Sheffield United vs Watford

26 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee David Coote

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Oliver Norwood 36’ (pen)
  • Gerard Deulofeu 27’

Match summary

Sheffield United and Watford shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Gerard Deulofeu put Watford ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Nathaniel Chalobah and Oliver Norwood equalised from the penalty spot in the 36th minute.

Sheffield United had the better of the chances, with 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Watford's 0.60 from 5.

Match stats

Sheffield United Watford
16 Shots 5
4 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.04 xG 0.60
1.28 Non-penalty xG 0.60
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Sheffield United Watford
Kick-off
27’
Gerard Deulofeu
Assist: Nathaniel Chalobah0-1 (Watford)
Oliver Norwood
Penalty1-1 (Sheffield United)
36’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Watford
  • Craig Cathcart
  • Nathaniel Chalobah
  • Gerard Deulofeu

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.60 27’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 0-1 27’ 36’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), 1-1 36’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.60 27’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 0-1 Deulofeu 27’ 36’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), 1-1 Norwood 36’
Sheffield United 2.05 xGWatford 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Sheffield United attacking 
36’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 64’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 27’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 10’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 82’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ John Egan (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 64’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 27’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 10’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 82’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 46’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ John Egan (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dean Henderson GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF904 0.220.000
Jack O'Connell DEF901 0.030.232
Chris Basham DEF900 0.000.051
George Baldock MID900 0.000.021
Enda Stevens MID901 0.020.052
John Lundstram MID901 0.020.000
John Fleck MID902 0.630.021
Oliver Norwood MID9012 0.770.092
David McGoldrick FWD900 0.000.102
Oliver McBurnie FWD684 0.260.000
Lys Mousset Sub221 0.090.611

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 52% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.56
Watford win 21% Avg odds 4.67

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.