Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday Summary & Highlights Season 2023/2024

Championship

Championship

02:00 PMOctober 21, 2023

Regular Season – 12

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1 – 0

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HT: (0 – 0)

📍 Vicarage Road (Watford)👤 Referee: D. Whitestone

How did Watford and Sheffield Wednesday perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Watford and Sheffield Wednesday Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

59%41%

ATTACK

12

Total shots

10

3

Shots on target

2

5

Shots off target

6

4

Blocked shots

2

4

Shots inside box

6

8

Shots outside box

4

4

Corner kicks

5

1

Offsides

2

0

Dangerous attacks

0

PASSING

563

Total passes

379

454 (81%)

Accurate passes

292 (77%)

DISCIPLINE

15

Fouls

6

2

Yellow cards

1

2

Goalkeeper saves

2

Watford and Sheffield Wednesday Lineups

Watford

4-3-3

1G

Daniel BachmannC

7.2

2D

Jeremy Ngakia

7.5

5D

Ryan Porteous 45′

7.2

4D

Wesley Hoedt

7.7

6D

Jamal Lewis 50′ 🔺53′

7.2

10M

Imrân Louza 🔺62′

6.9

8M

Jake Livermore

6.3

24M

Tom Dele-Bashiru 🔺46′

6.6

7F

Thomas Ince 🔺78′

7.3

19F

Vakoun Issouf Bayo 🔺46′

6.3

37F

Matheus Martins

6.6

Substitutes

11M

Ismael Koné 🔻46′

7

9F

Mileta Rajovic 🔻46′

6.7

12M

Ken Sema 🔻53′

7.3

16M

Giorgi Chakvetadze 🔻62′

7.2

18M

Yaser Asprilla 🔻78′

7.3

26G

Ben Hamer

–

3D

Francisco Sierralta

–

39M

Edo Kayembe

–

14F

Rhys Healey

–

Coach of Watford

👔 V. Ismaël

Sheffield Wednesday

4-4-2

1G

Cameron Dawson

6.3

14D

Pol Valentín

6.9

6D

Dominic Iorfa

7.7

5D

Bambo Diaby

7.2

23D

Akin Famewo

6.6

45M

Anthony Musaba 🔺62′

5.9

22M

Jeff Hendrick 68′ 🔺88′

6.5

10M

Barry BannanC

7.3

21M

John Buckley 🔺77′

6.9

13F

Callum Paterson

6.5

11F

Josh Windass 🔺88′

7.2

Substitutes

7F

Mallik Wilks 🔻62′

6.2

33D

Reece James 🔻77′

6.3

9F

Lee Gregory 🔻88′

6.3

24F

Michael Smith 🔻88′

6.3

36G

Devis Vásquez

–

17D

Di’Shon Bernard

–

2D

Liam Palmer

–

4M

Will Vaulks

–

8M

George Byers

–

Coach of Sheffield Wednesday

👔 N. Thompson

Watford and Sheffield Wednesday Head to Head

1WINS

3DRAWS

0WINS

Over 1.5 Goals75%

Over 2.5 Goals25%

Both Teams Scored75%

Past H2H Matches & Results

09 Dec 2025 Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wed

03 May 2025 Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

02 Nov 2024 Sheffield Wednesday 2-6 Watford

31 Jan 2024 Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Watford

Championship Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57-29	28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37-26	11	46
3	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42-24	18	44
4	Preston	26	11	10	5	36-25	11	43
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29-33	-4	43
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37-29	8	41
7	Hull	25	12	5	8	40-38	2	41
8	Stoke	26	12	4	10	32-23	9	40
9	Wrexham	26	10	10	6	38-32	6	40
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38-29	9	39
11	QPR	26	11	5	10	38-39	-1	38
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37-38	-1	37
13	Derby	26	9	8	9	35-35	0	35
14	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35-36	-1	34
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38-38	0	33
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36-38	-2	32
17	Swansea	26	9	5	12	27-33	-6	32
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29-35	-6	31
19	Charlton	25	7	8	10	25-32	-7	29
20	Blackburn	25	7	7	11	24-30	-6	28
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21-35	-14	25
22	Norwich	26	6	6	14	28-39	-11	24
23	Oxford Utd	25	5	7	13	25-35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18-51	-33	-7

