Highlights

78'

Paik Seung-Ho (Foul)

63'

L. Dykes (Foul)

60'

T. Ince (assist N. Irankunda)

HT 2 - 0

43'

M. Pollock (Foul)

38'

T. Ince

T. Ince (assist G. Chakvetadze)

Your content after this ad

Substitutions

Starting eleven

77'

L. Koumas (K. Anderson - injury)

77'

K. Baah (T. Ince - tactical)

70'

M. Sissoko (O. Maamma - tactical)

69'

N. Mendy (I. Louza - tactical)

68'

M. Ducksch (K. Furuhashi - tactical)

64'

Vivaldo Semedo (L. Kjerrumgaard - tactical)

62'

E. Cashin (A. Cochrane - injury)

46'

M. Leonard (A. Sampsted - tactical)

46'

N. Irankunda (G. Chakvetadze - tactical)

46'

L. Dykes (W. Willumsson - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	9	Watford	56	39	14	14	11
	11	Birmingham	53	39	14	11	14

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. Ince

P. Roberts 1
O. Maamma 1

Shots off target

M. Bola

P. Roberts 2
L. Kjerrumgaard 1

Fouls suffered

H. Kyprianou

L. Kjerrumgaard 2
T. Ince 2

Tackles

K. Anderson

A. Cochrane 3
M. Alleyne 3

Fouls

Paik Seung-Ho

J. Abankwah 2
T. Iwata 2

Saves

J. Beadle

E. Selvik 2

Passes

J. Robinson

T. Iwata 67
P. Neumann 63

Accurate passes

J. Robinson

P. Neumann 56
T. Iwata 52

Current form

Stats

W W W D D

D D L D L

Last matches

Stats & bet

01/12/25

16/03/24

16/09/23

14/03/23

16/08/22

Referees

Lewis Smith main referee

3.6

0

Average card count per match for 22 matches arbitrated
Lee Venamore assistant referee
Jacob Miles fourth referee
Andrew Fox assistant referee

Your content after this ad

Injured players

Watford

Caleb Ryan Wiley Back injury

Jeremy Arnaud Petris Unknown

Match venue

Vicarage Road - Watford

Year of construction: 1922
Surface: grass
Capacity: 22200
Average attendance: 17700
Maximum attendance: 21634
% sold: 79

Match result Watford Birmingham

Date 01 January 2026 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 25
Match attendance 20816
Code WAT-BIR
Area England
Home team Watford
Away team Birmingham City

FAQ

What is the result between Watford Birmingham?

Watford won the match with a 3-0 score

What are the official lineups for Watford Birmingham?

Watford : Coached by Javi Gracia, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: E. Selvik, M. Bola, M. Alleyne, M. Pollock, J. Abankwah, I. Louza (C), H. Kyprianou, T. Ince, G. Chakvetadze, O. Maamma, L. Kjerrumgaard

Birmingham City : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by B. Petty, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : J. Beadle, A. Cochrane, J. Robinson, P. Neumann, A. Sampsted, Paik Seung-Ho, T. Iwata (C), K. Anderson, W. Willumsson, P. Roberts, K. Furuhashi

Who is the referee of the match Watford Birmingham ?

Lewis Smith is the referee for this match

Where is the match Watford Birmingham?

The venue Vicarage Road in Watford is hosting the match

At what time is Watford Birmingham?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 01 January 2026. Kick-off at 15:00

Your content after this ad

Confirmed line-ups

Watford 4-2-3-1

- 1 E. Selvik
- 16 M. Bola
- 3 M. Alleyne
- 6 M. Pollock
- 25 J. Abankwah
- 10 (C) I. Louza
- 5 H. Kyprianou
- 7 T. Ince
  
  3
- 8 G. Chakvetadze
- 42 O. Maamma
- 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
- 25 J. Beadle
- 20 A. Cochrane
- 6 J. Robinson
- 5 P. Neumann
- 23 A. Sampsted
- 8 Paik Seung-Ho
- 24 (C) T. Iwata
- 14 K. Anderson
- 18 W. Willumsson
- 16 P. Roberts
- 9 K. Furuhashi

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1

- Javi Gracia Coach
Substitutes
- K. Keben #4 - Defender
- 77'
  
  K. Baah #34 - Striker
- N. Baxter #12 - Goalkeeper
- 64'
  
  Vivaldo Semedo #18 - Striker
- 69'
  
  N. Mendy #23 - Midfielder
- 70'
  
  M. Sissoko #17 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  N. Irankunda #66 - Striker
- J. Morris #22 - Defender
- J. Petris #29 - Defender
- B. Petty Coach
Substitutes
- M. Mazwi #40 - Midfielder
- 62'
  
