Watford 0-2 Sheffield United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 April 2026

Result

Watford 0-2 Sheffield United

Championship · Saturday 18 April 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Watford 0-2 Sheffield United: match report

Watford lost to Sheffield United 0-2 in the Championship on Saturday 18 April 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.

Patrick Bamford opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Watford did not score. Sheffield United scored through Patrick Bamford (50') and Patrick Bamford (59').

Discipline: Watford received 3 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 12th on 57 points from 42 and Sheffield United 17th on 54 points from 42. Watford went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Sheffield United 13th with 60.

Watford lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sheffield United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Patrick Bamford of Sheffield United (8.7), ahead of Nestory Irankunda (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Watford wins, 2 draws and 4 for Sheffield United.

Going into the match Watford's last five read L-D-L-D-W and Sheffield United's W-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Imrân LouzaWatford
  • 32'Yellow card · Edward StillWatford
  • 50'Goal · Patrick BamfordSheffield United · 0-1
  • 59'Goal · Patrick BamfordSheffield United · 0-2
  • 65'Yellow card · Gustavo HamerSheffield United
  • 75'Yellow card · Danny IngsSheffield United
  • 81'Yellow card · Sydie PeckSheffield United
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Tahith ChongSheffield United
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Mattie PollockWatford

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Watford 4, draws 2, Sheffield United 4.

Team news

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Watford line-up (4-4-2)

Egil Selvik, Jérémy Petris, Mattie Pollock, Saba Goglichidze, James Abankwah, Nestory Irankunda, Nampalys Mendy, Imrân Louza, Othmane Maamma, Mamadou Doumbia, Edo Kayembe

Sheffield United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Adam Davies, Femi Seriki, Japhet Tanganga, Mark McGuinness, Harrison Burrows, Jaïro Riedewald, Joe Rothwell, Andre Brooks, Callum O'Hare, Gustavo Hamer, Patrick Bamford