Championship
·Matchday 6
Featured match
- Mileta Rajović 90+1'
- R. Andrews 90+6'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Birmingham 2-0. Scorers for Watford: Mileta Rajović 90+1', R. Andrews 90+6'. L. Buchanan of Birmingham was sent off in minute 88'. Watford had 68% of possession.
Watford
Birmingham
- Full-time 2 - 0
Added time: 6 minutes
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90+6'
R. Andrews 2-0 Goal · Assist: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Goal for Watford! R. Andrews turns in the pass from Giorgi Chakvetadze (2-0)
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90+3'
M. Emmanuel Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for M. Emmanuel (Birmingham)
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90+1'
Mileta Rajović 1-0 Goal · Assist: Yáser Asprilla · Watford Yáser Asprilla provides, Mileta Rajović finishes for Watford (1-0)
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88'
L. Buchanan Red card · Birmingham Straight red card for L. Buchanan. Birmingham are down a man
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88'
L. Buchanan Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for L. Buchanan (Birmingham)
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87'
J. James Out: S. Hogan · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. James comes on for S. Hogan
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87'
M. Emmanuel Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: M. Emmanuel comes on for J. Stansfield
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77'
R. Andrews Out: J. Ngakia · Watford Substitution for Watford: R. Andrews comes on for J. Ngakia
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71'
Juninho Bacuna Out: O. Burke · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Juninho Bacuna comes on for O. Burke
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68'
K. Miyoshi Out: K. Anderson · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: K. Miyoshi comes on for K. Anderson
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65'
Giorgi Chakvetadze Out: T. Dele-Bashiru · Watford Substitution for Watford: Giorgi Chakvetadze comes on for T. Dele-Bashiru
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65'
Ismaël Koné Out: Matheus Martins · Watford Substitution for Watford: Ismaël Koné comes on for Matheus Martins
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60'
Ivan Šunjić Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham)
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57'
J. Stansfield Yellow card · Birmingham J. Stansfield of Birmingham is booked
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56'
Yáser Asprilla Out: T. Ince · Watford Substitution for Watford: Yáser Asprilla comes on for T. Ince
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55'
W. Hoedt Yellow card · Watford W. Hoedt of Watford is booked
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46'
Jamal Lewis Out: J. Morris · Watford Substitution for Watford: Jamal Lewis comes on for J. Morris
- Half-time 0 - 0
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38'
K. Bielik Yellow card · Birmingham K. Bielik of Birmingham is booked
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35'
L. Buchanan Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for L. Buchanan (Birmingham)
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5'
C. Drameh Yellow card · Birmingham C. Drameh of Birmingham is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Birmingham
DDLLD
Last 5 matches WWWLD
1.3Goals scored per match1.6
1Goals conceded per match1.1
4Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-3-3
Birmingham4-2-3-1
3
6.5
Buchanan
35'88'88'
L. Buchanan
- 35'Yellow card
- 88'Yellow card
- 88'Red card
- 5'Yellow card
6
6.2
Bielik
38'
K. Bielik
- 38'Yellow card
- 60'Yellow card
37
6.6
Martins
65'
Matheus Martins
- 65'Out
- 90+1'Goal
- 56'Out
24
6.6
Dele-Bashiru
65'
T. Dele-Bashiru
- 65'Out
Watford4-3-3
Coach: V. Ismaël
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Bachmann 7.2
- 2DF J. Ngakia77' 7.2
- 5DF Ryan Porteous 7.9
- 4DF W. Hoedt55' 7.3
- 42DF J. Morris46' 6.3
- 10MF Imrân Louza 7.2
- 3MF Francisco Sierralta 6.6
- 24MF T. Dele-Bashiru65' 6.6
- 7FW T. Ince56' 6.3
- 9FW Mileta Rajović90+1' 6.9
- 37FW Matheus Martins65' 6.6
Substitutes
- 6DF Jamal Lewis46' 6.3
- 18MF Yáser Asprilla56' 7.3
- 11MF Ismaël Koné65' 6.9
- 16MF Giorgi Chakvetadze65' 7.2
- 45DF R. Andrews77'90+6' 7.2
- 8MF J. Livermore
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe
- 15DF M. Pollock
- 26GK B. Hamer
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: J. Eustace
Starting XI
- 21GK John Ruddy 6.7
- 12DF C. Drameh5' 6.9
- 5DF D. Sanderson 6.6
- 26DF K. Long 6.7
- 3DF L. Buchanan35'88'88' 6.5
- 34MF Ivan Šunjić60' 6.3
- 6MF K. Bielik38' 6.2
- 45MF O. Burke71' 6.9
- 28MF J. Stansfield57'87' 7.3
- 14MF K. Anderson68' 6.7
- 9FW S. Hogan87' 6.3
Substitutes
- 11MF K. Miyoshi68' 6.3
- 7MF Juninho Bacuna71' 6.2
- 23DF M. Emmanuel87'90+3' 6.3
- 19MF J. James87' 6.5
- 4DF M. Roberts
- 20MF G. Gardner
- 27MF B. Khela
- 1GK N. Etheridge
- 44DF E. Aiwu
Watford
Birmingham
68%
32%
12
Shots
8
4
On target
3
3
Off target
1
8
Corners
1
16
Fouls
17
1
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
7
0
Red cards
1
3
Saves
2
629
Passes
305
88%
Pass accuracy
75%
0.41
Expected goals
0.85
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leicester
|
46 | 89 | 41 | 89:41 | +48 | 97 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 92 | 57 | 92:57 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 |
Leeds
|
46 | 81 | 43 | 81:43 | +38 | 90 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 87 | 63 | 87:63 | +24 | 87 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
46 | 70 | 47 | 70:47 | +23 | 75 |
| 6 |
Norwich
|
46 | 79 | 64 | 79:64 | +15 | 73 |
| 7 |
Hull City
|
46 | 68 | 60 | 68:60 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 71 | 62 | 71:62 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Coventry
|
46 | 70 | 59 | 70:59 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 |
Preston
|
46 | 56 | 67 | 56:67 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 53 | 51 | 53:51 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 53 | 70 | 53:70 | -17 | 62 |
| 13 |
Millwall
|
46 | 45 | 55 | 45:55 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 |
Swansea
|
46 | 59 | 65 | 59:65 | -6 | 57 |
| 15 |
Watford
|
46 | 61 | 61 | 61:61 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 56 |
| 18 |
QPR
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 56 |
| 19 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 60 | 74 | 60:74 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 44 | 68 | 44:68 | -24 | 53 |
| 21 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 59 | 70 | 59:70 | -11 | 51 |
| 22 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 65 | 50:65 | -15 | 50 |
| 23 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 48 | 77 | 48:77 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 37 | 89 | 37:89 | -52 | 27 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins1Draws1
Birmingham wins0Last meetings
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14 March 2023 · Championship
Watford
3-0
Birmingham
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16 August 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
1-1
Watford