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Championship · REGULAR SEASON - 43 · SAT, 18 APR · 14:00 LOCAL
WATFORD
16TH · 57 PTS · LAST 5:
L L L D L
FT
0 – 2
FULL TIME HT · 0-0
SHEFFIELD UTD
L L W L D
· 15TH · 57 PTS · LAST 5
GOALS
⚽ 50' P. Bamford ⚽ 59' P. Bamford
P. Bamford
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⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
P. Bamford
Sheffield Utd · 90 mins
⚽ 2 goals · 10% pass acc · 4 shots on
RATING
8.5
PREDICTIONS
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📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

1.29
⚡ EXPECTED GOALS (xG)
0.81
53%
BALL POSSESSION %
47%
14
TOTAL SHOTS
11
3
SHOTS ON TARGET
5
77%
PASS ACCURACY %
73%
8
CORNERS
5
KEY EVENTS 18 events
  1. 26'
    Card · Yellow Card
    I. Louza
    WAT
  2. 50'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Bamford
    SHE
  3. 58'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    O. Maamma · assist G. Chakvetadze
    WAT
  4. 59'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    E. Kayembe · assist Amin Nabizada
    WAT
  5. 59'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Bamford · assist F. Seriki
    SHE
  6. 60'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    A. Brooks · assist T. Chong
    SHE
  7. 65'
    Card · Yellow Card
    G. Hamer
    SHE
  8. 67'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    G. Hamer · assist D. Ings
    SHE
  9. 67'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    J. Riedewald · assist Sydie Peck
    SHE
  10. 71'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    J. Abankwah · assist M. Bola
    WAT
  11. 71'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    M. Doumbia · assist L. Kjerrumgaard
    WAT
  12. 75'
    Card · Yellow Card
    D. Ings
    SHE
  13. 77'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    J. Rothwell · assist O. Arblaster
    SHE
  14. 77'
    Subst · Substitution 5
    C. O'Hare · assist Tyler Bindon
    SHE
  15. 81'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Sydie Peck
    SHE
  16. 81'
    Subst · Substitution 5
    N. Mendy · assist E. Bove
    WAT
  17. 90'+1
    Card · Yellow Card
    T. Chong
    SHE
  18. 90'+7
    Card · Yellow Card
    M. Pollock
    WAT
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
WATFORD AVG 7.0
SHEFFIELD UTD AVG 7.8
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
1.3
xG
0.8
14.0
TOTAL SHOTS
11.0
3.0
ON TARGET
5.0
7.0
OFF TARGET
3.0
4.0
BLOCKED
3.0
POSSESSION
53.0%
POSSESSION %
47.0%
372.0
PASSES
329.0
77.0%
PASS ACCURACY
73.0%
SET PIECES
8.0
CORNERS
5.0
1.0
OFFSIDES
1.0
DISCIPLINE
11.0
FOULS
9.0
2.0
YELLOW CARDS
4.0
3.0
GK SAVES
3.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
WATFORD 4 shots
N. Irankunda
1/3
N. Mendy
0/1
SHEFFIELD UTD 6 shots
P. Bamford
4/4
H. Burrows
0/1
M. McGuinness
0/1
📈 xG RACE

Cumulative xG over 90 minutes REAL xG

final xG: 1.29 – 0.81
1 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.0 HT 50' 59' H 1.29 A 0.81 KO 30' 60' FT

Step chart anchored to real goal minutes · final xG from SportMonks · baseline distributes remaining shots evenly across the match

⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 39%
61% A
7
EVENTS LOGGED
11
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 4-4-2 vs 4-2-3-1
4-4-2
4-2-3-1
1
E. SELVIK
25
J. ABANKW
3
S. GOGLIC
 6.9
6
M. POLLOC
29
J. PéTRIS
 6.7
42
O. MAAMMA
 6.9
10
I. LOUZA
 6.9
23
N. MENDY
 7.5
66
N. IRANKU
39
E. KAYEMB
20
M. DOUMBI
17
A. DAVIES
 7.5
14
H. BURROW
 7.2
25
M. MCGUIN
 8.0
2
J. TANGAN
 7.9
38
F. SERIKI
48
J. ROTHWE
44
J. RIEDEW
8
G. HAMER
10
C. O&APOS
11
A. BROOKS
 8.5
45
P. BAMFOR
SUBSTITUTES · WATFORD
34
K. Baah
F
9
L. Kjerrumga...
F
15
E. Bove
M
2
J. Ngakia
D
8
G. Chakvetad...
M
16
M. Bola
D
7
T. Ince
M
12
N. Baxter
G
53
Amin Nabizad...
F
COACH: Edward Still
SUBSTITUTES · SHEFFIELD UTD
42
Sydie Peck
M
5
L. Hjelde
D
12
K. Hoever
D
24
T. Chong
M
4
O. Arblaster
M
7
T. Cannon
F
9
D. Ings
F
31
Luke Faxon
G
6
Tyler Bindon
D
COACH: Chris Wilder
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
WAT · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

SHE · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
J. Busby
—
WAT MANAGER
Edward Still
head coach
SHE MANAGER
Chris Wilder
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
1
WAT WINS
2
DRAWS
5
SHE WINS
12.5%
25%
62.5%
3 – 8
TOTAL GOALS · 8 MEETINGS
1.38
AVG GOALS / MATCH
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WATFORD LAST 5 OVERALL
L L L D L
SHEFFIELD UTD LAST 5 OVERALL
L L W L D
MATCH IMPACT Final 0–2 · result locked
WATFORD #16
Lost · already at 57 pts
SHEFFIELD UTD #15
Won · already at 57 pts
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 45 27 11 7 +48 92
W W D D D
2 Ipswich 45 22 15 8 +30 81
D D W D L
3 Millwall 45 23 11 11 +13 80
D W W D L
4 Middlesbrough 45 22 13 10 +25 79
W W D L D
5 Southampton 45 21 14 10 +24 77
D D W W W
6 Wrexham 45 19 13 13 +4 70
L W W L L
7 Hull City 45 20 10 15 +3 70
L D D L D
8 Derby 45 20 9 16 +9 69
W L W L W
9 Norwich 45 19 8 18 +8 65
D W W L W
10 Birmingham 45 17 12 16 +1 63
W W D W L
11 Swansea 45 17 10 18 -4 61
D W L W D
12 Preston 45 15 15 15 -5 60
W L L W D
13 Bristol City 45 16 11 18 -2 59
L D L D W
14 QPR 45 16 10 19 -9 58
L L L D D
15 Sheffield Utd 45 17 6 22 -1 57
L L W W L
16 Watford 45 14 15 16 -8 57
L L L L D
17 Stoke City 45 15 10 20 -3 55
L L L D L
18 Portsmouth 45 14 12 19 -15 54
W L W W W
19 Charlton 45 13 14 18 -12 53
W L D L D
20 Blackburn 45 13 13 19 -13 52
W D L D D
21 West Brom 45 13 14 18 -9 51
D W W D D
22 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 -12 47
W L L W D
23 Leicester 45 11 16 18 -11 43
D D L L D
24 Sheffield Wednesday 45 1 12 32 -61 -3
L L D D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 90'+7
    Card · Yellow Card · M. Pollock
    Foul
  • 90'+1
    Card · Yellow Card · T. Chong
    Foul
  • 81'
    Subst · Substitution 5 · N. Mendy
  • 81'
    Card · Yellow Card · Sydie Peck
    Foul
  • 77'
    Subst · Substitution 5 · C. O'Hare
  • 77'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · J. Rothwell
  • 75'
    Card · Yellow Card · D. Ings
    Argument
  • 71'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · M. Doumbia
  • 71'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · J. Abankwah
  • 67'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · J. Riedewald
  • 67'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · G. Hamer
  • 65'
    Card · Yellow Card · G. Hamer
    Foul
  • 60'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · A. Brooks
  • 59'
    Goal · Normal Goal · P. Bamford
  • 59'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · E. Kayembe
  • 58'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · O. Maamma
  • 50'
    Goal · Normal Goal · P. Bamford
  • HALF TIME · 0 – 0
  • 26'
    Card · Yellow Card · I. Louza
    Argument
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