SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United conquers Watford 1-0 after R. Porteous scored an own goal 73min. Watford lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the assistance of Samuel Lewis and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Ross Joyce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Watford had a strong ball possession 56% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield United won the match​.

Sheffield United shot 18 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Watford shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (Anel Ahmedhodzic and Max Lowe). Regarding the opposition, Watford received 3 yellow cards (Wesley Hoedt, R. Porteous and Ismaël Koné).

Standings

After playing this match, Sheffield United will have 64 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Watford will stay with 50 points like Millwall and Luton Town to go up in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield United will play away against Birmingham City on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).

Watford will host Stoke City on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Paul Heckingbottom decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham (7.6), Anel Ahmedhodžić (7.4), John Egan (7.1), Jack Robinson (7.3), Jayden Bogle (6.8), Sander Berge (6.9), Oliver Norwood (7.3), John Fleck (6.4), Max Lowe (6.8), Iliman Ndiaye (6.8) and Oliver McBurnie (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Davies, Chris Basham, Tommy Doyle (7.2), James McAtee, Ben Osborn (7.0), Daniel Jebbison and Billy Sharp (6.6).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: John Fleck for Thomas Doyle (61′), Max Lowe for Ben Osborn (61′), Oliver McBurnie for Billy Sharp (79′) and Iliman Ndiaye for Daniel Jebbison (90′).

Best player: Wes Foderingham​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 7.63. He performed 2 saves.

Watford – Formation

Watford started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Slaven Bilić played with: Daniel Bachmann (7.2), Mario Gaspar (7.3), Ryan Porteous (6.2), Wesley Hoedt (6.8), James Morris (7.3), Imrân Louza (6.1), Hamza Choudhury (7.4), Ismaïla Sarr (6.2), João Pedro (6.4), Ken Sema (6.4) and Keinan Davis (6.4).

They had on the bench: Maduka Okoye, Craig Cathcart, Christian Kabasele, Leandro Bacuna, Ismael Koné (6.7), Henrique Araújo (6.2) and Britt Assombalonga (6.8).

Substitutions

Watford made 3 changes: Imrân Louza  for Ismael Koné (58′), Ken Sema for Britt Assombalonga (78′) and Keinan Davis for Henrique Araújo (81′).

Best player: Hamza Choudhury​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Hamza Choudhury.

His rating is (7.4) with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough – 2-0
• Stoke City – Millwall – 0-1
• Sheffield United – Watford – 1-0
• Reading – Blackpool – 3-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Blackburn Rovers – 1-3
• Preston North End – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
• Norwich City – Cardiff City – 2-0
• Coventry City – Sunderland – 2-1
• Burnley – Huddersfield Town – 4-0
• Bristol City – Hull City – 1-0
• Birmingham City – Luton Town – 0-1