Watford vs Sheffield Utd 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

56': João Pedro

FT
1 - 0

Introduction

Watford are hosting Sheffield United at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
14': Ciaran Clark (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
25': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Substitution, Sheffield United. Max Lowe replaces Enda Stevens because of an injury.
56': Goal! Watford 1, Sheffield United 0. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr following a fast break.
68': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Daniel Jebbison.
68': Substitution, Sheffield United. Reda Khadra replaces Ciaran Clark.
69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Oliver Norwood.
78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
81': Substitution, Watford. Rey Manaj replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
87': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces João Pedro.
90'+2': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,536

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+43	Leeds United	44	90	8
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

SHU		WAT
8	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	3
47.4	Possession	52.6
6	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
252	Accurate Passes	311
361	Passes	402
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	69
21	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	7
21	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	11
19	Effective Clearances	20
19	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

Watford (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
31	Francisco Sierralta
15	Craig Cathcart
27	Christian Kabasele
39	Edo Kayembe
8	Tom Cleverley
12	Ken Sema
14	Hassane Kamara
10	João Pedro
25	Emmanuel Dennis
23	Ismaïla Sarr

Substitutes:

Jeremy Ngakia, Bayo Youssouf, Dan Gosling, Rey Manaj, William Troost-Ekong, Ben Hamer, Yaser Asprilla.

Sheffield United (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
18	Wes Foderingham (GK)
12	John Egan
33	Rhys Norrington-Davies
26	Ciaran Clark
4	John Fleck
16	Oliver Norwood
8	Sander Berge
3	Enda Stevens
2	George Baldock
29	Iliman Ndiaye
36	Daniel Jebbison

Substitutes:

Jordan Amissah, Max Lowe, Rhian Brewster, Billy Sharp, Kyron Gordon, Reda Khadra, Ben Osborn.

EFL Championship News

Premier League chief warns independent regulator 'big risk'

The introduction of an independent regulator for English soccer represents a big risk that could have unintended consequences, according to Premier League Chief executive Richard Masters.

Australia's eyes on the astonishing four-way Championship title race

Australians Mass Luongo and Cameron Burgess are playing a key role in one of the most remarkable title races in Championship history.

Leicester avoid points penalty this season in promotion boost

Leicester City cannot be deducted any points in the second-tier Championship if they are convicted of any violations of the Premier League's spending rules, the English Football League (EFL) said on Friday.

Sheffield United deducted two points for next EFL season

Sheffield United will be deducted two points at the beginning of the next season that they are in the English Football League's jurisdiction, the EFL said on Thursday.