Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday

21 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee D Whitestone

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Yáser Asprilla 82’

Match summary

Watford beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Yáser Asprilla put Watford ahead in the 82nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 0.45 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 0.38 from 10.

Match stats

Watford Sheffield Wednesday
12 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.45 xG 0.38
0.45 Non-penalty xG 0.38

Key events

Watford Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Yáser Asprilla1-0 (Watford)
82’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Jamal Lewis
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Jeff Hendrick

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 0.38 82’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), 1-0 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 0.38 82’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), 1-0 Asprilla 82’
Watford 0.45 xGSheffield Wednesday 0.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Watford attacking 
51’ Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 66’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 66’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Jamal Lewis Taken off
53′ – – – – – –
Imrân Louza Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Jake Livermore
90′ – – – – – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 4 0.11 – – –
Ismael Koné Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Mileta Rajović Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Ken Sema Came on as a substitute
37′ – – – – – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Yáser Asprilla Came on as a substitute
12′ 1 – 1 0.07 – – –
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 53% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Sheffield Wednesday win 20% Avg odds 4.64

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.