Watford vs Sheffield United

5 October 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

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

Watford had the better of the chances, with 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Sheffield United's 0.35 from 9.

Match stats

Watford Sheffield United
8 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 0.35
1.44 Non-penalty xG 0.35
2 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Watford Sheffield United
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 United
  • John Lundstram
  • Oliver McBurnie

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 0.35 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.35
Watford 1.44 xGSheffield United 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Watford attacking 
9’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 49’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 90+3’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 53’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 79’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Sebastian Prödl (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Sebastian Prödl (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 49’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 90+3’ Craig Dawson (Watford), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 53’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 45’ Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 79’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Sebastian Prödl (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Sebastian Prödl (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Daryl Janmaat DEF900 0.000.042
Christian Kabasele DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Sebastian Prödl DEF572 0.060.000
José Holebas DEF900 0.000.000
Roberto Pereyra MID901 0.010.611
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID902 0.040.000
Tom Cleverley MID900 0.000.052
Danny Welbeck FWD771 0.460.000
Andre Gray FWD591 0.610.461
Craig Dawson Sub331 0.260.000
Gerard Deulofeu Sub310 0.000.261
Ismaila Sarr Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 41% Avg odds 2.35
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Sheffield United win 30% Avg odds 3.23

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

Form going into the game

Watford LDDLL
Sheffield United LDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-1 Watford, 26 Dec 19  All Watford vs Sheffield United meetings

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.