English League Championship

Watford vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 6': Imran Louza
  • 16': Keinan Davis
  • 74': Britt Assombalonga
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.
    • 6': Goal! Watford 1, Birmingham City 0. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
    • 7': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 7': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Watford).
    • 9': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
    • 11': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Offside, Watford. Imrân Louza tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Goal! Watford 2, Birmingham City 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 17': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 20': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 20': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 25': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 25': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 28': Delay in match (Watford).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 30': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 31': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 32': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 35': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Watford).
    • 39': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
    • 43': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 43': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 44': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 45': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Reda Khadra.
    • 46': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Krystian Bielik with a through ball.
    • 48': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 48': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 49': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 49': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 52': Keinan Davis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
    • 54': Attempt saved. George Hall (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a cross.
    • 54': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 54': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 55': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a through ball.
    • 59': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 59': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 65': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
    • 65': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 66': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 69': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 69': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 74': Goal! Watford 3, Birmingham City 0. Britt Assombalonga (Watford) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 77': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 77': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 78': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 79': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Britt Assombalonga (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 80': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie Chang replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Harlee Dean.
    • 81': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces João Pedro.
    • 82': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 84': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 84': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
    • 89': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. George Hall (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Graham (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+1': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Ismaël Koné.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by George Hall.
    • 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 20
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 6
    49.6 Possession 50.4
    8 SHOTS 11
    6 ON GOAL 5
    0.8 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    330 Accurate Passes 346
    413 Passes 429
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    71 Long Balls 52
    36 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    13 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 11
    12 Effective Clearances 13
    12 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 18,403

    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 (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    15 Craig Cathcart
    44 Wesley Hoedt
    22 Ryan Porteous
    6 Imran Louza
    11 Ismaël Koné
    25 Leandro Bacuna
    12 Ken Sema
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    7 Keinan Davis
    10 João Pedro
    Watford Substitutes:
    Yáser Asprilla, Henrique Araújo, Christian Kabasele, Mario, Britt Assombalonga, Ben Hamer, James Morris.

    BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    12 Harlee Dean Yellow Card
    5 Auston Trusty
    26 Kevin Long Yellow Card
    6 Hannibal Mejbri
    18 Tahith Chong
    31 Krystian Bielik
    11 Jordan Graham
    2 Maxime Colin
    17 Reda Khadra
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz Yellow Card
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Marc Roberts, Neil Etheridge, Alfie Chang, George Hall, Jordan James, Emmanuel Longelo, Scott Hogan.

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