Championship
·Matchday 25
Featured match
- T. Ince 9'
- T. Ince 38'
- T. Ince 60'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Birmingham 3-0. Scorers for Watford: T. Ince 9', T. Ince 38', T. Ince 60'. Birmingham had 55% of possession.
Watford
Birmingham
- Full-time 3 - 0
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78'
Paik Seung-Ho Yellow card · Birmingham Paik Seung-Ho of Birmingham is booked
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77'
L. Koumas Out: K. Anderson · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: L. Koumas comes on for K. Anderson
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77'
K. Baah Out: T. Ince · Watford Substitution for Watford: K. Baah comes on for T. Ince
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70'
M. Sissoko Out: O. Maamma · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Sissoko comes on for O. Maamma
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69'
Nampalys Mendy Out: I. Louza · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nampalys Mendy comes on for I. Louza
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68'
Marvin Ducksch Out: Kyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Marvin Ducksch comes on for Kyogo Furuhashi
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64'
Vivaldo Semedo Out: L. Kjerrumgaard · Watford Substitution for Watford: Vivaldo Semedo comes on for L. Kjerrumgaard
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63'
Lyndon Dykes Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham)
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62'
E. Cashin Out: A. Cochrane · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: E. Cashin comes on for A. Cochrane
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60'
T. Ince 3-0 Goal · Assist: Nestory Irankunda · Watford Goal! T. Ince scores for Watford, set up by Nestory Irankunda. It is 3-0
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46'
Lyndon Dykes Out: W. T. Willumsson · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Lyndon Dykes comes on for W. T. Willumsson
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46'
M. Leonard Out: A. Sampsted · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: M. Leonard comes on for A. Sampsted
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46'
Nestory Irankunda Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nestory Irankunda comes on for Giorgi Chakvetadze
- Half-time 2 - 0
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43'
M. Pollock Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for M. Pollock (Watford)
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38'
T. Ince 2-0 Goal · Watford T. Ince finds the net for Watford (2-0)
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9'
T. Ince 1-0 Goal · Assist: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Goal! T. Ince scores for Watford, set up by Giorgi Chakvetadze. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Birmingham
DDWWW
Last 5 matches LDLDD
1.6Goals scored per match1.3
1.2Goals conceded per match1.6
2Clean sheets0
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-2-3-1
Birmingham4-2-3-1
20
6.0
Cochrane
62'
A. Cochrane
- 62'Out
- 46'Out
7
10.0
Ince
9'38'60'77'
T. Ince
- 9'Goal
- 38'Goal
- 60'Goal
- 77'Out
- 46'Out
- 70'Out
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos
Starting XI
- 1GK Egil Selvik 7.2
- 25DF J. Abankwah 6.7
- 6DF M. Pollock43' 7.0
- 3DF Max Alleyne 7.5
- 16DF M. Bola 7.2
- 5MF H. Kyprianou 7.5
- 10MF I. Louza69' 7.2
- 42MF O. Maamma70' 6.3
- 8MF Giorgi Chakvetadze46' 7.3
- 7MF T. Ince9'38'60'77' 10.0
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard64' 6.5
Substitutes
- 12GK N. Baxter
- 4DF K. Keben
- 22DF J. Morris
- 29DF J. Petris
- 23MF Nampalys Mendy69' 6.9
- 17MF M. Sissoko70' 6.3
- 66FW Nestory Irankunda46' 7.9
- 34FW K. Baah77' 6.7
- 18FW Vivaldo Semedo64' 6.2
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: Chris Davies
Starting XI
- 25GK J. Beadle 6.3
- 23DF A. Sampsted46' 6.0
- 5DF P. Neumann 6.5
- 6DF Jack Robinson 6.2
- 20DF A. Cochrane62' 6.0
- 24MF T. Iwata 6.0
- 8MF Paik Seung-Ho78' 6.2
- 16MF P. Roberts 5.9
- 18MF W. T. Willumsson46' 6.3
- 14MF K. Anderson77' 6.9
- 9FW Kyogo Furuhashi68' 6.5
Substitutes
- 21GK R. Allsop
- 12MF M. Leonard46' 6.9
- 17FW Lyndon Dykes46'63' 6.2
- 27MF K. Fujimoto
- 30FW L. Koumas77' 6.3
- 33FW Marvin Ducksch68' 6.2
- 40MF M. Mazwi
- 41DF E. Cashin62' 6.9
- 42MF D. Isichei
Watford
Birmingham
45%
55%
13
Shots
6
6
On target
2
5
Off target
3
4
Corners
4
5
Fouls
14
1
Offsides
3
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Saves
3
402
Passes
484
79%
Pass accuracy
82%
1.56
Expected goals
0.40
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins3Draws1
Birmingham wins1Last meetings
-
1 December 2025 · Championship
Birmingham
2-1
Watford
-
16 March 2024 · Championship
Birmingham
0-1
Watford
-
16 September 2023 · Championship
Watford
2-0
Birmingham
-
14 March 2023 · Championship
Watford
3-0
Birmingham
-
16 August 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
1-1
Watford