Championship
01/01/2026 โข 15:00
Finished
Vicarage Road (Watford)
Lewis Smith, England
Home scorers
- 9' T. Ince (G. Chakvetadze)
- 38' T. Ince
- 60' T. Ince (N. Irankunda)
Away scorers
No goals yet.
Match Statistics
16 stats
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2 Blocked Shots 1
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10 Shots insidebox 5
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5 Shots off Goal 3
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6 Shots on Goal 2
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3 Shots outsidebox 1
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13 Total Shots 6
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4 Corner Kicks 4
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1 Offsides 3
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5 Fouls 14
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1 Yellow Cards 2
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45 Possession % 55
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79 Pass Accuracy % 82
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317 Passes accurate 396
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402 Total passes 484
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1.56 Expected Goals (xG) 0.4
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2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
Match Timeline
16 events
Key Moments
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9'WatfordGoalT. Ince
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38'WatfordGoalT. Ince
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60'WatfordGoalT. Ince
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9'
Watford
Goal
by T. Ince
38'
Watford
Goal
by T. Ince
43'
Watford
Yellow Card
by Matthew Pollock
46'
Watford
Substitution
by G. Chakvetadze
46'
Birmingham
Substitution
by A. Sampsted
46'
Birmingham
Substitution
by W. T. Willumsson
60'
Watford
Goal
by T. Ince
62'
Birmingham
Substitution
by A. Cochrane
63'
Birmingham
Yellow Card
by Lyndon Dykes
64'
Watford
Substitution
by L. Kjerrumgaard
68'
Birmingham
Substitution
by K. Furuhashi
69'
Watford
Substitution
by I. Louza
70'
Watford
Substitution
by O. Maamma
77'
Watford
Substitution
by T. Ince
77'
Birmingham
Substitution
by K. Anderson
78'
Birmingham
Yellow Card
by Seung-Ho Paik
Team Lineups
Formations
Watford
4-2-3-1
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Coach:
Javier Gracia Carlos
1
1
Selvik
25
25
Abankwah
6
6
Pollock
3
3
Alleyne
16
16
Bola
5
5
Kyprianou
10
10
โ69'
Louza
42
42
โ70'
Maamma
8
8
โ46'
Chakvetadze
7
7
โฝร3
โ77'
Ince
9
9
โ64'
Kjerrumgaard
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 1E. Selvik
Defence
- 25J. Abankwah
- 6M. Pollock๐จ
- 3M. Alleyne
- 16M. Bola
Midfield
- 5H. Kyprianou
- 10I. Louzaโ69'
- 42O. Maammaโ70'
- 8G. Chakvetadzeโ46'
- 7T. Inceโฝ9' โฝ38' โฝ60' โ77'
Attack
- 9L. Kjerrumgaardโ64'
Substitutes
Goalkeeper
- 12N. Baxter
Defence
- 4K. Keben
- 22J. Morris
- 29J. Petris
Midfield
- 23N. Mendyโ69' (for I. Louza)
- 17M. Sissokoโ70' (for O. Maamma)
Attack
- 66N. Irankundaโ46' (for G. Chakvetadze)
- 34K. Baahโ77' (for T. Ince)
- 18V. Semedoโ64' (for L. Kjerrumgaard)
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Chris Davies
Coach:
๐ค
๐ค
25
25
Beadle
23
23
โ46'
Sampsted
5
5
Neumann
6
6
Robinson
20
20
โ62'
Cochrane
24
24
Iwata
8
8
Seung-Ho
16
16
Roberts
18
18
โ46'
Willumsson
14
14
โ77'
Anderson
9
9
โ68'
Furuhashi
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- J. Beadle25
Defence
- โ46'A. Sampsted23
- P. Neumann5
- J. Robinson6
- โ62'A. Cochrane20
Midfield
- T. Iwata24
- ๐จPaik Seung-Ho8
- P. Roberts16
- โ46'W. T. Willumsson18
- โ77'K. Anderson14
Attack
- โ68'K. Furuhashi9
Substitutes
Goalkeeper
- R. Allsop21
Defence
- โ62' (for A. Cochrane)E. Cashin41
Midfield
- โ46' (for A. Sampsted)M. Leonard12
- K. Fujimoto27
- M. Mazwi40
- D. Isichei42
Attack
- โ46' (for W. T. Willumsson)L. Dykes17
- โ77' (for K. Anderson)L. Koumas30
- โ68' (for K. Furuhashi)M. Ducksch33
Head to Head Record
7
Watford wins
1
Draws
2
Birmingham wins
10 matches
22 total goals
Recent H2H Form
Watford
W
L
W
W
W
Birmingham
L
W
L
L
L
Recent H2H Meetings
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Competition Stage
Regular Season - 25
Standings
1
Coventry
71
Coventry
2
Middlesbrough
66
Middlesbrough
3
Ipswich
63
Ipswich
4
Millwall
62
Millwall
5
Hull City
60
Hull City
6
Wrexham
57
Wrexham
7
Southampton
53
Southampton
8
Derby
51
Derby
9
Watford
51
Watford
10
Bristol City
50
Bristol City
11
Preston
49
Preston
12
Birmingham
49
Birmingham
13
Sheffield Utd
48
Sheffield Utd
14
Stoke City
47
Stoke City
15
QPR
47
QPR
16
Swansea
46
Swansea
17
Norwich
45
Norwich
18
Charlton
41
Charlton
19
Portsmouth
39
Portsmouth
20
Blackburn
38
Blackburn
21
West Brom
35
West Brom
22
Leicester
34
Leicester
23
Oxford United
32
Oxford United
24
Sheffield Wednesday
-7
Sheffield Wednesday
1
Coventry
71
Coventry
W
W
D
2
Middlesbrough
66
Middlesbrough
D
L
W
3
Ipswich
63
Ipswich
W
L
W
4
Millwall
62
Millwall
L
W
W
5
Hull City
60
Hull City
W
L
L
6
Wrexham
57
Wrexham
W
D
L
7
Southampton
53
Southampton
D
W
W
8
Derby
51
Derby
L
W
L
9
Watford
51
Watford
W
D
L
10
Bristol City
50
Bristol City
L
D
W
11
Preston
49
Preston
L
D
W
12
Birmingham
49
Birmingham
W
D
W
13
Sheffield Utd
48
Sheffield Utd
W
W
L
14
Stoke City
47
Stoke City
D
L
D
15
QPR
47
QPR
W
L
D
16
Swansea
46
Swansea
W
L
W
17
Norwich
45
Norwich
L
W
W
18
Charlton
41
Charlton
D
L
W
19
Portsmouth
39
Portsmouth
W
W
L
20
Blackburn
38
Blackburn
W
W
L
21
West Brom
35
West Brom
L
D
D
22
Leicester
34
Leicester
D
L
L
23
Oxford United
32
Oxford United
D
L
D
24
Sheffield Wednesday
-7
Sheffield Wednesday
L
L
L