Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday

3 May 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Martin

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Moussa Sissoko 45+1’
  • Josh Windass 29’

Match summary

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

Josh Windass put Sheffield Wednesday ahead with a header in the 29th minute and Moussa Sissoko equalised in first-half stoppage time.

Sheffield Wednesday had the better of the chances, with 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Watford's 1.56 from 18.

Match stats

Watford Sheffield Wednesday
18 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.56 xG 1.52
1.56 Non-penalty xG 1.52

Key events

Watford Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
29’
Josh Windass0-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Moussa Sissoko1-1 (Watford)
45+1’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Yan Valery

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 1.56 1.90 29’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 29’ 45+1’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), 1-1 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 1.90 29’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 Windass 29’ 45+1’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), 1-1 Sissoko 45+1’
Watford 1.56 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Watford attacking 
29’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.96 xG, goal 46’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 10’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 81’ Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 15’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Caleb Wiley (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Rocco Vata (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Imrân Louza (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 29’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.96 xG, goal 46’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.75 xG, goal 10’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 81’ Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 15’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Mamadou Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Caleb Wiley (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Pierre Dwomoh (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Rocco Vata (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Imrân Louza (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Ngakia Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
James Abankwah Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Caleb Wiley Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.02 – – –
Pierre Dwomoh
90′ – – 2 0.14 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.75 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.17 – – –
Rocco Vata Taken off
84′ – – 4 0.11 – – –
Mamadou Doumbia Taken off
84′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
Kévin Keben Biakolo Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Yasser Larouci Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
6′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Zavier Massiah-Edwards Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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 36% Avg odds 2.60
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Sheffield Wednesday win 37% Avg odds 2.56

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.