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Watford vs Sheffield United
4 Jan 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
David WebbChampionship 2024/2025 · 27 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Sheffield United- 13′⚽
Gustavo Hamer 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Callum O'Hare
Right foot shot
- ⚽
Jeremy Ngakia 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ryan Andrews
Right foot shot
20′ Imrân Louza
Yellowcard
Unsportsmanlike conduct
42′- 42′
Tom Davies
Yellowcard
Unsportsmanlike conduct
Mattie Pollock
Yellowcard
Roughing
45+3′- 53′⚽
Andre Brooks 1-2
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- 57′⇄
Rhian Brewster
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ryan Oné
- 61′⇄
Sam McCallum
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Gustavo Hamer
- ⇄
Vakoun Bayo
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Angelo Ogbonna
63′ - ⇄
Yasser Larouci
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jeremy Ngakia
71′ - 77′⇄
Rhys Norrington-Davies
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Andre Brooks
- ⇄
Festy Ebosele
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ryan Andrews
82′ - ⇄
Moussa Sissoko
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Edo Kayembe
82′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.62 | |
| 82 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.01 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.65 | |
| 63 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.19 | |
| 71 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 7.66 | |
| 82 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.27 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.07 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6.63 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.05 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.66 | |
| 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.89 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.51 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Watford
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Match stats
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Sheffield United
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Match stats
1 Jan 2025, 20:00 · Away vs Sunderland · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Sheffield United’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Sheffield United
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Watford
Sheffield United
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Watford
Sheffield United
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Watford
Sheffield United
Previous meetings
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