. Riedewald (Sheffield Utd) (assists: S. Peck)
• 71' subst Substitution 3 — J. Abankwah (Watford) (assists: M. Bola)
• 71' subst Substitution 4 — M. Doumbia (Watford) (assists: L. Kjerrumgaard)
• 75' Card Yellow Card — Danny Ings (Sheffield Utd)
• 77' subst Substitution 4 — J. Rothwell (Sheffield Utd) (assists: O. Arblaster)
• 77' subst Substitution 5 — C. O'Hare (Sheffield Utd) (assists: T. Bindon)
• 81' Card Yellow Card — Sydie Peck (Sheffield Utd)
• 81' subst Substitution 5 — N. Mendy (Watford) (assists: E. Bove)
• 90'+7 Card Yellow Card — Matthew Pollock (Watford)
• 90'+1 Card Yellow Card — Tahith Chong (Sheffield Utd)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 3 — 5
• Shots off Goal: 7 — 3
• Total Shots: 14 — 11
• Blocked Shots: 4 — 3
• Shots insidebox: 6 — 7
• Shots outsidebox: 8 — 4
• Fouls: 11 — 9
• Corner Kicks: 8 — 5
• Offsides: 1 — 1
• Ball Possession: 53% — 47%
• Yellow Cards: 2 — 4
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 3 — 3
• Total passes: 372 — 329
• Passes accurate: 286 — 240
• Passes %: 77% — 73%
• expected_goals: 1.29 — 0.81
• goals_prevented: 0.26 — 0.26

Injuries

Watford

• J. Grieves — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• H. Kyprianou — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Grieves — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• H. Kyprianou — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)

Sheffield Utd

• T. Campbell — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• M. Cooper — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. McCallum — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• K. Phillips — Muscle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Shackleton — Foot Injury (Missing Fixture)
• T. Campbell — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• M. Cooper — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. McCallum — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• K. Phillips — Muscle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Shackleton — Foot Injury (Missing Fixture)