WATFORD. Watford defeats Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 after Y. Asprilla scored just 1 goal (82′). Watford took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the help of Daniel Leach and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Sunny Sukhvir Gill. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 3 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 131 Attack 103
- 45 Dangerous attack 27
- 84 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Watford had a superior ball possession 60% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Watford was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Watford won the match.
Watford shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 10 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Watford received 2 yellow cards (Jamal Lewis and Ryan Porteous). Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (Jeff Hendrick).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Watford will have 13 points like Stoke City to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will stay with 3 points to hold in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away with Ipswich Town on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Sheffield Wednesday will host Norwich City on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford
45'
55'
82'
Watford adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann , Jeremy Ngakia , Ryan Porteous , Wesley Hoedt , Jamal Lewis , Imrân Louza , Jake Livermore , Tom Dele-Bashiru , Thomas Ince , Vakoun Issouf Bayo and Matheus Martins .
The home team had on the bench: Yaser Asprilla , Edo Kayembe, Ismael Koné , M. Rajović , Rhys Healey, Ken Sema , Giorgi Chakvetadze , Ben Hamer and Francisco Sierralta.
Substitutions
Watford made 5 changes: Tom Dele-Bashiru for Ismael Koné (46′), Vakoun Issouf Bayo for M. Rajović (46′), Thomas Ince for Yaser Asprilla (78′), Imrân Louza for Giorgi Chakvetadze (62′) and Jamal Lewis for Ken Sema (55′).
Best player: Wesley Hoedt
The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Wesley Hoedt even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 83 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday
Also Sheffield Wednesday adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart played with: Michael Ihiekwe, Cameron Dawson , Pol Valentín , Dominic Iorfa , Bambo Diaby , Akin Famewo , Anthony Musaba , Jeff Hendrick , Barry Bannan , John Buckley and Callum Paterson , Josh Windass .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Liam Palmer, Will Vaulks, Mallik Wilks , George Byers, Di’Shon Bernard, Michael Smith , Reece James , Devis Vasquez and Lee Gregory .
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 4 changes: John Buckley for Reece James (78′), Anthony Musaba for Mallik Wilks (62′), Josh Windass for Lee Gregory (88′) and Jeff Hendrick for Michael Smith (88′).
Best player: Dominic Iorfa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Dominic Iorfa.
His rating is with 54 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
- Watford – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Swansea City – Leicester City – 1-3
- Stoke City – Sunderland – 2-1
- Preston North End – Millwall – 1-1
- Norwich City – Leeds United – 2-3
- Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Hull City – Southampton – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Bristol City – Coventry City – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 1-0
