Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford
Ref: E. BellHillsborough, Sheffield · 39,814 cap
Match recap
Sheffield Wednesday and Watford drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Yates scored for Sheffield Wednesday; Vivaldo Semedo replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.54 for Sheffield Wednesday versus 1.96 for Watford. Sheffield Wednesday sit 24th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
23'
⇄
Pétris
31'
Goglichidze
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Yates
Assist: Fusire
Heskey
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Mendy
65'
⇄
Kayembe
68'
Abankwah
Yellow Card
Adaramola
Yellow Card
⇄
Yates
⇄
McGhee
76'
Ekwah
Yellow Card
Ingelsson
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Irankunda
84'
⇄
Chakvetadze
90'
⚽
Vivaldo Semedo
Assist: Louza
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sheffield WednesdayWatford
1Won
Statistical edge
1–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.54VS1.96
Attack0 · 5 won
11
Shots
19
4
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
12
1
Shots outside box
7
3
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
34%
Possession
66%
293
Total passes
575
202
Accurate passes
492
69%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 2 won
16
Fouls
7
3
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
9
0.29
Goals prevented
0.29
Sheffield Wednesday
3-1-4-2
Watford
4-4-2Sheffield Wednesday
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 1P. CharlesG
- 2L. PalmerD
- 4S. FusireM
- 8S. IngelssonM
- 9J. LoweF
- 12J. YatesF
- 22G. OtegbayoD
- 24Jaden HeskeyM
- 28Cole McGheeD
- 37Jarvis ThorntonM
- 45T. AdaramolaM
Substitutes
- 6D. IorfaD
- 11I. UgboF
- 17C. McNeillF
- 18M. NakambaM
- 21Joel Tshisanga NdalaF
- 25Logan StretchG
- 27Reece JohnsonD
- 31W. GraingerF
- 32J. EmeryD
Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3S. GoglichidzeD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 21S. MfuniD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 29J. PétrisD
- 39E. KayembeF
- 66N. IrankundaM
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 15E. BoveM
- 16M. BolaD
- 17P. EkwahM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 50J. MullinsD
- 53Amin NabizadaF
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Yates | F | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sean Fusire | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tayo Adaramola | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Pierce Charles | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Svante Ingelsson | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Cole McGhee | D | 75 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jarvis Thornton | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jaden Heskey | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jamal Lowe | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Palmer(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| William Grainger | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvelous Nakamba | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ike Ugbo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Ndala | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Emery | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece Johnson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Stretch | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominic Iorfa | D | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie McNeill | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Petris | D | 23 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nestory Irankunda | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5/6 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/4 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edo Kayembe | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Mullins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amin Nabizada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 13 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 67 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Pierre Ekwah | M | 25 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Edoardo Bove | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |