English League Championship

Watford vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Watford
  • 9': Tom Ince
  • 38': Tom Ince
  • 60': Tom Ince
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': Offside, Birmingham City. Willum Willumsson is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 5': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
    • 6': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
    • 7': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Goal! Watford 1, Birmingham City 0. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a through ball.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
    • 12': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
    • 12': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
    • 15': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a fast break.
    • 21': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
    • 26': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 26': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Othmane Maamma following a fast break.
    • 31': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
    • 31': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 36': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross.
    • 38': Goal! Watford 2, Birmingham City 0. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 42': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
    • 43': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 43': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alfons Sampsted.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Willum Willumsson.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Alfons Sampsted.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 47': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 47': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
    • 49': Handball by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
    • 53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Keshi Anderson.
    • 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda following a fast break.
    • 60': Goal! Watford 3, Birmingham City 0. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda following a fast break.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Eiran Cashin replaces Alex Cochrane because of an injury.
    • 63': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
    • 63': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
    • 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
    • 69': Substitution, Watford. Nampalys Mendy replaces Imrân Louza.
    • 70': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Othmane Maamma.
    • 70': Offside, Watford. Tom Ince is caught offside.
    • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 76': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Tom Ince.
    • 77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Keshi Anderson because of an injury.
    • 78': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
    • 78': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 78': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
    • 82': Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross following a corner.
    • 84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
    • 90': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+2': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
    • 90'+4': Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 5
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 2
    54.8 Possession 45.2
    6 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    396 Accurate Passes 317
    484 Passes 402
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 16
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 69
    19 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 6
    26 Effective Clearances 44
    26 Clearances 44

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 20,816

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 25 +29 52
    2 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
    3 Middlesbrough 25 +7 43
    4 Watford 25 +8 41
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Egil Selvik (GK)
    3 Max Alleyne
    6 Matthew Pollock Yellow Card
    16 Marc Bola
    25 James Abankwah
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
    10 Imran Louza
    5 Hector Kyprianou
    9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
    7 Tom Ince
    42 Othmane Maamma
    Watford Substitutes:
    Nestory Irankunda, Kwadwo Baah, Jeremy Petris, Moussa Sissoko, Vivaldo Semedo, Kévin Keben, James Morris, Nathan Baxter, Nampalys Mendy.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 James Beadle (GK)
    6 Jack Robinson
    5 Phil Neumann
    20 Alex Cochrane
    23 Alfons Sampsted
    18 Willum Thór Willumsson
    8 Paik Seung-Ho Yellow Card
    24 Tomoki Iwata
    9 Kyogo Furuhashi
    14 Keshi Anderson
    16 Patrick Roberts
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Eiran Cashin, Lyndon Dykes, Marvin Ducksch, Menzi Mazwi, Ryan Allsop, Dan Isichei, Lewis Koumas, Marc Leonard, Kanya Fujimoto.

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