Watford 2-0 Sheffield United - May 04, 2003 / First Division 2002/2003
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64'
WAT
WAT
52' - Substitution
Stuart McCallis substituted by Michael Tonge
61' - Substitution
Mark Rankineis substituted by Steve Kabba
64' - Goal
Neil Cox64
69' - Substitution
Dean Windassis substituted by Paul Peschisolido 79' - Goal
Scott Fitzgerald79
89' - Substitution
Allan Nielsenis substituted by Lee Cook89
SU
SU
Team line-ups
Watford
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Richard Lee | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Neil Cox | 64 | 31 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Wayne Brown | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lloyd Doyley | 20 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jamie Hand | 19 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Allan Nielsen | 89 | 32 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jason Norville | 19 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Richard Johnson | 29 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Anthony McNamee | 19 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Marcus Gayle | 32 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Scott Fitzgerald | 79 | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
44
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Gary Kelly | 36 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Curtis | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert Page | 28 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marcel Cas | 31 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert Kozluk | 25 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nick Montgomery | 21 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dean Windass | 69 | 34 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stuart McCall | 52 | 38 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mark Rankine | 61 | 33 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Carl Asaba | 30 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Ndlovu | 30 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
30 years
Average number of matches played for the team
45
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Lee Cook | 89 | 20 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Michael Tonge | 52 | 20 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Kabba | 61 | 22 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paul Peschisolido | 69 | 31 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Richard Lee
IN
Alec Chamberlain
OUT
Richard Johnson
IN
Stephen Glass
OUT
Anthony McNamee
IN
Neal Ardley
OUT
Scott Fitzgerald
IN
Tommy Smith
OUT
Jamie Hand
IN
Gavin Mahon
OUT
Neil Cox
IN
Sean Dyche
OUT
Wayne Brown
IN
Paolo Vernazza
OUT
Lloyd Doyley
IN
Micah Hyde
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gary Kelly
IN
Paddy Kenny
OUT
Mark Rankine
IN
Michael Brown
OUT
Marcel Cas
IN
Phil Jagielka
OUT
Nick Montgomery
IN
Michael Tonge
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
52
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Lewington vs Sheffield United
2 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Lewington vs Warnock
4 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
54
188
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Warnock vs Watford
5 victories
2 draws
8 losses
Warnock vs Lewington
1 victory
0 draw
4 losses
Referee
Andy Hall
5 victories |
3 draws |
5 losses |
Watford13 matches | General total | Sheffield United11 matches | 5 victories |
2 draws |
4 losses |
2 victories |
2 draws |
0 loss |
Watford4 matches | Season total | Sheffield United1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on January 16, 2010 | Latest figure on April 05, 2010 | |||||||
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Key figures
Watford keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw vs Sheffield United running (since 06/03/1999). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 28/10/1989 (4 matches)
Only back at the time of Billy McEwan head of Sheffield United (27/03/1986-02/01/1988), you can see a maanger go beneath Neil Warnock with 1.3 goals scored per game in Championship (1.13).
Only back at the time of George Kirby head of Watford (01/07/1971-01/07/1973), you can see a manager go over Ray Lewington with 1.52 goals conceded per game in Championship (1.79).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LWatford 0-1 Preston North End04/03/2003 | VWatford 2-0 Burnley09/03/2003 | LWatford 0-1 Gillingham18/03/2003 | LWatford 1-2 Stoke City22/03/2003 | VWatford 2-0 Derby County21/04/2003 | LWatford 0-3 Reading30/04/2003 |
| Overall | VCrystal Palace 0-1 Watford08/04/2003 | LWatford 1-2 Southampton13/04/2003 | LBradford 2-1 Watford19/04/2003 | VWatford 2-0 Derby County21/04/2003 | LBrighton & Hove 4-0 Watford26/04/2003 | LWatford 0-3 Reading30/04/2003 |
Current form
| Away | VRotherham United 1-2 Sheffield United28/02/2003 | VGrimsby Town 1-4 Sheffield United04/03/2003 | DStoke City 0-0 Sheffield United15/03/2003 | DCrystal Palace 2-2 Sheffield United05/04/2003 | LWimbledon FC 1-0 Sheffield United07/04/2003 | LPreston North End 2-0 Sheffield United19/04/2003 |
| Overall | LArsenal 1-0 Sheffield United13/04/2003 | VSheffield United 1-0 Nottingham Forest15/04/2003 | LPreston North End 2-0 Sheffield United19/04/2003 | VSheffield United 2-1 Leicester21/04/2003 | DSheffield United 3-3 Wolverhampton26/04/2003 | VSheffield United 3-0 Bradford29/04/2003 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 7 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
45 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
45 |
|
22 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
16 |
Victories (Competition total) |
23 |
|
10 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
11 |
|
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
20 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
|
7 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
|
52 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
72 |
|
31 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
34 |
|
70 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
50 |
|
26 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
27 |
|
1.16 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.6 |
|
1.41 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.55 |
|
1.56 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.11 |
|
1.18 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.23 |
Betting aid
|
23 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
25 |
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
12 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
13 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
17 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
|
5 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
26 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
60 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
57 |
|
29 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
33 |
|
5 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
 | Heidar Helguson | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 16 goals | Michael Brown |  |
| Heidar Helguson | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 7 goals | Michael Brown | |
| Neil Cox | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 5 penalties | Michael Brown | |
| Neil Cox | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 penalties | Carl Asaba | |
 | Michael Chopra | 5 goals during the last 6 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | Michael Brown | |
Historical head to head
Home
16 gf
16 ga
Away
11 gf
24 ga
Total
27 gf
40 ga
Historical head to head
Home
24 gf
11 ga
Away
16 gf
16 ga
Total
40 gf
27 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
January 05, 1985 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
January 05, 1985 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
September 23, 1997 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
April 06, 2002 |
Latest head to head
September 28, 2002 - First Division 2002/2003
April 06, 2002 - First Division 2001/2002
October 30, 2001 - First Division 2001/2002
January 13, 2001 - First Division 2000/2001
August 28, 2000 - First Division 2000/2001
Best historical scorers against Sheffield United
|
Heidar Helguson | 2 goals | 2001 - 2002 |
|
Peter Kennedy | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
|
Neil Cox | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
 |
Tommy Smith | 1 goal | 2001 - 2001 |
Best historical scorers against Watford
 |
Dane Whitehouse | 2 goals | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Phil Jagielka | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
|
Keith Eddy | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Wayne Allison | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
|
Jean-Philippe Javary | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
 |
Steve Lovell | 1 goal | 2002 - 2002 |
Players with most games played vs Sheffield United
 |
Alec Chamberlain | 4 matches | 1997 - 2002 |
|
Micah Hyde | 4 matches | 1997 - 2002 |
 |
Lloyd Doyley | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
|
Heidar Helguson | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
 |
Richard Johnson | 3 matches | 1997 - 2002 |
|
Neil Cox | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
Players with most games played vs Watford
 |
Robert Page | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
 |
Nick Montgomery | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
|
Shaun Murphy | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
|
Michael Tonge | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
 |
Peter Ndlovu | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
|
Phil Jagielka | 3 matches | 2001 - 2002 |
They played in both sides
231 matches
10 matches
61 matches
89 matches
39 matches
6 matches
39 matches
14 matches
24 matches
107 matches
15 matches
30 matches
They played in both sides
24 matches
107 matches
61 matches
89 matches
1 match
66 matches
2 matches
64 matches
1 match
58 matches
2 matches
31 matches
Competition info
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