Watford 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Friday 2 April 2021

Result

Watford 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Friday 2 April 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Watford 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Watford defeated Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the Championship on Friday 2 April 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal was an own goal by Tom Lees in the 7th minute, credited to Watford.

Discipline: Watford received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 2nd on 75 points from 38 and Sheffield Wednesday 21st on 38 points from 37. Watford went on to finish that season 3rd with 91 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 21st with 47.

Watford lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Barry Bannan of Sheffield Wednesday (8.2), ahead of Ismaïla Sarr (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Watford wins, 3 draws and 2 for Sheffield Wednesday.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Yellow card · Julian BörnerSheffield Wednesday
  • 7'Own goal · Tom LeesWatford · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · F. SierraltaWatford
  • 38'Yellow card · Osaze UrhoghideSheffield Wednesday
  • 41'Yellow card · Adam ReachSheffield Wednesday
  • 64'Yellow card · W. HughesWatford
  • 78'Yellow card · Joe WildsmithSheffield Wednesday

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Watford 5, draws 3, Sheffield Wednesday 2.

Team news

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Watford line-up (4-3-3)

Daniel Bachmann, Kiko Femenía, William Troost-Ekong, Francisco Sierralta, Adam Masina, Nathaniel Chalobah, Will Hughes, Philip Zinckernagel, Ismaïla Sarr, Isaac Success, João Pedro

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

Joe Wildsmith, Osaze Urhoghide, Tom Lees, Julian Börner, Callum Paterson, Joey Pelupessy, Sam Hutchinson, Adam Reach, Barry Bannan, J. Rhodes, Josh Windass