Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2025-26 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.
- 1': Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
- 1': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 3': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
- 11': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 11': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Othmane Maamma (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Foul by Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 13': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 17': Goal! Watford 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 20': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 20': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 21': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Charlie McNeill.
- 22': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
- 25': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 25': Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
- 27': Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 29': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 29': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Delay in match (Watford).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Offside, Watford. Marc Bola is caught offside.
- 32': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Bailey Cadamarteri is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
- 34': Attempt missed. Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamal Lowe following a fast break.
- 34': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Yan Valery is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Lowe.
- 36': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 39': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
- 41': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
- 44': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Max Lowe.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45'+2': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Barry Bannan.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Othmane Maamma.
- 50': Attempt missed. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Fusire.
- 51': Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
- 51': Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
- 54': Attempt missed. Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Max Lowe following a fast break.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
- 58': Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Delay in match (Watford).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
- 64': Liam Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer replaces Bailey Cadamarteri.
- 69': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 70': Attempt saved. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 71': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Marc Bola.
- 71': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
- 71': Penalty Watford. Marc Bola draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Penalty conceded by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty missed! Still Watford 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Imrân Louza (Watford) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
- 73': (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 73': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Jamal Lowe.
- 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Gabriel Otegbayo replaces Liam Cooper.
- 79': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 79': Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
- 85': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 87': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
- 88': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Charlie McNeill.
- 88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 89': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 90'+1': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 90'+4': Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
- 90'+6': Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
- 90'+6': Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Goal! Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Statistics
SHW |
WAT![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 31.8 | Possession | 68.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 181 | Accurate Passes | 478 |
| 267 | Passes | 560 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 29 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 46 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 46 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 16,834
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 16,834
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| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 20 | +29 | 44 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | +9 | 39 |
| 3 | Millwall | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 20 | +6 | 32 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Nathan Baxter (GK) |
| 3 | Max Alleyne |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 16 | Marc Bola |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 8 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
| 42 | Othmane Maamma |
| 9 | Luca Kjerrumgaard |
| 20 | Mamadou Doumbia |
Sheffield Wednesday (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pierce Charles (GK) |
| 16 | Liam Cooper |
| 3 | Max Lowe |
| 6 | Dominic Iorfa |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 17 | Charlie McNeill |
| 8 | Svante Ingelsson |
| 12 | Harry Amass |
| 7 | Yan Valery |
| 18 | Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri |
| 9 | Jamal Lowe |
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