Watford VS Sheffield Utd

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

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Watford vs Sheffield Utd carries a clear Sheffield Utd Championship edge, built from away wins and narrow home victories. Sheffield Utd won 2-0 at Watford on 18 April 2026, 1-0 at home on 18 October 2025 and 2-1 away on 4 January 2025. Watford’s 1-0 success on 1 August 2022 remains a defined counterpoint. Another encounter can either reinforce Sheffield Utd’s direction or give Watford a stronger reply.

Past matches, Watford vs Sheffield Utd

  • League Regular Season - 43
    Home Watford
    0 - 2
    Sheffield Utd
    Vicarage Road
  • League Regular Season - 10
    Sheffield Utd
    1 - 0
    Watford Away
    Bramall Lane
  • League Regular Season - 26
    Home Watford
    1 - 2
    Sheffield Utd
    Vicarage Road
  • League Regular Season - 4
    Sheffield Utd
    1 - 0
    Watford Away
    Bramall Lane
  • League Regular Season - 34
    Sheffield Utd
    1 - 0
    Watford Away
    Bramall Lane

Match center

0 - 2
FT

Starting eleven

Substitutes Watford
  • 8
    M
  • 53
    F
  • 16
    D
  • 9
    F
  • 15
    M
  • 12
    G
  • 2
    D
  • 7
    M
  • 34
    F
Sheffield Utd Substitutes
  • M
    24
  • M
    42
  • F
    9
  • D
    6
  • M
    4
  • G
    31
  • D
    5
  • D
    12
  • F
    7

Match events

0'
45'
90'
  • 26'
    Imrân Louza Yellow Card
  • 50'
    P. Bamford Normal Goal
  • 58'
    G. Chakvetadze O. Maamma
  • 59'
    A. Nabizada E. Kayembe
  • 59'
    P. Bamford Normal Goal (Asst: F. Seriki)
  • 60'
    T. Chong A. Brooks
  • 65'
    Gustavo Hamer Yellow Card
  • 67'
    D. Ings G. Hamer
  • 67'
    S. Peck J. Riedewald
  • 71'
    M. Bola J. Abankwah
  • 71'
    L. Kjerrumgaard M. Doumbia
  • 75'
    Danny Ings Yellow Card
  • 77'
    O. Arblaster J. Rothwell
  • 77'
    T. Bindon C. O'Hare
  • 81'
    Sydie Peck Yellow Card
  • 81'
    E. Bove N. Mendy
  • 90' +1
    Tahith Chong Yellow Card
  • 90' +7
    Matthew Pollock Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Watford VS Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd lead through narrow margins

Sheffield Utd won 2-0 away at Watford on 18 April 2026, 1-0 at home on 18 October 2025 and 2-1 at Watford on 4 January 2025. The 1-0 home results on 1 September 2024 and 25 February 2023 add narrow margins to that positive direction. The dated Championship scores give Sheffield Utd a clear advantage across both venues without making the next contest predictable.

Watford retain a clear counterpoint

Watford beat Sheffield Utd 1-0 at home on 1 August 2022. That result remains important despite Sheffield Utd’s later victories because it gives Watford a direct answer within the same competition. The balance points toward Sheffield Utd, yet Watford have already supplied a winning margin of their own. That contrast keeps a durable question at the centre of the matchup. Another Championship meeting can show whether Watford add weight to that counterpoint or Sheffield Utd reinforce the direction created by their dated wins.

Past head to head stats
Watford VS Sheffield Utd

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Watford
Sheffield Utd

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 8 games

Watford VS Sheffield Utd
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 43
Watford
0 - 2
Sheffield Utd
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 10
Sheffield Utd
1 - 0
Watford
Bramall Lane
Regular Season - 26
Watford
1 - 2
Sheffield Utd
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 4
Sheffield Utd
1 - 0
Watford
Bramall Lane
Regular Season - 34
Sheffield Utd
1 - 0
Watford
Bramall Lane
Regular Season - 1
Watford
1 - 0
Sheffield Utd
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 19
Sheffield Utd
1 - 1
Watford
Bramall Lane
Regular Season - 8
Watford
0 - 0
Sheffield Utd
Vicarage Road

Previous games Watford

Regular Season - 7
Watford
Stoke City
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 6
Watford
Preston
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 5
West Brom
Watford
The Hawthorns
Regular Season - 4
Swansea
Watford
 
Regular Season - 3
Watford
West Ham
Vicarage Road

Previous games Sheffield Utd

Regular Season - 6
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
 
Regular Season - 5
Sheffield Utd
Norwich
Bramall Lane
Regular Season - 4
Sheffield Utd
Bolton
Bramall Lane
Regular Season - 3
Cardiff
Sheffield Utd
 
Round of 64
Blackburn
Sheffield Utd
 

Upcoming games Watford

- Regular Season - 8
Bristol City
Watford
Ashton Gate Stadium
- Regular Season - 9
Watford
Burnley
Vicarage Road
- Regular Season - 10
Cardiff
Watford
 
- Regular Season - 11
Watford
Charlton
Vicarage Road
- Regular Season - 12
Wolves
Watford
 

Upcoming games Sheffield Utd

- Regular Season - 7
Sheffield Utd
Wolves
1 3.48
X 3.48
2 2.01
Bramall Lane
- Round of 32
Fleetwood Town
Sheffield Utd
 
- Regular Season - 8
Stoke City
Sheffield Utd
 
- Regular Season - 9
Sheffield Utd
Lincoln
Bramall Lane
- Regular Season - 10
Portsmouth
Sheffield Utd
Fratton Park