Watford vs Birmingham

Final score: Watford 3-0 Birmingham in the Championship, January 1, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 7 wins for Watford, 1 draws, 2 wins for Birmingham.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 25
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Form: DLLWL Watford
: WDDLW Birmingham

9' T. Ince · G. Chakvetadze 1-0
38' T. Ince 2-0
43' Matthew Pollock
HT2-0
46' ▲ N. Irankunda ▼ G. Chakvetadze
46' ▲ M. Leonard ▼ A. Sampsted
46' ▲ L. Dykes ▼ W. T. Willumsson
60' T. Ince · N. Irankunda 3-0
62' ▲ E. Cashin ▼ A. Cochrane
63' Lyndon Dykes
64' ▲ V. Semedo ▼ L. Kjerrumgaard
68' ▲ M. Ducksch ▼ K. Furuhashi
69' ▲ N. Mendy ▼ I. Louza
70' ▲ M. Sissoko ▼ O. Maamma
77' ▲ K. Baah ▼ T. Ince
77' ▲ L. Koumas ▼ K. Anderson
78' Seung-Ho Paik
FT3-0

Line-ups

Watford Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos

1E. Selvik 7.2
25J. Abankwah 6.7
6M. Pollock 7.0
3M. Alleyne 7.5
16M. Bola 7.2
5H. Kyprianou 7.5
10I. Louza ▼ 69' 7.2
42O. Maamma ▼ 70' 6.3
8G. Chakvetadze ⇢ ▼ 46' 7.3
7T. Ince ⚽3 ▼ 77' 10.0
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ 64' 6.5

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
4K. Keben
22J. Morris
29J. Petris
23N. Mendy ▲ 69' 6.9
17M. Sissoko ▲ 70' 6.3
66N. Irankunda ▲ 46' 7.9
34K. Baah ▲ 77' 6.7
18V. Semedo ▲ 64' 6.2

Birmingham Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Chris Davies

25J. Beadle 6.3
23A. Sampsted ▼ 46' 6.0
5P. Neumann 6.5
6J. Robinson 6.2
20A. Cochrane ▼ 62' 6.0
24T. Iwata 6.0
8Paik Seung-Ho 6.2
16P. Roberts 5.9
18W. T. Willumsson ▼ 46' 6.3
14K. Anderson ▼ 77' 6.9
9K. Furuhashi ▼ 68' 6.5

Substitutes 9

21R. Allsop
12M. Leonard ▲ 46' 6.9
17L. Dykes ▲ 46' 6.2
27K. Fujimoto
30L. Koumas ▲ 77' 6.3
33M. Ducksch ▲ 68' 6.2
40M. Mazwi
41E. Cashin ▲ 62' 6.9
42D. Isichei

Statistics

01⚑4

⚑420

45%Possession55%

13Shots6

6Shots on target2

5Shots off target3

10Shots inside box5

3Shots outside box1

2Blocked shots1

4Corners4

1Offsides3

5Fouls14

1Yellow cards2

2Saves3

-0.60Goals prevented-0.60

402Passes484

317Accurate passes396

79%Pass accuracy82%

1.56Expected goals (xG)0.40

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0