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27-9	18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24-11	13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23-12	11	28
4	Middlesbrough	13	8	3	2	20-11	9	27
5	Birmingham	13	7	5	1	27-13	14	26
6	Millwall	14	8	2	4	17-17	0	26
7	QPR	13	7	2	4	24-17	7	23
8	Preston	13	6	5	2	19-12	7	23
9	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24-19	5	23
10	Hull	13	7	2	4	19-19	0	23
11	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16-11	5	22
12	Leicester	13	6	4	3	19-15	4	22
13	Bristol City	14	6	3	5	23-15	8	21
14	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16-16	0	21
15	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18-10	8	20
16	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17-11	6	20
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13-12	1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14-14	0	18
19	Sheffield Utd	12	5	2	5	18-13	5	17
20	Derby	14	4	5	5	17-20	-3	17
21	Oxford Utd	12	3	4	5	13-17	-4	13
22	Blackburn	13	2	4	7	13-20	-7	10
23	Norwich	13	3	1	9	12-19	-7	10
24	Sheffield Wed	13	0	4	9	7-29	-22	4

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	14	6	5	3	30-20	10	23
2	Preston	13	5	5	3	17-13	4	20
3	Stoke	14	6	2	6	14-13	1	20
4	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17-15	2	19
5	Derby	12	5	3	4	18-15	3	18
6	Hull	12	5	3	4	21-19	2	18
7	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15-14	1	18
8	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11-10	1	18
9	Wrexham	13	4	5	4	14-13	1	17
10	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12-16	-4	17
11	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18-13	5	16
12	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18-23	-5	15
13	Sheffield Utd	13	5	0	8	18-25	-7	15
14	QPR	13	4	3	6	14-22	-8	15
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16-20	-4	14
16	Watford	12	3	4	5	14-17	-3	13
17	Southampton	14	3	4	7	21-27	-6	13
18	Swansea	13	3	2	8	11-17	-6	11
19	Charlton	14	2	5	7	12-20	-8	11
20	Oxford Utd	13	2	3	8	12-18	-6	9
21	West Brom	14	3	0	11	13-24	-11	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8-23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Wed	12	1	4	7	11-22	-11	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7-21	-14	7

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League One

Promotion – Premier League

Promotion – Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)

Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2023-10-21

Tactical discipline and raw talent were on full display as Watford faced off against Sheffield Wednesday at Vicarage Road (Watford). The Championship fixture, contested on October 21, 2023, showcased the tactical evolution of both squads.

From the opening whistle, it was clear that both managers had done their homework. The midfield battles were intense, and the decisive moments came down to execution in the final third. It was a game where tactical adjustments made all the difference.

League Context & Table Position

Heading into this match, Watford were sitting in 6th place with 41 points. Their campaign has seen 11 wins and 8 draws, leaving them with a record of 6 losses.

Sheffield Wednesday, sitting in 24th with -7 points, approached the game with a different philosophy. With 1 wins to their name, they aimed to exploit the spaces left by the hosts.

Historical Matchup

In their last 5 Championship meetings, the balance of power has been intriguing. Watford have secured 2 wins.

However, Sheffield Wednesday have proven to be tough opponents, winning 0 times. There have been 3 draws. Notably, both teams scored in 3 of these encounters, and over 2.5 goals were seen in 1 matches.

Recent Form Guide

Here is how both teams have fared in their recent matches before this encounter:

Recent Matches of Watford

Recent Matches of Sheffield Wednesday

Full Match Replay

Catch all the tactical breakdowns and highlights from Watford vs Sheffield Wednesday clash right here. We provide in-depth post-match analysis to help you understand the game better.

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