Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
5': Hand ball by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
10': Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
13': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Penney.
14': Foul by Glenn Murray (Watford).
14': Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
17': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
17': Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
17': Isaiah Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Matt Penney (Sheffield Wednesday).
18': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
25': Attempt saved. Glenn Murray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
25': Offside, Watford. Glenn Murray tries a through ball, but João Pedro is caught offside.
26': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Dominic Iorfa tries a through ball, but Jordan Rhodes is caught offside.
27': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
27': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt missed. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isaiah Brown with a cross following a set piece situation.
31': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ken Sema.
33': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Rhodes with a headed pass.
33': Foul by Glenn Murray (Watford).
33': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday).
34': Glenn Murray (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Matt Penney (Sheffield Wednesday).
36': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
36': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday).
37': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday).
38': Foul by Matt Penney (Sheffield Wednesday).
38': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Domingos Quina (Watford).
40': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
40': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
41': Matt Penney (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
45': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Isaiah Brown with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Watford 0.
45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 0, Watford 0.
46': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
51': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
51': Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
52': Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
54': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Isaiah Brown (Sheffield Wednesday).
54': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer replaces Matt Penney.
55': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
55': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Massimo Luongo.
56': Attempt blocked. Glenn Murray (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
56': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
58': Substitution, Watford. Stipe Perica replaces Glenn Murray.
59': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
59': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt saved. Stipe Perica (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Chalobah.
61': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
61': Isaiah Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domingos Quina with a cross.
63': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro.
63': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
63': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday).
65': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Domingos Quina (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
68': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
69': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Elias Kachunga replaces Jordan Rhodes.
70': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday).
70': Stipe Perica (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Hand ball by Stipe Perica (Watford).
72': Substitution, Watford. James Garner replaces Domingos Quina.
76': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
77': Attempt saved. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kadeem Harris.
78': Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
80': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass tries a through ball, but Elias Kachunga is caught offside.
80': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
81': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
81': Stipe Perica (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Lees.
83': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Lees.
83': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85': Substitution, Watford. Ignacio Pussetto replaces João Pedro.
85': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Reach replaces Josh Windass.
86': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom Lees.
87': Foul by James Garner (Watford).
87': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': James Garner (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt missed. Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Massimo Luongo with a cross.
90'+1': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
90'+2': Foul by James Garner (Watford).
90'+2': Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Isaiah Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Palmer with a cross.
90'+3': Offside, Watford. Tom Cleverley tries a through ball, but Ignacio Pussetto is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
90'+4': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Watford 0.
0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Watford 0.

Statistics

WAT		SHW
22	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	3
50.4	Possession	49.6
8	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
244	Accurate Passes	242
352	Passes	356
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	5
18	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.3
68	Long Balls	86
22	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	0
10	Effective Tackles	12
20	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	10
12	Effective Clearances	31
12	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	46	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	+26	80

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
25	Cameron Dawson (GK)
15	Tom Lees
4	Joost van Aken
27	Dominic Iorfa
10	Barry Bannan
21	Massimo Luongo
24	Isaiah Brown
14	Matt Penney
7	Kadeem Harris
20	Jordan Rhodes
18	Josh Windass

Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:

Joe Wildsmith, Elias Kachunga, Liam Palmer, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Alex Hunt, Adam Reach, Liam Shaw.

Watford (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Ben Foster (GK)
27	Christian Kabasele
6	Ben Wilmot
15	Craig Cathcart
12	Ken Sema
3	Jeremy Ngakia
14	Nathaniel Chalobah
8	Tom Cleverley
10	João Pedro
20	Domingos Quina
17	Glenn Murray

Watford Substitutes:

Craig Dawson, Ignacio Pussetto, Daniel Bachmann, Jerome Sinclair, James Garner, Stipe Perica, Francisco Sierralta.

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