English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
Sheffield United DLDLW 2
–
Watford WDLDL 0
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Vicarage Road · 18,495 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
3
46.6
Possession
53.4
11
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
240
Accurate Passes
286
329
Passes
372
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
58
17
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
5
36
Effective Clearances
23
36
Clearances
23

Head to Head

SHU leads series 4-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 3Saba GoglichidzeCD-L
  3. 6Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. 25James AbankwahLB
  5. 29Jeremy PetrisRB
  6. 10Imran LouzaCM-L
  7. 23Nampalys MendyCM-R
  8. 42Othmane MaammaLM
  9. 66Nestory IrankundaRM
  10. 39Edo KayembeCF-L
  11. 20Mamadou DoumbiaCF-R

SHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 17Adam DaviesG
  2. 25Mark McGuinnessCD-L
  3. 2Japhet TangangaCD-R
  4. 14Harrison BurrowsLB
  5. 38Femi SerikiRB
  6. 10Callum O'HareAM
  7. 48Joe RothwellLM
  8. 44Jairo RiedewaldRM
  9. 45Patrick BamfordF
  10. 8Gustavo HamerAM-L
  11. 11Andre BrooksAM-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 50' Goal! Watford 0, Sheffield United 1. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 58' Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Othmane Maamma.
  4. 58' Substitution, Watford. Amin Nabizada replaces Edo Kayembe.
  5. 59' Goal! Watford 0, Sheffield United 2. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Femi Seriki with a cross.
  6. 60' Substitution, Sheffield United. Tahith Chong replaces Andre Brooks.
  7. 65' Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Substitution, Sheffield United. Danny Ings replaces Gustavo Hamer.
  9. 67' Substitution, Sheffield United. Sydie Peck replaces Jairo Riedewald.
  10. 71' Substitution, Watford. Marc Bola replaces James Abankwah because of an injury.
  11. 71' Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
  12. 75' Danny Ings (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 77' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Joe Rothwell because of an injury.
  14. 77' Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyler Bindon replaces Callum O'Hare.
  15. 81' Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 81' Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  17. 90'+1' Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+7' Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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