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# Watford 0-2 Sheffield Utd

- **Status:** FT
- **Date:** 18 Apr 15:00
- **League:** Championship, Regular Season - 43
- **Venue:** Vicarage Road, Watford

## Match Events

| Min | Event | Player | Team |
|-----|-------|--------|------|
| 26' | Yellow Card | I. Louza | Watford |
| 50' | Normal Goal | P. Bamford | Sheffield Utd |
| 58' | Substitution 1 | O. Maamma (on for G. Chakvetadze) | Watford |
| 59' | Substitution 2 | E. Kayembe (on for A. Nabizada) | Watford |
| 59' | Normal Goal | P. Bamford (F. Seriki) | Sheffield Utd |
| 60' | Substitution 1 | A. Brooks (on for T. Chong) | Sheffield Utd |
| 65' | Yellow Card | G. Hamer | Sheffield Utd |
| 67' | Substitution 2 | G. Hamer (on for D. Ings) | Sheffield Utd |
| 67' | Substitution 3 | J. Riedewald (on for S. Peck) | Sheffield Utd |
| 71' | Substitution 3 | J. Abankwah (on for M. Bola) | Watford |
| 71' | Substitution 4 | M. Doumbia (on for L. Kjerrumgaard) | Watford |
| 75' | Yellow Card | D. Ings | Sheffield Utd |
| 77' | Substitution 4 | J. Rothwell (on for O. Arblaster) | Sheffield Utd |
| 77' | Substitution 5 | C. O'Hare (on for T. Bindon) | Sheffield Utd |
| 81' | Yellow Card | S. Peck | Sheffield Utd |
| 81' | Substitution 5 | N. Mendy (on for E. Bove) | Watford |
| 90+1' | Yellow Card | T. Chong | Sheffield Utd |
| 90+8' | Yellow Card |  | Watford |

## Statistics

| Stat | Watford | Sheffield Utd |
|------|--------|--------|
| 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 | 10 | 9 |
| Corner Kicks | 8 | 5 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Ball Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 4 |
| Red Cards | - | - |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 3 | 3 |
| Total passes | 358 | 317 |
| Passes accurate | 278 | 234 |
| Passes % | 78% | 74% |
| expected_goals | 0.93 | 0.75 |
| goals_prevented | 0 | 0 |

## Watford Lineup (4-4-2)

**Starting XI:** Egil Selvik (1), Jeremy Petris (29), Matthew Pollock (6), Saba Goglichidze (3), James Abankwah (25), Nestory Irankunda (66), Nampalys Mendy (23), Imrân Louza (10), Othmane Maamma (42), Mamadou Doumbia (20), Edo Kayembe (39)

**Substitutes:** Nathan Baxter (12), Marc Bola (16), Jeremy Ngakia (2), Amin Nabizada (53), Edoardo Bove (15), Tom Ince (7), Giorgi Chakvetadze (8), Luca Kjerrumgaard (9), Kwadwo Baah (34)


## Sheffield Utd Lineup (4-2-3-1)

**Starting XI:** Adam Davies (17), Femi Seriki (38), Japhet Tanganga (2), Mark McGuinness (25), Harrison Burrows (14), Jairo Riedewald (44), Joe Rothwell (48), Andre Brooks (11), Callum O'Hare (10), Gustavo Hamer (8), Patrick Bamford (45)

**Substitutes:** Luke Faxon (31), Tyler Bindon (6), Leo Fuhr Hjelde (5), Ki-Jana Hoever (12), Oliver Arblaster (4), Tahith Chong (24), Sydie Peck (42), Danny Ings (9), Thomas Cannon (7)