Championship · Matchday 16 Sheffield United vs Watford: Match Preview & Stats
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Sheffield United: 3 of 7 right
Watford: 5 of 7 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship, Matchday 16
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Bramall Lane, Sheffield
- Since last match
- Sheffield United: 14 days (Championship) · Charlton Athletic (2‑1) Watford: 14 days (Championship) · Middlesbrough (0‑0)
- Next match
- Sheffield United: 3 days (Championship) later · Southampton Watford: 4 days (Championship) later · Blackburn Rovers
Last starting XI
Sheffield United 4-4-2
- 1 Cooper
- 8 Choudhury
- 5 Tanganga
- 15 Kitching
- 14 Burrows
- 19 Chong
- 42 Peck
- 27 Phillips
- 11 Donovan
- 10 Ayew
- 22 Brereton
Coach: Chris Wilder 
at Charlton Athletic, 1-2 · Championship · 7 Nov
Watford 5-3-2
- 1 Ravaglia
- 4 Keben
- 6 Pollock
- 29 Mlačić
- 15 Diatta
- 33 Zemura
- 39 Kayembe
- 22 Payero
- 17 Bravo
- 21 Nabizada
- 20 Doumbia
Coach: Alessio Dionisi 
vs Middlesbrough, 0-0 · Championship · 7 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Sheffield United
- DF Femi SerikiInjured · Doubtful
- DF Jamie ShackletonInjured · Late November 2026
- MF Joe RothwellInjured · Doubtful
- FW Patrick BamfordInjured · Late November 2026
- FW Ryan OnéInjured · Late November 2026
Watford
- DF Jeremy NgakiaInjured · Late November 2026
- DF Krépin DiattaInjured · Doubtful
- MF Edoardo BoveInjured · Back in training
- MF Kwadwo BaahInjured · Back in training
- FW Michail AntonioInjured · Return unknown
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Sheffield United
Moderate impact - FW Patrick Bamford 9% attack · 4% mins
Watford
Moderate impact Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
Sheffield United Watford Sheffield United Balanced (results match underlying play) Watford Balanced (results match underlying play) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Sheffield United
Watford
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Sheffield United
- 1. MF Sydie Peck 3G · 0ATeam attack 15.0% Team shots 18.0%
- 2. FW Ben Brereton 1G · 2ATeam attack 9.0% Team shots 8.0%
- 3. FW Thomas Cannon 1G · 0ATeam attack 9.0% Team shots 15.0%
Watford
- 1. MF Edo Kayembe 1G · 1ATeam attack 13.0% Team shots 17.0%
- 2. MF Iker Bravo 0G · 3ATeam attack 11.0% Team shots 8.0%
- 3. FW Myron Boadu 2G · 1ATeam attack 10.0% Team shots 7.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Sheffield United | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2/10 | 3/10 |
| Both teams scored | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Clean sheet | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Failed to score | 2/10 | 4/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 1.3 / 1.2 | 0.9 / 1.7 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Sheffield United
- L 1-2 at Charlton Athletic (A) Championship · 7 Nov
- W 3-2 at
Preston North End (A) Championship · 3 Nov - W 1-0 vs
Wrexham (H) Championship · 30 Oct - D 1-1 vs
Derby County (H) Championship · 24 Oct - W 1-0 at
Bristol City (A) Championship · 17 Oct
Watford
- D 0-0 vs Middlesbrough (H) Championship · 7 Nov
- W 1-0 vs
Lincoln City (H) Championship · 3 Nov - L 2-3 at
Norwich City (A) Championship · 31 Oct - L 0-1 at
Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Championship · 24 Oct - W 2-0 vs Charlton Athletic (H) Championship · 17 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Sheffield United
- 1-15 minutes: 4 scored, 5 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 4 scored, 1 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 5 scored, 4 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 3 scored, 1 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 3 scored, 6 conceded
Watford
- 1-15 minutes: 3 scored, 4 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 3 scored, 5 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 0 scored, 7 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 2 scored, 3 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 4 scored, 2 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Championship this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Sheffield United
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bamford | 5 | 1 |
| Sydie Peck | 4 | 2 |
| Thomas Cannon (1 pen) | 3 | 0 |
| Japhet Tanganga | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Brereton | 1 | 2 |
Watford
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Amin Nabizada | 3 | 0 |
| Myron Boadu | 2 | 1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 2 | 0 |
| Iker Bravo | 1 | 3 |
| Edo Kayembe | 1 | 1 |
Goals and assists in the Championship this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Sheffield United Watford - 3.9 Corners won 3.7
- 5.7 Corners conceded 6.6
- 1.7 Yellow cards 2.7
- 2.0 Opponents' yellow cards 2.2
Per match in the Championship this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
Sheffield UnitedWatford0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
5Sheffield United wins3Watford wins10 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 18 Apr 2026 · Championship Watford 0-2 Sheffield United
- 18 Oct 2025 · Championship Sheffield United 1-0 Watford
- 4 Jan 2025 · Championship Watford 1-2 Sheffield United
- 1 Sep 2024 · Championship Sheffield United 1-0 Watford
- 25 Feb 2023 · Championship Sheffield United 1-0 Watford
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28:14 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30:19 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29:15 | +14 | 28 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26:18 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 |  West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23:15 | +8 | 28 |
| 7 |  Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22:18 | +4 | 26 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24:18 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37:23 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21:19 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20:18 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 32:24 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18:20 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23:27 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16:24 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20:29 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13:23 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15:26 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22:31 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14:30 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13:30 | -17 | 8 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Championship: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Title | Promoted | Play-offs | Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 22 | ||||||
| Watford | 15 |
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