English League Championship

Watford vs Birmingham City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 4': Ken Sema
  • 55': Nathaniel Chalobah
  • 80': Andre Gray
FT
3 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    Watford are hosting Birmingham City at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 4': Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaac Success.
    • 4': Goal! Watford 1, Birmingham City 0. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 5': Offside, Birmingham City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Harlee Dean with a headed pass.
    • 11': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 11': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
    • 13': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 14': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Adam Masina (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Foul by Rekeem Harper (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Isaac Success (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 23': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alen Halilovic following a corner.
    • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Dan Gosling (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
    • 32': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
    • 32': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 34': Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
    • 35': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 35': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Adam Masina (Watford) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
    • 41': Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 42': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Isaac Success (Watford).
    • 44': Isaac Success (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 46': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 46': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 47': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 55': Goal! Watford 2, Birmingham City 0. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Gosling with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Substitution, Watford. Carlos Sánchez replaces Dan Gosling.
    • 57': Substitution, Watford. Joseph Hungbo replaces Isaac Success.
    • 58': Offside, Watford. Adam Masina tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
    • 59': Carlos Sánchez (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 59': Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Iván Sánchez replaces Alen Halilovic.
    • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Mikel San José replaces Jérémie Bela.
    • 62': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
    • 62': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
    • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adam Masina.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
    • 67': Substitution, Watford. Achraf Lazaar replaces Adam Masina because of an injury.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 69': Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
    • 69': Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Achraf Lazaar (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 76': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen with a headed pass.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Achraf Lazaar (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
    • 78': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
    • 78': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Gary Gardner.
    • 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces João Pedro.
    • 80': Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Ken Sema.
    • 80': Goal! Watford 3, Birmingham City 0. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia following a fast break.
    • 83': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
    • 86': Foul by Achraf Lazaar (Watford).
    • 86': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Rekeem Harper (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Foul by Andre Gray (Watford).
    • 87': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 88': Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia tries a through ball, but Joseph Hungbo is caught offside.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Mikel San José (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 90': Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Joseph Hungbo (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Hungbo.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 1
    40.2 Possession 59.8
    14 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.1 On Target % 0.8
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    215 Accurate Passes 370
    294 Passes 468
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 3
    26 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 79
    22 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    4 Interceptions 6
    8 Effective Clearances 32
    8 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
    2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
    3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
    4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    31 Francisco Sierralta
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    11 Adam Masina
    21 Kiko Femenía
    19 Will Hughes
    16 Dan Gosling
    14 Nathaniel Chalobah
    22 Isaac Success Yellow Card
    12 Ken Sema
    10 João Pedro
    Watford Substitutes:
    Achraf Lazaar, Ben Wilmot, Stipe Perica, Andre Gray, Ben Foster, Joseph Hungbo, Carlos Sánchez, Jeremy Ngakia, Craig Cathcart.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    12 Harlee Dean
    4 Marc Roberts
    3 Kristian Pedersen Yellow Card
    2 Maxime Colin
    24 Rekeem Harper
    20 Gary Gardner
    11 Jérémie Bela
    35 Alen Halilovic
    9 Scott Hogan
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Sam Cosgrove, Andrés Prieto, George Friend, Mikel San José, Riley McGree, Iván Sánchez, Ivan Sunjic, Steve Seddon, Jonathan Leko.

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