Watford FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Watford FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
- Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Busby
- Assistant 1 James Wilson
- Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L 11 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–2 L 06 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D 03 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L 21 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–0 D 17 Mar Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Watford FC A 2–0 W 11 Apr Hull City AFC H 2–1 W 06 Apr Bristol City FC A 0–1 L 03 Apr Swansea City AFC H 3–3 D 21 Mar Wrexham AFC H 1–2 L 14 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D Season Stats
Watford FC Sheffield United FC #16 Position #13 57 Points 60 46 Played 46 14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 22 53 Scored 66 65 Conceded 66 -12 GD +0 1.24 PPG 1.30 30% Win % 39% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this seasonWatford FC are 16th (57 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Japhet Tanganga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' It’s high time Edward Still made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sheffield United FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Imran Louza on 26.
- 31' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edward Still on 32.
- 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 42' Sheffield United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' Patrick Bamford puts Sheffield United FC on the lead.
- 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jeremy Petris suffering a number of foals already.
- 58' Giorgi Chakvetadze has so much to prove this time. He replaces Othmane Maamma on 58 minute.
- 59' Patrick Bamford with the second goal in the match!
- 59' Amin Nabizada is replacing Edo Kayembe for the Watford FC side.
- 60' Tahith Chong is replacing Andre Brooks for the Sheffield United FC side.
- 65' Gustavo Hamer is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
- 67' Danny Ings is replacing Gustavo Hamer for the Sheffield United FC side.
- 71' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Mamadou Doumbia by Luca Kjerrumgaard on 71 minute.
- 75' Danny Ings is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
- 77' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ollie Arblaster is hanging Joe Rothwell on the field on 77 minute.
- 81' The referee shows Sheffield United FC player a card on 81.
- 81' Edoardo Bove has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nampalys Mendy on 81 minute.
- 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 90' Sheffield United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sheffield United FC players.
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Watford FC
4-4-2Starting XI-
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Nampalys Mendy ↓ Edoardo Bove 81'
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Edo Kayembe ↓ Amin Nabizada 59'
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James Abankwah ↓ Marc Bola 71'
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Bench- 12
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Marc Bola ↑ 71'
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Giorgi Chakvetadze ↑ 58'
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Edoardo Bove ↑ 81'
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Amin Nabizada ↑ 59'
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Luca Kjerrumgaard ↑ 71'
Coach Edward StillSheffield United FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
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Jairo Riedewald ↓ Sydie Peck 67'
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Callum O'Hare ↓ Tyler Bindon 77'
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Joe Rothwell ↓ Ollie Arblaster 77'
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Gustavo Hamer ↓ Danny Ings 67'
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Andre Brooks ↓ Tahith Chong 60'
Bench-
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Danny Ings ↑ 67'
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Tahith Chong ↑ 60'
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Ollie Arblaster ↑ 77'
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Tyler Bindon ↑ 77'
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Sydie Peck ↑ 67'
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Coach Chris Wilder -
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Head to Head
Watford FC Form
Sheffield United FC Form
2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2026-03-21 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Wrexham AFC L 2026-03-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D