Match Report
The table gap was wide: 57 points between Watford (16th, 57 pts) and Sheffield Wednesday (24th, 0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday ranked 16th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Sheffield Wednesday 0.63 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Watford 1.15 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.3.
Sheffield Wednesday entered with 14 losses in a row. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Sheffield Wednesday against 7/15 for Watford.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 2 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 8 for Watford, 5 draws, at 2.73 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Hillsborough Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,835. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sheffield Wednesday: Jerry Yates (54') · Watford: Vivaldo Semedo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sheffield Wednesday 34% · Watford 66% · Total shots: 11-19 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-5