Watford vs Sheffield United

4 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee David Webb

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Jeremy Ngakia 20’
  • Gustavo Hamer 13’
  • Andre Brooks 53’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Watford 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Gustavo Hamer put Sheffield United ahead in the 13th minute, Jeremy Ngakia equalised in the 20th minute, and Andre Brooks won it in the 53rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 1.52 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Sheffield United 1.61 from 7.

Match stats

Watford Sheffield United
7 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 0
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.52 xG 1.57
1.52 Non-penalty xG 1.57

Key events

Watford Sheffield United
Kick-off
13’
Gustavo Hamer0-1 (Sheffield United)
Jeremy Ngakia1-1 (Watford)
20’
Half-time1-1
53’
Andre Brooks1-2 (Sheffield United)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Matthew Pollock
  • Imrân Louza
Sheffield United
  • Tom Davies

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 1.52 1.61 13’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), 0-1 13’ 20’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), 1-1 20’ 53’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), 1-2 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 1.61 13’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), 0-1 Hamer 13’ 20’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), 1-1 Ngakia 20’ 53’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), 1-2 Brooks 53’
Watford 1.52 xGSheffield United 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Watford attacking 
20’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.84 xG, goal 10’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 13’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 66’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 1’ Ryan One (Sheffield United), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 68’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 68’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 26’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+6’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.84 xG, goal 10’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 13’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 66’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 1’ Ryan One (Sheffield United), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 68’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 68’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 26’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+6’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Andrews Taken off
82′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Angelo Ogbonna Taken off
63′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Ngakia Taken off
71′ 1 – 1 0.84 – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.30 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Yasser Larouci Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Festy Ebosele Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Moussa Sissoko Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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

Watford win 35% Avg odds 2.68
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24
Sheffield United win 36% Avg odds 2.66

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.