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Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–01 – 1

Jerry Yates 54′

Vivaldo Semedo 90′

Player of the matchImrân LouzaWAT · 1 assist · 101′ played · 14 final-3rd passes · 80/85 passes · 6 recoveries

7.9
Possession
34%66%
Shots · on target in brackets
11 (4)19 (5)
Corners
55

ChampionshipMatchday 37Hillsborough StadiumRef E. Bell

Events

SHF 1–1 WAT · 4–3 yellow
  1. Full time 1–1
  2. Vivaldo Semedo1–1Goal · right foot · assist Imrân Louza
  3. Vivaldo Semedofor Nestory Irankunda
  4. Tom Incefor Giorgi Chakvetadze
  5. Svante IngelssonYellow card
  6. Pierre EkwahYellow card
  7. Dominic Iorfafor Cole McGhee
  8. Charlie McNeillfor Jerry Yates
  9. Tayo AdaramolaYellow card
  10. James AbankwahYellow card
  11. Pierre Ekwahfor Nampalys Mendy
  12. Edoardo Bovefor Edo Kayembe
  13. Jaden HeskeyYellow card
  14. Sheffield WednesdayYellow card
  15. Jerry Yates1–0Goal · header · assist Sean Fusire
  16. Half-time 0–0
  17. Saba GoglichidzeYellow card
  18. +Marc Bolafor Jérémy Pétris · injury

Team stats

42 figures
Sheffield Wednesdayfull timeWatford
  1. 34%Possession66%
  2. 11Shots19
  3. 4Shots on target5
  4. 3Big chances5
  5. 5Corners5
  6. 287Passes579
  7. 16Fouls7
  8. 3Yellow cards3
All 42 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 3Accurate crosses2
  3. 71Attacks111
  4. 2Big chances missed4
  5. 16Crosses15
  6. 37Dangerous attacks55
  7. 8Dribble attempts18
  8. 0Hit woodwork1
  9. 3Offsides0
  10. 36%Shot accuracy26%
  11. 4Shots blocked9
  12. 10Shots inside box13
  13. 3Shots off target5
  14. 1Shots outside box6
  15. 7Successful dribbles10
  16. Passing
  17. 18Accurate long passes31
  18. 198Accurate passes498
  19. 78%Forward passes %86%
  20. 10Key passes16
  21. 27%Long pass accuracy56%
  22. 66Long passes55
  23. 69%Pass accuracy86%
  24. 50Passes in final third75
  25. Defence
  26. 51Ball recoveries52
  27. 76Ball safe85
  28. 8Goal kicks8
  29. 14Headers won24
  30. 7Interceptions4
  31. 4Saves2
  32. 18Tackles5
  33. Discipline
  34. 7Free kicks16
  35. Other
  36. 2Injuries2
  37. 131Possession lost136
  38. 2Substitutions5
  39. 17Throw-ins21

Top ratings

XI avg 6.87 v 6.90
  1. Imrân LouzaWAT7.9
  2. Jerry YatesSHF7.6
  3. Stephen MfuniWAT7.3
  4. Sean FusireSHF7.2
  5. Egil SelvikWAT7.2

Table

Championship 2025/2026 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Coventry City4628-11-797:45+5295
14Preston North End4615-15-1655:62-760
15Queens Park Rangers4616-10-2061:73-1258
16Watford4614-15-1753:65-1257
17Stoke City4615-10-2151:56-555
18Portsmouth4614-13-1949:64-1555
22Oxford United4611-14-2145:59-1447
23Leicester City4612-16-1858:68-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday462-12-3229:89-600

