Sheffield Wednesday vs Watford

31 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Rebecca Welch

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday and Watford could not be separated in a goalless draw.

Sheffield Wednesday had the better of the chances, with 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Watford's 0.86 from 10.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Watford
19 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 0.86
1.44 Non-penalty xG 0.86

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Akin Famewo
  • Marvin Johnson
  • Liam Palmer
  • Barry Bannan
Watford
  • Ben Hamer
  • Matthew Pollock
  • Matheus Martins

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.86 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.86
Sheffield Wednesday 1.44 xGWatford 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
36’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 65’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 28’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 45’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 21’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 21’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Matheus Martins (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 70’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 35’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Jake Livermore (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 65’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 28’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 45’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 21’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 21’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Matheus Martins (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Jake Livermore (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Di'Shon Bernard
90′ – – 2 0.28 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Marvin Johnson
90′ – – 1 0.05 – –
Liam Palmer
90′ – – 2 0.07 – –
Barry Bannan Taken off
86′ – – 3 0.21 – –
Anthony Musaba Taken off
90′ – – 4 0.33 – – –
Josh Windass Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.19 – – –
Ike Ugbo Taken off
71′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
Michael Smith Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Bailey Cadamarteri Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Momo Diaby Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield Wednesday win 38% Avg odds 2.52
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.32
Watford win 34% Avg odds 2.82

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.