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Championship · Regular Season - 43 April 18, 2026 18:00
Watford
#16 · 57 pts
0 – 2
Final score
Sheffield Utd
#15 · 57 pts
50' P. Bamford
59' (ast. F. Seriki) P. Bamford
Match statistics
10
Total shots
8
3
Shots on target
5
0.93
Actual xG
0.75
3
Saves
3
53%
Possession
47%
8
Corners
5
16
Tackles
22
1
🟨 Yellow cards
4
Match Events
I. Louza
26'
50'
P. Bamford⚽
↕ O. Maamma / G. Chakvetadze
58'
↕ E. Kayembe / A. Nabizada
59'
59'
ast. F. Seriki · P. Bamford⚽
60'
T. Chong / A. Brooks ↕
65'
G. Hamer
67'
D. Ings / G. Hamer ↕
67'
S. Peck / J. Riedewald ↕
↕ J. Abankwah / M. Bola
71'
↕ M. Doumbia / L. Kjerrumgaard
71'
75'
D. Ings
77'
O. Arblaster / J. Rothwell ↕
77'
T. Bindon / C. O'Hare ↕
81'
S. Peck
↕ N. Mendy / E. Bove
81'
90'+1
T. Chong
M. Pollock
90'+7
Pre-match prediction
35.91%
Watford
27.71%
X
36.38%
Sheffield ←
we assigned to the actual result (Sheffield Utd) 36.38% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Watford
1.14
0.93
-0.21
Sheffield
1.40
0.75
-0.66
xG dominance was balanced (0.93 – 0.75). The final result does not reflect the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Coventry Coventry 45 92
2 Ipswich Ipswich 45 81
3 Millwall Millwall 45 80
4 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 45 79
5 Southampton Southampton 45 77
6 Wrexham Wrexham 45 70
7 Hull City Hull City 45 70
8 Derby Derby 45 69
9 Norwich Norwich 45 65
10 Birmingham Birmingham 45 63
11 Swansea Swansea 45 61
12 Preston Preston 45 60
13 Bristol City Bristol City 45 59
14 QPR QPR 45 58
15 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 45 57
16 Watford Watford 45 57
17 Stoke City Stoke City 45 55
18 Portsmouth Portsmouth 45 54
19 Charlton Charlton 45 53
20 Blackburn Blackburn 45 52
21 West Brom West Brom 45 51
22 Oxford United Oxford United 45 47
23 Leicester Leicester 45 43
24 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 45 -3
Lineups
Watford Watford 4-4-2
1 Egil Selvik Egil Selvik G 6.60
25 James Abankwah James Abankwah 71' D 6.50
3 Saba Goglichidze Saba Goglichidze D 6.20
6 Matthew Pollock Matthew Pollock D 7.00
29 Jeremy Petris Jeremy Petris D 6.50
42 Othmane Maamma Othmane Maamma 58' M 6.30
10 Imrân Louza Imrân Louza M 6.90
23 Nampalys Mendy Nampalys Mendy 81' M 6.90
66 Nestory Irankunda Nestory Irankunda M 7.30
39 Edo Kayembe Edo Kayembe 59' F 6.20
20 Mamadou Doumbia Mamadou Doumbia 71' F 6.50
Bench
53 Amin Nabizada Amin Nabizada 37' F 6.50
15 Edoardo Bove Edoardo Bove 15' M 6.30
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze Giorgi Chakvetadze 38' M 6.50
2 Jeremy Ngakia Jeremy Ngakia D
34 Kwadwo Baah Kwadwo Baah F
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard Luca Kjerrumgaard 25' F 6.30
16 Marc Bola Marc Bola 25' D 6.30
12 Nathan Baxter Nathan Baxter G