Full table

Head-to-head

15 meetings on record since 2009

2-5-8Sheffield Wednesday W-D-L · goals 12:29

2 SHF5 draws8 WAT
With Sheffield Wednesday at home
1-2-4 (6:18)
Goals per meeting
2.73
Over 2.5 goals
47%
Both teams scored
60%
Won by the host
33%
Last 5 (Sheffield Wednesday)
0W 3D 2L · 2.6 goals/game
  1. Watford1–1Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
  2. Watford1–1Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
  3. Sheffield Wednesday2–6WatfordChampionship
  4. Sheffield Wednesday0–0WatfordChampionship
  5. Watford1–0Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Show all 15 meetings
  1. Watford1–0Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
  2. Sheffield Wednesday0–0WatfordChampionship
  3. Watford1–1Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
  4. Sheffield Wednesday0–3WatfordChampionship
  5. Sheffield Wednesday1–4WatfordChampionship
  6. Watford0–1Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
  7. Watford2–1Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
  8. Sheffield Wednesday1–4WatfordChampionship
  9. Sheffield Wednesday2–1WatfordChampionship
  10. Watford4–1Sheffield WednesdayChampionship

What stands out

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 1–1 after the break (1–1 full time).

  • 11–19shots

    Sheffield Wednesday recorded 11 shots (4 on target) against 19 (5 on target) for Watford.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Sheffield Wednesday5-3-26.87 avg rating 6.904-4-2Watford
  1. 17.1Pierce Joseph Charles101′
  1. 47.2Sean FusireA 101′
  2. 26.3Liam Palmer101′
  3. 226.8Gabriel Otegbayo101′
  4. 286.7Cole McGhee↓75′
  5. 456.9Tayo AdaramolaYC 101′
  1. 246.6Jaden HeskeyYC 101′
  2. 376.7Jarvis Thornton101′
  3. 87.0Svante IngelssonYC 101′
  1. 127.6Jerry YatesG ↓74′
  2. 96.7Jamal Lowe101′
  1. 17.2Egil Selvik101′
  1. 217.3Stephen Mfuni101′
  2. 36.5Saba GoglichidzeYC 101′
  3. 256.5James AbankwahYC 101′
  4. 296.4Jérémy Pétris↓23′+
  1. 86.7Giorgi Chakvetadze↓84′
  2. 236.8Nampalys Mendy↓65′
  3. 107.9Imrân LouzaA 101′
  4. 667.1Nestory Irankunda↓84′
  1. 397.0Edo Kayembe↓65′
  2. 96.5Luca Kjerrumgaard101′
  1. 6Dominic IorfaDF · ↑75′6.4
  2. 17Charlie McNeillFW · ↑74′6.3
  3. 11Iké UgboFW
  4. 18Marvelous NakambaMF
  5. 21Joel NdalaFW
  6. 25Logan StretchGK
  7. 27Reece JohnsonDF
  8. 31William GraingerFW
  9. 32Joe EmeryDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Henrik Pedersen (0.96 PPG) · Edward Still (1.09 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Tom InceMF · ↑84′6.5
  2. 15Edoardo BoveMF · ↑65′6.6
  3. 16Marc BolaDF · ↑23′6.9
  4. 17Pierre EkwahMF · YC ↑65′7.0
  5. 18Vivaldo SemedoFW · G ↑84′7.1
  6. 4Kévin KebenDF
  7. 12Nathan BaxterGK
  8. 50Joshua MullinsDF
  9. 53Amin NabizadaFW

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Sheffield Wednesday3d restWAT +8d rest11d restWatford
  1. 0-2L20 Jan
  2. 0-2L24 Jan
  3. 0-1L31 Jan
  4. 0-1L3 Feb
  5. 0-4L8 Feb
  6. 1-2L14 Feb
  7. 1-2L22 Feb
  8. 0-2L25 Feb
  9. 1-3L28 Feb
  10. 1-2L7 Mar

0-0-10goals 4:210.00pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-2L17 Jan
  2. 1-1D21 Jan
  3. 1-1D24 Jan
  4. 0-2L31 Jan
  5. 0-0D3 Feb
  6. 0-1L7 Feb
  7. 2-2D14 Feb
  8. 2-0W21 Feb
  9. 0-2L24 Feb
  10. 2-1W27 Feb

