Match summary
Sheffield United beat Watford 2-0 in the Championship (England).
Watford vs Sheffield UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
Vicarage Road
Watford vs Sheffield United in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Sheffield United moved from 17th to 12th in the Championship (England) table with this result.5 places up. Table rebuilt from 508 results before kickoff and 515 after it (including 6 matches played at the same time); 24 teams; 57 points after 43 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Watford1W 2D 2L
WatfordSheffield United
5Pointsof 155
5Goals scored7
6Goals conceded8
1Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row1
4Without a win0
3Conceded in a row7
Head to head11 meetings · Aug 2009 – Oct 2025
- Watford wins
- 4
- Draws
- 2
- Sheffield United wins
- 5
1.64goals per meeting
18%both teams scored
27%3+ goals
64%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWatford 1W 0D 4L · 1.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 508 earlier results
WatfordSheffield United
#13Position#17
57Points42 v 42 games54
+1Goal difference0
1.24Scored per gameleague avg 1.281.4
1.21Conceded per game1.4
#14Form table position#14
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
WatfordSheffield United
- Yellow Card · Watford · Mattie Pollock90+7'
- 90+1'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Tahith Chong
- Substitution · Watford · Edoardo Bove · InOut: Nampalys Mendy81'
- 81'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Sydie Peck
- 77'Substitution · Sheffield United · Tyler Bindon · InOut: Callum O'Hare
- 77'Substitution · Sheffield United · Oliver Arblaster · InOut: Joe Rothwell
- 75'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Danny Ings
- Substitution · Watford · Luca Kjerrumgaard · InOut: Mamadou Doumbia71'
- Substitution · Watford · Marc Bola · InOut: James Abankwah71'
- 67'Substitution · Sheffield United · Danny Ings · InOut: Gustavo Hamer
- 67'Substitution · Sheffield United · Sydie Peck · InOut: Jaïro Riedewald
- 65'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Gustavo Hamer
- 60'Substitution · Sheffield United · Tahith Chong · InOut: Andre Brooks
- Substitution · Watford · Amin Nabizada · InOut: Edo Kayembe59'
- 59'Goal · Sheffield United · Patrick Bamford0-2
- Substitution · Watford · Giorgi Chakvetadze · InOut: Othmane Maamma58'
- 50'Goal · Sheffield United · Patrick Bamford0-1
- Yellow Card · Watford · Edward Still32'
- Yellow Card · Watford · Imrân Louza26'
Match Statistics
Match stats
WatfordSheffield United
54%Ball Possession46%
14Shots Total11
3Shots On Target5
8Corners5
11Fouls9
2Yellow Cards4
1Offsides1
3Saves3
371Passes325
7Shots Off Target3
98Attacks77
63Dangerous Attacks45
6Shots Inside Box7
8Shots Outside Box4
0Goals2
9Free Kicks11
4Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
18Tackles22
0Assists1
287Accurate Passes238
20Total Crosses13
5Accurate Crosses5
5Interceptions9
56Duels Won63
1Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 17(82%) | 3 | 13/24 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(75%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(91%) | - | 4/9 | |
Amin Nabizada FW | 6.8 | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(80%) | 2 | 4/10 |
| 6.7 | 71' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 11(55%) | - | 3/6 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 29(86%) | 2 | 3/7 | |
| 6.6 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(76%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(61%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 81' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(79%) | 3 | 4/6 | |
| 6.5 | 59' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 16(86%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.5 | 58' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(70%) | 2 | 6/15 | |
| 6.4 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(25%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 6.4 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(92%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.4 | 71' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(79%) | 2 | 4/9 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(70%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.3 | 32' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(83%) | - | 1/4 |
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