English League Championship

Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 82': Yáser Asprilla
FT
1 - 0
Sheffield Wednesday

    About

    Watford are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at Vicarage Road, Watford, 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.
    • 2': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 3': Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 6': Hand ball by Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 14': Foul by Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 14': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
    • 16': John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 18': John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
    • 19': John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 26': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 29': John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
    • 31': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
    • 34': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 34': Jake Livermore (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Buckley.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 36': Attempt missed. John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 37': Foul by Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 37': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
    • 39': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
    • 44': Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
    • 44': Attempt saved. Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
    • 45': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 45': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
    • 50': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
    • 50': Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Jamal Lewis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 53': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
    • 53': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Jamal Lewis.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Akin Famewo with a cross.
    • 58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
    • 61': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ken Sema.
    • 62': Attempt missed. John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 62': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Mallik Wilks replaces Anthony Musaba.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Imrân Louza.
    • 65': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 67': Offside, Watford. Mileta Rajovic is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 68': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
    • 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Reece James replaces John Buckley.
    • 78': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Tom Ince.
    • 81': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
    • 81': Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Goal! Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 85': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 85': Reece James (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 87': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith replaces Jeff Hendrick.
    • 88': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lee Gregory replaces Josh Windass.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Lee Gregory is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bambo Diaby.
    • 90'+4': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a fast break.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ken Sema.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    40.8 Possession 59.2
    10 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    289 Accurate Passes 456
    377 Passes 562
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 71
    30 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 17
    21 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.9
    16 Interceptions 9
    23 Effective Clearances 13
    23 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 19,102

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
    2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
    3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
    4 Millwall 35 +7 62
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    4 Wesley Hoedt
    5 Ryan Porteous Yellow Card
    6 Jamal Lewis Yellow Card
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    8 Jake Livermore
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    10 Imran Louza
    19 Bayo Youssouf
    37 Matheus Martins
    7 Tom Ince
    Watford Substitutes:
    Yáser Asprilla, Edo Kayembe, Ben Hamer, Mileta Rajovic, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Francisco Sierralta, Ken Sema, Rhys Healey, Ismaël Koné.

    SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Cameron Dawson (GK)
    5 Bambo Diaby
    6 Dominic Iorfa
    23 Akin Famewo
    14 Pol Valentín
    10 Barry Bannan
    22 Jeff Hendrick Yellow Card
    21 John Buckley
    45 Anthony Musaba
    11 Josh Windass
    13 Callum Paterson
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    George Byers, Will Vaulks, Di'Shon Bernard, Liam Palmer, Mallik Wilks, Devis Vásquez, Reece James, Michael Smith, Lee Gregory.

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