2-4-4goals 8:121.00pts/game

  1. ADerby County1–2
  2. HSouthampton1–3
  3. ANorwich City0–2
  4. ASheffield United1–2
  5. HMillwall1–2

latest 5

  1. ABristol City2–1
  2. HIpswich Town0–2
  3. HDerby County2–0
  4. APreston North End2–2
  5. ASouthampton0–1
Show older matches
  1. ASwansea City0–4
  2. ABlackburn Rovers0–1
  3. HWrexham0–1
  4. ABristol City0–2
  5. HBirmingham City0–2

older

  1. AHull City0–0
  2. HSwansea City0–2
  3. ABlackburn Rovers1–1
  4. HPortsmouth1–1
  5. HMillwall0–2

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Sheffield Wednesdayall competitionsWatford
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.27Goals per game (both sides)2.27
  3. 73%Over 1.573%
  4. 47%Over 2.533%
  5. 13%Over 3.513%
  6. 27%Both teams scored40%
  7. 7%Clean sheets33%
  8. 73%Failed to score33%
  9. Sheffield Wednesday at home v Watford away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 0Won3
  12. 1Drawn3
  13. 6Lost2
  14. 2-11Goals (for-against)9-11
  15. 0.14Points per game1.5
  16. 29%Over 2.550%
  17. 14%Clean sheets25%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 games each
  19. 1-131st-half goals (for-against)6-6
  20. 2-152nd-half goals (for-against)8-10
  21. 67%Goals after half-time57%
  22. 64%Goal before half-time50%
  23. 0-5-9Half-time W-D-L2-10-2

How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
Championship
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 37 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Capacity
34,835 · grass
Weather
10 °C · light rain · humidity 61%
Referee
E. Bell
SHF coach
Henrik Pedersen (0.96 PPG)
WAT coach
Edward Still (1.09 PPG)

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday and Watford drew 1-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Watford (9th, 51 pts) were 40 points ahead of Sheffield Wednesday (24th, 11 pts). Sheffield Wednesday had lost 14 matches in a row before this one. Across 15 previous meetings on record, Sheffield Wednesday won 2 and Watford won 8, with 5 draws (2.73 goals per game).

Goals came from Jerry Yates (54') for Sheffield Wednesday and Vivaldo Semedo (90') for Watford.

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Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Imrân LouzaWAT1
  2. Jerry YatesSHF1
  3. Sean FusireSHF1

Passes

  1. Imrân LouzaWAT80/85
  2. Stephen MfuniWAT58/71
  3. James AbankwahWAT53/58

Progressive passes

  1. Stephen MfuniWAT70 (99%)
  2. Imrân LouzaWAT69 (81%)
  3. James AbankwahWAT55 (95%)

Final-third passes

  1. Imrân LouzaWAT14
  2. Liam PalmerSHF13
  3. Stephen MfuniWAT11

Ball recoveries

  1. Egil SelvikWAT9
  2. Stephen MfuniWAT8
  3. Pierce Joseph CharlesSHF8

Duels won

  1. Luca KjerrumgaardWAT10/18
  2. Nestory IrankundaWAT9/13
  3. Stephen MfuniWAT8/8

Dribbles

  1. Nestory IrankundaWAT6/7
  2. Stephen MfuniWAT2/2
  3. Svante IngelssonSHF2/2

Clearances

  1. Stephen MfuniWAT6
  2. Gabriel OtegbayoSHF4
  3. Sean FusireSHF3

Referee

E. Bell
Cards / match
3.96this match 6 (+2.04)
Yellows / match
3.75this match 6
Reds / match
0.22
Penalties / match
0.1616% of matches
Fouls / match
22.4this match 23

1.80Home 1.80 vs Away 1.95 yellows/match · 6–11 red1.95

57%Results in 79 recent matches · draw 22%22%

home winsaway wins
With Sheffield Wednesday
1-0-1 in 2 · 2 yellows/game

Analysed latest 79 of 96 career matches.

Matchday 37

Championship · the other 10 games
  1. Leicester City2–0Bristol City
  2. Millwall4–1Derby County
  3. Portsmouth3–1Swansea City
  4. Wrexham1–2Hull City
  5. Stoke City3–3Ipswich Town
  6. Birmingham City3–0Queens Park Rangers
  7. Sheffield United1–3Norwich City
  8. Middlesbrough3–0Charlton Athletic
  9. Oxford United1–0Blackburn Rovers
  10. West Bromwich Albion1–1Southampton
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