Watford FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Watford FC

1 – 2

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Sheffield United FC

Sat 4 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road 19,937 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 13' Gustavo Hamer

Jeremy Ngakia 20' 1–1

1–2 53' Andre Brooks

Y 42' Tom Davies

Imran Louza 42' Y

Matthew Pollock 45' Y

Overview

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Watford FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 George Byrne

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Watford FC 8 games · Avg 1.4 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-04 Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC 2024-09-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC 2023-02-25 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC 2022-08-01 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2019-12-26 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Sheffield United FC	H	1–2	L
01 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–3	L
29 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
21 Dec	Burnley FC	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
01 Jan	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
29 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Burnley FC	H	0–2	L
21 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
14 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Watford FC		Sheffield United FC
#16	Position	#13
57	Points	60
46	Played	46
14 / 15 / 17	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
53	Scored	66
65	Conceded	66
-12	GD	+0
1.24	PPG	1.30
30%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Watford FC host Sheffield United FC — let the battle begin!
5' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
13' Gustavo Hamer adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield United FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' A stunning finish from Jeremy Ngakia — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Callum O'Hare is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
40' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Tom Davies argues furiously but the card stands.
45' Matthew Pollock picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Sheffield United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' A goal from the England international Andre Brooks! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-2!
57' Rhian Brewster is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan One at the 57 minute mark.
61' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Gustavo Hamer has done his job and it is now time for Sam McCallum to step up.
63' Vakoun Issouf Bayo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Angelo Ogbonna on 63 minute.
68' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Rhys Norrington-Davies has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
71' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Ngakia departs to be replaced by Yasser Larouci.
76' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
77' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Andre Brooks has done his job and it is now time for Rhys Norrington-Davies to step up.
82' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Ryan Andrews by Festy Ebosele on 82 minute.
87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
It finishes all square. Watford FC and Sheffield United FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

21
Angelo Ogbonna ↓ Vakoun Issouf Bayo 63'
3
Francisco Sierralta
1
Daniel Bachmann
39
Edo Kayembe ↓ Moussa Sissoko 82'
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza
34
Kwadwo Baah
2
Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Yasser Larouci 71'
11
Rocco Vata
45
Ryan Andrews ↓ Festy Ebosele 82'

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Tom Davies
19
Jack Robinson
15
Anel Ahmedhodzic
10
Callum O'Hare
14
Harrison Burrows
1
Michael Cooper
8
Gustavo Hamer ↓ Sam McCallum 61'
35
Andre Brooks ↓ Rhys Norrington-Davies 77'
2
Alfie Gilchrist
39
Ryan One ↓ Rhian Brewster 57'
42
Sydie Peck

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrick Bamford	2
Oliver Norwood	1
Gerard Deulofeu	1
Joao Pedro	1
Ryan Porteous	1
Gustavo Hamer	1
Andre Brooks	1
Jeremy Ngakia	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2025-01-04 Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-12-26 Watford FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-12-21 Burnley FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2024-12-15 Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-01-04 Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-01-01 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Sheffield United FC L 2024-12-29 Sheffield United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-12-26 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Burnley FC L 2024-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2024-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.25 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Sheffield United FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC31% Draw28% Sheffield United FC41%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

69%

Watford FC or Sheffield United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC24% Draw47% Sheffield United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.