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9th December 2025- Championship, Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1

Watford Observer: Watford aiming to end poor record after referee named for Wednesday clash

Chakvetadze and Irankunda in training as Watford aim for first back-to-back wins

Former Watford favourite resumes training in time for Vicarage Road return

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Match Wrap: Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday – Watford FCDownload

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY RECAP: Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Five talking points after Watford draw with Wednesday

Match Report: Last-gasp Semedo equaliser sees Watford draw to Sheffield Wednesday

‘We have to fix it’ – Gracia laments ‘soft goals’ holding Watford back

Javi Gracia on fielding midfield two of Edo Kayembe and Imran Louza

Sheffield Wednesday verdict: Sloppy opener tells the story of Watford’s season

‘I don’t feel it’ – Gracia wants Watford to show more pride to ‘defend the shirt’

BBC: Vivaldo Semedo’s stoppage time equaliser denied Sheffield Wednesday their second league win of the season as Watford left it late to snatch a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road.

Sky: Charlie McNeill’s third goal in two games appeared to have handed rock-bottom Wednesday a rare bit of cheer in a difficult campaign. But just when wasteful Watford, who missed a penalty through skipper Imran Louza, seemed to have run out of ideas, Semedo squeezed a volley from Mamadou Doumbia’s cross under goalkeeper Pierce Charles to salvage a point.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It had been a very frustrating evening of football. The Hornets had created a hatful of chances and should have won at a canter, but a mixture of wasteful finishing and some terrific saves from the Wednesday keeper meant that we needed a late equaliser to salvage a point. The failures in front of goal meant that other deficiencies were more noticeable. The players seemed not to be quick enough to the ball and too often saw passes intercepted as they waited for them to arrive. But there were some excellent moves, especially in the first half. Maamma was a constant menace and should have found the net on more than one occasion. It was unfortunate that he was withdrawn at the break as he was on a yellow card. Louza also had some excellent chances, but his penalty was poor and Kayembe’s disallowed goal seemed to be a bit of a harsh decision. There were a lot of people angry at the referee, who did have some interesting moments during the game, particularly when he tackled Bola, but he was not responsible for the result. We have played a lot worse than that and won this season. It was just one of those nights.

3rd May 2025- Championship, Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1

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Report: Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday – Watford FCDownload

BBC: Moussa Sissoko’s fine equaliser ended Watford’s run of four consecutive defeats as they finished their season with a draw against Sheffield Wednesday, who clung on for point to stay above their hosts.

Sky: Josh Windass gave the Owls a 29th-minute lead but Moussa Sissoko replied in first-half added time to ensure a stalemate in a game between two teams with little left to play for.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1

Five talking points as Watford end season with draw

Watford 1 Sheff Wed 1 minute-by-minute report

Cleverley pleased to end with positive performance if not result

‘Football is about feeling a part of something and I certainly do here’

Season summed up on final day amid extended glimpse into possible bleak future

BHappy: We bossed the second period, without creating much in the way of clear cut chances. For that, again, Wednesday get some credit… there was a degree of them losing their heads; Valéry and Otegbayo were rattled, Gassama spent most of the game sitting on the turf sulking as the action flowed indifferently around him. Nonetheless, they kept us at arm’s length… our one clear opening coming when Doumbia worked himself through only to be denied in a game of wink murder by Wednesday’s outstanding player, goalkeeper Pierce Charles.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It had been a spirited second half and the Hornets were unlucky not to come away with all three points. The draw meant that Wednesday took 12th place, and we finished in 14th. It was a bit of a disappointment that we didn’t manage a top half finish but, given that we were predicted to have a relegation struggle, it wasn’t a bad season. We finished a place and a point better than last season, mostly due to the tremendous start that we had. But it is testament to the wonderful job that Tom Cleverley did that we were never in a relegation battle.

From the Rookery End: Watford’s 2024–2025 Season Ends with a 1–1 Draw Against Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town were relegated, and we marked a major milestone with a 15th birthday party for the podcast!

2nd November 2024- Championship, Sheffield Wednesday 2 Watford 6

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Report: Sheffield Wednesday 2-6 Watford – Watford FCDownload

BBC: Vakoun Bayo scored four second-half goals in an astonishing individual display as Watford netted five times after the break to crush Sheffield Wednesday and end a run of five consecutive away league defeats.

Sky: Michael Smith quickly cancelled out Ryan Porteous’ opener before penalties from Tom Ince and Bayo put Watford in the driving seat. Bayo bagged his second and claimed the match ball either side of Pol Valentin’s reply for the Owls and then claimed his fourth in the closing stages.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Sheff Wed 2 Watford 6

Sheffield Wednesday 2 Watford 6 – how the action happened

Cleverley happy if incredible away win leads to increased expectations

Brilliant Bayo is four-midable as Watford end away hoodoo in style

Ince is ‘the player we have been missing in some of our inconsistent days’

Cleverley happy away fans saw five goals at their end

Bayo’s beautiful chip a result of excellent opposition analysis

Fans at Hillsborough witnessed a slice of Hornets history

BHappy: Not confident, no.  Not with our away record.  Not with our soft underbelly, our demonstrated tendency to get overwhelmed by sides that put us under pressure.  I wasn’t here expecting this sort of outcome… 

Fran’s Watford Blog: The post-match celebrations were joyous. Bayo picked up the match ball from the referee and filmed himself and the crowd who were blasting out “Bayo’s on Fire”. I was so thrilled for him. He has been given so much grief by the crowd for his failures in front of goal but has never hidden. He was absolutely superb on this occasion, a little bit of confidence allowing him to score goals that you know he would have missed on another occasion. He was man of the match by a country mile, but there were plenty of other great performances. I was impressed by Dwomah who fitted in very nicely so that we didn’t miss Sissoko. I was disappointed that Ebosele did not start, but he did very well when he came on. The score doesn’t tell the full story of the game as Wednesday had been tough opponents until the second goal went in when they collapsed.

