English League Championship

Sheffield United vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
  • 73': Ryan Porteous (OG)
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1 - 0
Watford

    About

    Sheffield United are hosting Watford at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 2': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Mario Gaspar (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 5': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
    • 5': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
    • 7': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Max Lowe (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro with a through ball.
    • 11': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
    • 11': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie tries a through ball, but Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Max Lowe (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 17': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
    • 17': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 19': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
    • 21': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 27': Offside, Watford. James Morris tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
    • 29': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury João Pedro (Watford).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
    • 33': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield United).
    • 34': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Max Lowe (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 36': Wes Foderingham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 39': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 39': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Bogle with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 44': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
    • 45': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, Watford 0.
    • 50': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
    • 50': James Morris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 51': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 54': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 54': John Egan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 56': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by John Fleck.
    • 58': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Imrân Louza.
    • 59': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Morris with a cross.
    • 61': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Max Lowe.
    • 61': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tommy Doyle replaces John Fleck.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
    • 63': Offside, Sheffield United. Anel Ahmedhodzic tries a through ball, but Jayden Bogle is caught offside.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 70': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 70': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Ismaël Koné (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a through ball.
    • 72': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 73': Own Goal by Ryan Porteous, Watford. Sheffield United 1, Watford 0.
    • 78': Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Ken Sema.
    • 78': Britt Assombalonga (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
    • 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Oliver McBurnie.
    • 80': Offside, Watford. Mario Gaspar tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
    • 81': Substitution, Watford. Henrique Araújo replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 85': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
    • 90': Britt Assombalonga (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+5': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sander Berge.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Watford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Watford 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 3
    56 Possession 44
    9 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    343 Accurate Passes 250
    447 Passes 360
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    27 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    84 Long Balls 65
    46 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 8
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    8 Interceptions 11
    23 Effective Clearances 30
    23 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Bramall Lane
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 29,132

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
    2 Burnley 17 +15 33
    3 Sunderland 17 +14 33
    4 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SHU Sheffield United (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    18 Wes Foderingham (GK)
    12 John Egan
    19 Jack Robinson
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic Yellow Card
    4 John Fleck
    8 Sander Berge
    16 Oliver Norwood
    13 Max Lowe Yellow Card
    20 Jayden Bogle
    9 Oliver McBurnie
    29 Iliman Ndiaye
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Daniel Jebbison, Tommy Doyle, Adam Rhys Davies, Billy Sharp, James McAtee, Chris Basham, Ben Osborn.

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    44 Wesley Hoedt Yellow Card
    22 Ryan Porteous Yellow Card
    42 James Morris
    3 Mario
    10 João Pedro
    4 Hamza Choudhury
    6 Imran Louza
    7 Keinan Davis
    12 Ken Sema
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    Watford Substitutes:
    Maduka Okoye, Britt Assombalonga, Leandro Bacuna, Craig Cathcart, Henrique Araújo, Christian Kabasele, Ismaël Koné.

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