Championship
·Matchday 38
Featured match
- E. Dennis 44'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Birmingham 1-0. Scorers for Watford: E. Dennis 44'.
Birmingham
Watford
- Full-time 0 - 1
Added time: 7 minutes
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90+7'
S. Hogan Out: L. Jutkiewicz · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: S. Hogan comes on for L. Jutkiewicz
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90+4'
D. Bachmann Yellow card · Watford D. Bachmann of Watford is booked
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89'
Francisco Sierralta Out: Yáser Asprilla · Watford Substitution for Watford: Francisco Sierralta comes on for Yáser Asprilla
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88'
Yáser Asprilla Yellow card · Watford Yáser Asprilla of Watford is booked
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83'
G. Gardner Out: Ivan Šunjić · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Gardner comes on for Ivan Šunjić
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83'
G. Hall Out: E. Laird · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Hall comes on for E. Laird
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79'
Matheus Martins Out: Ismaël Koné · Watford Substitution for Watford: Matheus Martins comes on for Ismaël Koné
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79'
T. Ince Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze · Watford Substitution for Watford: T. Ince comes on for Giorgi Chakvetadze
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72'
T. Roberts Out: K. Miyoshi · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: T. Roberts comes on for K. Miyoshi
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72'
L. Jutkiewicz Out: J. James · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: L. Jutkiewicz comes on for J. James
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68'
Giorgi Chakvetadze Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford)
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63'
Vakoun Bayo Out: E. Dennis · Watford Substitution for Watford: Vakoun Bayo comes on for E. Dennis
- Half-time 0 - 1
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44'
E. Dennis 0-1 Goal · Watford E. Dennis finds the net for Watford (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Watford
LLDLL
Last 5 matches WLLDL
0.8Goals scored per match0.7
1.7Goals conceded per match1.6
1Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Watford4-2-3-1
42
7.2
Morris
J. Morris
Player profile
15
8.2
Pollock
M. Pollock
Player profile
5
7.9
Porteous
Ryan Porteous
Player profile
45
7.2
Andrews
R. Andrews
Player profile
19
6.6
James
72'
J. James
- 72'Out
- 72'Out
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: T. Mowbray
Starting XI
- 21GK John Ruddy 6.9
- 2DF E. Laird83' 7.2
- 44DF E. Aiwu 6.9
- 3DF L. Buchanan 8.0
- 12DF C. Drameh 6.6
- 13MF Paik Seung-Ho 7.0
- 34MF Ivan Šunjić83' 7.3
- 7MF Juninho Bacuna 7.9
- 11MF K. Miyoshi72' 6.6
- 19MF J. James72' 6.6
- 28FW J. Stansfield 6.3
Substitutes
- 10FW L. Jutkiewicz72'90+7' 7.0
- 8FW T. Roberts72' 6.9
- 35MF G. Hall83' 6.9
- 20MF G. Gardner83' 6.7
- 9FW S. Hogan90+7'
- 1GK N. Etheridge
- 23DF M. Emmanuel
- 16MF A. Dozzell
- 5DF D. Sanderson
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: T. Cleverley
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Bachmann90+4' 8.0
- 45DF R. Andrews 7.2
- 5DF Ryan Porteous 7.9
- 15DF M. Pollock 8.2
- 42DF J. Morris 7.2
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe 7.3
- 24MF T. Dele-Bashiru 7.2
- 18MF Yáser Asprilla88'89' 7.6
- 11MF Ismaël Koné79' 6.9
- 16MF Giorgi Chakvetadze68'79' 6.7
- 25FW E. Dennis44'63' 7.3
Substitutes
- 19FW Vakoun Bayo63' 6.7
- 7MF T. Ince79' 6.5
- 37FW Matheus Martins79' 6.3
- 3DF Francisco Sierralta89' 6.7
- 59FW J. Grieves
- 26GK B. Hamer
- 55DF Albert Eames
- 8MF J. Livermore
- 9FW Mileta Rajović
Birmingham
Watford
52%
48%
27
Shots
14
5
On target
4
14
Off target
7
7
Corners
6
11
Fouls
12
2
Offsides
5
0
Yellow cards
3
2
Saves
5
426
Passes
400
76%
Pass accuracy
73%
2.12
Expected goals
1.48
| 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
Birmingham wins0Draws1
Watford wins2Last meetings
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16 September 2023 · Championship
Watford
2-0
Birmingham
-
14 March 2023 · Championship
Watford
3-0
Birmingham
-
16 August 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
1-1
Watford