From the Rookery End: Watford scored a rare SIX on the road and FOUR Vakoun Bayo goals made the LONG journey to Sheffield oh so worthwhile.

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31 January 2024- Championship, Sheffield Wednesday 0 Watford 0

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Sky: Sheffield Wednesday’s winless run extended to three matches as they recorded a 0-0 draw at home to Watford in the Championship.

BBC: Ike Ugbo, making his first start for the Owls, and Watford’s Matheus Martins both hit the post, while the latter also missed the best chance of the first half when he shot wide with the goal gaping.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Sheffield Wednesday 0 Watford 0

The pitch beat both teams on a night of little quality

Ismael felt players tried to adapt to ‘awful’ pitch and deserved rare clean sheet

BHappy: Ben Hamer, most significantly, looks pretty good at pretty much everything you’d want him to – calm, confident with both feet, decent decision making.  Oh, and a good shot stopper obviously, evidenced by twice punching goal-bound shots out of the top corner, by a reflex save to deny our closest call at the end of the first half and by somehow – goodness knows how – sufficiently obstructing an effort that the opposite stand behind the goal believed had crossed the line conveying despair across the pitch by their reaction until the sight of our own midfielders trying to engineer a quick break amid the confusion confirmed otherwise to a relieved away end.  Quite how Hamer has spent so much of his career as a backup is a little difficult to understand.

Fran’s Watford Blog: While a point away from home should not be dismissed, it was disappointing not to have seen a more impressive performance against a poor Wednesday team.  The Hornets may have hit the post and missed an open goal, but they didn’t test the young keeper and Hamer was the busier of the two.  He pulled off a couple of excellent saves, so should be pleased to have kept a clean sheet, which was the first since mid-November.  There were a lot of complaints about the pitch, which was in a terrible condition and made me think that maybe Gino should instal one dreadful pitch at the training ground for the lads to train on before games like this.

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21st October 2023- Championship, Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0

BBC: Watford substitute Yaser Asprilla snatched a late winner to deny Danny Rohl a point in his first game as Sheffield Wednesday boss.

Sky: He picked the ball on the right flank from Ismael Kone and was able to work his way towards edge of the area where he fired his shot past the diving Cameron Dawson.

Watford Observer RECAP: Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0

Asprilla strike ends Watford’s winless run

Given the context, Ismael was pleased with the victory

BHappy: There were no hooks in this game; nothing but inertia, a sense of perhaps misplaced obligation and the persistent rain keeping most in their seats and nobody but nobody was desperate for more.  The conclusion, however, was more than adequate.

Fran’s Watford Blog: The post-match consensus was that it had been a poor game between two sides low on confidence.  In the first half the Hornets had appeared afraid to attack.  A frustrated shout from one of my neighbours of “Bachmann is open” when the ball was being played about the midfield summed it up.  But the introduction of Koné, Sema and Chakvetadze led to a more positive approach and more willingness to run at the defence.  The goal came from an audacious move by Asprilla, which was great to see.  Hopefully Sema will be fit to start on Tuesday as he makes a tremendous difference.  The others have to show that they can affect the game for ninety minutes rather than being impact substitutes.

2nd April 2021- Championship, Watford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0

BBC Sport: Promotion-hopefuls Watford beat struggling Sheffield Wednesday, who were without boss Darren Moore after he tested positive for Covid-19, to record a sixth successive victory.

Sky Sports: Ismaila Sarr crossed from the right hoping to find Isaac Success but instead saw the ball turned into the Wednesday net by Owls centre-back Lees. A raised flag indicating Success had been offside saw the goal initially disallowed but referee Chris Kavanagh consulted with assistant Dan Cook and ruled the Watford man had not been interfering with play.

BHappy: Sarr’s rapid recovery had already seen him play a ball in towards Isaac Success which was smuggled out of play by the attentions of two Wednesday defenders.  The goal itself will prove to be the one truly exquisite move of the game;  Adam Masina had made a pig’s ear of a crossfield ball less than a minute earlier but his second go is magnificent, a searing pass from left to right dropping into the feet of Sarr.  Sarr’s cross does Masina’s work justice, it’s completely undefendable scything between the defence and the goalkeeper;  we get a break, on another day Chris Kavanagh sympathises with Wednesday claims that Isaac Success, lurking on Tom Lees’ shoulder, is offside and interfering with play.  This time he doesn’t, Lees propels the ball past his goalkeeper and the ‘orns are ahead.

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