Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday
Ref: Dean Whitestone, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford and Sheffield Wednesday drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Vivaldo Semedo scored for Watford; McNeill replied for Sheffield Wednesday. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.78 for Watford versus 0.48 for Sheffield Wednesday. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Sheffield Wednesday are 24th.
First Half
Maamma
Yellow Card
17'
⚽
McNeill
Second Half
46'
⇄
Bannan
⇄
Maamma
67'
⇄
Cadamarteri
⇄
Chakvetadze
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
77'
⇄
Cooper
77'
⇄
Lowe
88'
⇄
McNeill
90+4'
Chalobah
Yellow Card
⚽
Vivaldo Semedo
Assist: Pollock
| # | 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
WatfordSheffield Wednesday
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.78VS0.48
Attack6 · 0 won
23
Shots
4
9
Shots on target
1
17
Shots in the box
2
6
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
68%
Possession
32%
560
Total passes
267
478
Accurate passes
181
85%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline1 · 1 won
14
Fouls
4
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
7
7
Blocked shots
0
0.11
Goals prevented
0.11
Watford
4-4-2
Sheffield Wednesday
3-5-2Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 6M. PollockD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 16M. BolaD
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 39E. KayembeM
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 7T. InceM
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 29J. PétrisD
- 41Alfie Marriott
- 66N. IrankundaF
Sheffield Wednesday
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1P. CharlesG
- 3M. LoweD
- 6D. IorfaD
- 7Y. ValeryM
- 8S. IngelssonM
- 9J. LoweF
- 10B. BannanM
- 12H. AmassM
- 16L. CooperD
- 17C. McNeillM
- 18B. CadamarteriF
Substitutes
- 2L. PalmerD
- 4S. FusireM
- 11I. UgboF
- 14N. ChalobahM
- 22G. OtegbayoD
- 24E. HorvathG
- 27Reece JohnsonD
- 31W. GraingerF
- 37Jarvis ThorntonM
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/4 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/2 |
| Max Alleyne | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3/7 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 69 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nampalys Mendy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Petris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Marriott | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 17 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Thomas Ince | M | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie McNeill | M | 88 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Pierce Charles | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Amass | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/4 |
| Yan Valery | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/5 |
| Liam Cooper | D | 77 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Svante Ingelsson | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Lowe | F | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Max Lowe | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dominic Iorfa | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Barry Bannan(C) | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey Cadamarteri | F | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| William Grainger | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Horvath | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece Johnson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarvis Thornton | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sean Fusire | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ike Ugbo | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Palmer | D | 23 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |