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Birmingham
Site time 01.01.2026 15:00 GMT LeagueChampionship, England Season2025/26 RoundRegular Season - 25 VenueVicarage Road RefereeLewis Smith, England

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League context

Standings

Watford are 16 in the table and Birmingham are 10.

Phase League phase
Watford Rank 16, 57 pts
Birmingham Rank 10, 64 pts
Events 16
H2H 10

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Key events

Watford
Birmingham
Normal goal

T. Ince · A G. Chakvetadze

9'
Normal goal

T. Ince

38'
Yellow card

M. Pollock

43'
Substitution

G. Chakvetadze · A N. Irankunda

46'
Substitution

A. Sampsted · A M. Leonard

Substitution

W. Willumsson · A L. Dykes

Normal goal

T. Ince · A N. Irankunda

60'
62'
Substitution

A. Cochrane · A E. Cashin

63'
Yellow card

L. Dykes

Substitution

L. Kjerrumgaard · A Vivaldo Semedo

64'
68'
Substitution

K. Furuhashi · A M. Ducksch

Substitution

I. Louza · A N. Mendy

69'
Substitution

O. Maamma · A M. Sissoko

70'
Substitution

T. Ince · A K. Baah

77'
Substitution

K. Anderson · A L. Koumas

78'
Yellow card

Paik Seung-Ho

Match statistics

Watford Watford
Birmingham Birmingham
6
Shots on target
2
5
Shots off target
3
13
Total shots
6
1.56
xG
0.40
45%
Possession
55%
402
Total passes
484
317
Accurate passes
396
4
Corner kicks
4
1
Offsides
3
5
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
1
10
Shots inside the box
5
3
Shots outside the box
1
0
Goals prevented
0

Player match statistics

Watford Watford
Max Alleyne

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.50
H. Kyprianou

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.50
E. Selvik

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.20
M. Bola

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.20
M. Pollock

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.00
J. Abankwah

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.70
T. Ince

Min 77

G 3 A 0 Rating 10.00
O. Maamma

Min 70

G — A 0 Rating 6.30
Birmingham Birmingham
P. Neumann

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.50
J. Beadle

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30
J. Robinson

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.20
Paik Seung-Ho

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.20
T. Iwata

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.00
P. Roberts

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 5.90
K. Anderson

Min 77

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
K. Furuhashi

Min 68

G — A 0 Rating 6.50

Lineups

Watford

Watford

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach Javier Gracia Carlos
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#6
M. Pollock Defender
#10
I. Louza Midfielder
#7
T. Ince Midfielder
#42
O. Maamma Midfielder
Substitutes
#23
N. Mendy Midfielder
#17
M. Sissoko Midfielder
#34
K. Baah Forward
#18
V. Semedo Forward
Birmingham

Birmingham

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach Chris Davies
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#20
A. Cochrane Defender
#23
A. Sampsted Defender
#14
K. Anderson Midfielder
Substitutes
#12
M. Leonard Midfielder
#17
L. Dykes Forward
#30
L. Koumas Forward
#33
M. Ducksch Forward
#41
E. Cashin Defender

Head-to-head

Watford lead this head-to-head: Watford 7, draws 1, Birmingham 2.

Watford Watford
7 Wins
Draws
1 Matches
Birmingham Birmingham
2 Wins
Meetings
10 Goals 17:5

Last meetings

10 Matches

Recent team matches

Watford

Watford

Birmingham

Birmingham

Standings

Standings
# Team P W D L G GD Pts
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73

Key: # Position P Played W Wins D Draws L Losses G Goals GD Goal difference Pts Points

1 Coventry 95 pts
P 46 28W 11D 7L G 97:45 GD +52
2 Ipswich 84 pts
P 46 23W 15D 8L G 80:47 GD +33
3 Millwall 83 pts
P 46 24W 11D 11L G 64:49 GD +15
6 Hull City 73 pts
P 46 21W 10D 15L G 70:66 GD +4

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