Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday · Championship
Watford
7-7-6
1 – 1
FT
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Sheffield Wednesday
1-6-12
Vicarage Road · Watford · England
The points were split as Watford and Sheffield Wednesday drew 1-1 at Vicarage Road (crowd 16,834). The first goal went to Charlie McNeill at the 17-minute mark and Watford were back level through Vivaldo Semedo late on, at 90 minutes. Watford had 68% of the ball and 23 shots to 4, yet did not win. Watford hit the target 9 times from 23 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Championship England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
- Ground
- Vicarage Road · Watford · England
- Crowd
- 16,834
- Referee
- Dean Whitestone
- Watford form
- LLLWD
- Sheffield Wed form
- DWLLD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sheffield Wed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Side by side
14Fouls4
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
7Corner Kicks4
0Saves7
68%Possession32%
23Shots4
9On Goal1
40%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
474Accurate Passes183
554Passes266
90%Pass Completion %70%
6Accurate Crosses0
34Crosses9
20%Cross %0%
47Long Balls67
26Accurate Long Balls20
60%Long Balls %30%
7Blocked Shots0
16Effective Tackles18
19Tackles28
80%Tackle %60%
13Interceptions11
18Effective Clearances46
18Clearances46
Timeline
Full time · 1-1
⚽Vivaldo SemedoAssist: Matthew Pollock
90'+7'1 - 1
90'+4'
🟨Nathaniel Chalobah
88'
🔁Ike Ugboreplacing Charlie McNeill
77'
🔁Gabriel Otegbayoreplacing Liam Cooper
77'
🔁Nathaniel Chalobahreplacing Jamal Lowe
🔁Vivaldo Semedoreplacing Luca Kjerrumgaard
73'
❌Imran LouzaPenalty missed
72'
🔁Tom Incereplacing Giorgi Chakvetadze
69'
67'
🔁Liam Palmerreplacing Bailey Cadamarteri
45'
🔁Sean Fusirereplacing Barry Bannan
🔁Nestory Irankundareplacing Othmane Maamma
45'
Half-time · 0-1
17'0 - 1
⚽Charlie McNeill
🟨Othmane Maamma
11'
Kick-off
Teams
Watford4-4-2
9↓Kjerrumgaard
20Doumbia
39Kayembe
8↓Chakvetadze
10Louza
42🟨↓Maamma
16Bola
3Alleyne
2Ngakia
6Pollock
12Baxter
Bench
- 23Nampalys Mendy
- 18Vivaldo Semedoon for Luca Kjerrumgaard, 73' ⚽
- 29Jeremy Petris
- 5Hector Kyprianou
- 7Tom Inceon for Giorgi Chakvetadze, 69'
- 25James Abankwah
- 17Moussa Sissoko
- 41Alfie Marriott
- 66Nestory Irankundaon for Othmane Maamma, 45'
Sheffield Wednesday3-5-2
18↓Cadamarteri
9↓Lowe
12Amass
8Ingelsson
7Valery
17⚽↓McNeill
10↓Bannan
3Lowe
16↓Cooper
6Iorfa
1Charles
Bench
- 4Sean Fusireon for Barry Bannan, 45'
- 31Will Grainger
- 22Gabriel Otegbayoon for Liam Cooper, 77'
- 2Liam Palmeron for Bailey Cadamarteri, 67'
- 27Reece Johnson
- 37Jarvis Thornton
- 11Ike Ugboon for Charlie McNeill, 88'
- 14Nathaniel Chalobahon for Jamal Lowe, 77' 🟨
- 24Ethan Horvath
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 |  Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 |  West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 |  West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 |  Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 |  Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 |  Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 |  Derby County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
Meetings
3Watford wins
2Level
0Sheffield Wed wins
Last times they met
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Watford · 2023-24 English League Championship
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Form
Last games: Watford
D1-1W3-2D1-1L2-1W3-2
Last games: Sheffield Wed
D1-1L3-1L3-0L1-0L3-2
