Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
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.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
- 3': Foul by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 3': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 9': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 10': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 12': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is caught offside.
- 14': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 17': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
- 18': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 18': Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Caleb Wiley (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 20': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 21': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross.
- 21': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 22': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 22': Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 27': Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 29': Goal! Watford 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 31': Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 32': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 32': Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 34': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 36': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 36': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 37': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
- 37': Attempt missed. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 38': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 40': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 43': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 44': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Goal! Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Foul by Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45'+2': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Kévin Keben replaces James Abankwah.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
- 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Shea Charles.
- 54': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 54': Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Dwomoh.
- 59': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
- 60': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michael Smith.
- 61': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Ihiekwe replaces Barry Bannan.
- 62': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Svante Ingelsson.
- 63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
- 64': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Rocco Vata (Watford).
- 65': Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 66': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
- 67': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 71': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer replaces Gabriel Otegbayo.
- 71': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Olaf Kobacki replaces Josh Windass.
- 72': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
- 72': Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shea Charles.
- 78': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 78': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces Caleb Wiley.
- 79': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
- 79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Michael Smith.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iké Ugbo.
- 80': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
- 81': Attempt missed. Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Valery.
- 82': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 82': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Zavier Massiah-Edwards replaces Rocco Vata.
- 84': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
- 85': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 85': Zavier Massiah-Edwards (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
- 86': Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
- 89': Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Statistics
 SHW |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.8 | Possession | 51.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 306 |
| 358 | Passes | 372 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 27 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,657
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,657
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Millwall | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Egil Selvik (GK) |
| 25 | James Abankwah |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 14 | Pierre Dwomoh |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 20 | Mamadou Doumbia |
| 11 | Rocco Vata |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Pierce Charles (GK) |
| 33 | Gabriel Otegbayo |
| 44 | Shea Charles |
| 18 | Marvin Johnson |
| 27 | Yan Valery  |
| 8 | Svante Ingelsson |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 41 | Djeidi Gassama |
| 13 | Callum Paterson |
| 24 | Michael Smith |
| 11 | Josh Windass |
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