7 Tom Ince Tom Ince M
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 4-2-3-1
17 Adam Davies Adam Davies G 6.30
14 Harrison Burrows Harrison Burrows D 7.50
25 Mark McGuinness Mark McGuinness D 7.20
2 Japhet Tanganga Japhet Tanganga D 7.90
38 Femi Seriki Femi Seriki 1 👟 D 7.70
48 Joe Rothwell Joe Rothwell 77' M 7.30
44 Jairo Riedewald Jairo Riedewald 67' M 7.00
8 Gustavo Hamer Gustavo Hamer 67' M 6.20
10 Callum O'Hare Callum O'Hare 77' M 6.50
11 Andre Brooks Andre Brooks 60' M 7.00
45 Patrick Bamford Patrick Bamford 2 ⚽ F 8.20
Bench
9 Danny Ings Danny Ings 29' F 6.20
12 Ki-Jana Hoever Ki-Jana Hoever D
5 Leo Fuhr Hjelde Leo Fuhr Hjelde D
31 Luke Faxon Luke Faxon G
4 Oliver Arblaster Oliver Arblaster 19' M 6.90
42 Sydie Peck Sydie Peck 29' M 6.50
24 Tahith Chong Tahith Chong 36' M 6.30
7 Thomas Cannon Thomas Cannon F
6 Tyler Bindon Tyler Bindon 19' D 6.30
Best on the pitch
Patrick Bamford
Patrick Bamford
F · Sheffield
8.20
2 ⚽
4 shots · 18 pass
Japhet Tanganga
Japhet Tanganga
D · Sheffield
7.90
· 42 pass
Femi Seriki
Femi Seriki
D · Sheffield
7.70
1 👟
· 16 pass
Harrison Burrows
Harrison Burrows
D · Sheffield
7.50
1 shots · 32 pass
Joe Rothwell
Joe Rothwell
M · Sheffield
7.30
· 21 pass
Nestory Irankunda
Nestory Irankunda
M · Watford
7.30
3 shots · 16 pass
Watford Watford — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
Egil Selvik G 96 6.60 — — — 31 19% — — —
James Abankwah D 71 6.50 — — 1 28 22% 2 — —
Saba Goglichidze D 96 6.20 — — 1 28 24% 2 — —
Matthew Pollock D 96 7.00 — — — 43 32% 1 — —
Jeremy Petris D 96 6.50 — — — 33 24% 1 — —
Othmane Maamma M 58 6.30 — — — 20 14% 2 — —
Imrân Louza M 96 6.90 — — — 51 46% — 1 —
Nampalys Mendy M 81 6.90 — — 1 29 23% 3 — —
Nestory Irankunda M 96 7.30 — — 3 16 13% 3 — —
Edo Kayembe F 59 6.20 — — 2 14 12% 1 — —
Mamadou Doumbia F 71 6.50 — — 2 11 6% — — —
Amin Nabizada F 37 6.50 — — — 10 8% — — —
Edoardo Bove M 15 6.30 — — — 11 11% 1 — —
Giorgi Chakvetadze M 38 6.50 — — — 5 4% — — —
Luca Kjerrumgaard F 25 6.30 — — — 3 1% — — —
Marc Bola D 25 6.30 — — — 25 19% — — —
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
Adam Davies G 96 6.30 — — — 36 15% — — —
Harrison Burrows D 96 7.50 — — 1 32 25% 1 — —
Mark McGuinness D 96 7.20 — — 1 50 45% — — —
Japhet Tanganga D 96 7.90 — — — 42 37% 4 — —
Femi Seriki D 96 7.70 — 1 — 16 7% 3 — —
Joe Rothwell M 77 7.30 — — — 21 18% 4 — —
Jairo Riedewald M 67 7.00 — — — 33 29% 2 — —
Gustavo Hamer M 67 6.20 — — — 21 12% — 1 —
Callum O'Hare M 77 6.50 — — — 4 3% 1 — —
Andre Brooks M 60 7.00 — — 2 18 12% 3 — —
Patrick Bamford F 96 8.20 2 — 4 18 10% 1 — —
Danny Ings F 29 6.20 — — — 4 3% 1 1 —
Oliver Arblaster M 19 6.90 — — — 4 4% 2 — —
Sydie Peck M 29 6.50 — — — 12 8% — 1 —
Tahith Chong M 36 6.30 — — — 4 4% — 1 —
Tyler Bindon D 19 6.30 — — — 2 2% — — —