  E. Cashin #41 - Defender
- D. Isichei #42 - Striker
- 77'
  
  L. Koumas #30 - Striker
- 46'
  
  L. Dykes #17 - Striker
- K. Fujimoto #27 - Midfielder
- R. Allsop #21 - Goalkeeper
- 46'
  
  M. Leonard #12 - Midfielder
- 68'
  
  M. Ducksch #33 - Striker

Your content after this ad

Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Accurate passes

79%

82%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

402

Passes

484

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

T. Ince

80% 4/5

Fouls suffered

H. Kyprianou

L. Kjerrumgaard 2
T. Ince 2
O. Maamma 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

M. Bola

0% 0/3

L. Kjerrumgaard 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

I. Louza

89% 50/56

P. Neumann 89% (56/63)
J. Robinson 88% (63/72)
Paik Seung-Ho 88% (42/48)
H. Kyprianou 88% (28/32)

Your content after this ad

Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	80	39	24	8	7	81	40	41
2	Millwall	72	40	21	9	10	55	45	10
3	Middlesbrough	71	40	20	11	9	60	39	21
4	Ipswich	69	38	19	12	7	67	39	28
5	Hull	66	39	20	6	13	62	57	5
6	Southampton	63	39	17	12	10	63	48	15
7	Wrexham	63	39	17	12	10	60	51	9
8	Derby	60	39	17	9	13	56	48	8
9	Watford	56	39	14	14	11	50	46	4
10	Norwich	54	39	16	6	17	52	46	6
11	Birmingham	53	39	14	11	14	48	49	-1
12	QPR	53	39	15	8	16	55	61	-6
13	Preston	52	39	13	13	13	45	49	-4
14	Swansea	52	39	15	7	17	44	49	-5
15	Stoke	51	39	14	9	16	46	43	3
16	Bristol City	51	39	14	9	16	49	50	-1
17	Sheff Utd	50	39	15	5	19	54	54	0
18	Charlton	48	39	12	12	15	36	46	-10
19	Blackburn	43	39	11	10	18	36	49	-13
20	West Bromwich	43	39	11	10	18	40	54	-14
21	Portsmouth	40	38	10	10	18	37	54	-17
22	Leicester	39	39	11	12	16	51	60	-9
23	Oxford	39	39	9	12	18	36	51	-15
24	Sheff Wed	-6	39	1	9	29	24	79	-55

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	45	19	14	3	2	40	15	25
2	Ipswich	43	20	12	7	1	36	14	22
3	Southampton	36	19	10	6	3	29	14	15
4	Middlesbrough	36	20	10	6	4	28	16	12
5	Watford	36	20	10	6	4	29	20	9
6	Millwall	36	20	11	3	6	28	23	5
7	Birmingham	35	19	9	8	2	33	19	14
8	Swansea	35	20	10	5	5	28	22	6
9	Wrexham	33	20	9	6	5	36	30	6
10	Hull	33	20	10	3	7	32	32	0
11	Derby	30	20	8	6	6	27	25	2
12	Preston	30	20	8	6	6	26	24	2
13	Stoke	29	19	8	5	6	29	21	8
14	QPR	29	19	9	2	8	35	31	4
15	West Bromwich	28	19	7	7	5	23	23	0
16	Charlton	28	19	8	4	7	18	19	-1
17	Sheff Utd	27	19	8	3	8	30	23	7
18	Bristol City	25	20	7	4	9	28	27	1
19	Norwich	25	19	8	1	10	23	23	0
20	Leicester	25	19	7	4	8	26	28	-2
21	Portsmouth	22	19	6	4	9	19	20	-1
22	Oxford	22	19	5	7	7	17	24	-7
23	Blackburn	19	20	4	7	9	18	25	-7
24	Sheff Wed	5	20	0	5	15	10	41	-31

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Millwall	36	20	10	6	4	27	22	5
2	Coventry	35	20	10	5	5	41	25	16
3	Middlesbrough	35	20	10	5	5	32	23	9
4	Hull	33	19	10	3	6	30	25	5
5	Derby	30	19	9	3	7	29	23	6
6	Wrexham	30	19	8	6	5	24	21	3
7	Norwich	29	20	8	5	7	29	23	6
8	Southampton	27	20	7	6	7	34	34	0
9	Ipswich	26	18	7	5	6	31	25	6
10	Bristol City	26	19	7	5	7	21	23	-2
11	Blackburn	24	19	7	3	9	18	24	-6
12	QPR	24	20	6	6	8	20	30	-10
13	Sheff Utd	23	20	7	2	11	24	31	-7
14	Stoke	22	20	6	4	10	17	22	-5
15	Preston	22	19	5	7	7	19	25	-6
16	Watford	20	19	4	8	7	21	26	-5
17	Leicester	20	20	4	8	8	25	32	-7
18	Charlton	20	20	4	8	8	18	27	-9
19	Birmingham	18	20	5	3	12	15	30	-15
20	Portsmouth	18	19	4	6	9	18	34	-16
21	Oxford	17	20	4	5	11	19	27	-8
22	Swansea	17	19	5	2	12	16	27	-11
23	West Bromwich	15	20	4	3	13	17	31	-14
24	Sheff Wed	7	19	1	4	14	14	38	-24

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	71	39	19	14	6	41	15	26
2	Ipswich	60	38	15	15	8	25	18	7
3	Sheff Utd	59	39	14	17	8	29	16	13
4	Middlesbrough	58	40	15	13	12	28	16	12
5	Derby	58	39	15	13	11	27	22	5
6	Hull	58	39	14	16	9	34	29	5
7	Southampton	57	39	13	18	8	30	17	13
8	Stoke	57	39	13	18	8	22	15	7
9	Millwall	56	40	12	20	8	21	17	4
10	Wrexham	55	39	14	13	12	25	22	3
11	Norwich	55	39	13	16	10	24	19	5
12	Leicester	53	39	14	11	14	29	30	-1
13	Bristol City	53	39	14	11	14	27	29	-2
14	Preston	52	39	13	13	13	21	25	-4
15	West Bromwich	50	39	12	14	13	18	25	-7
16	Blackburn	48	39	10	18	11	18	21	-3
17	Birmingham	46	39	12	10	17	23	29	-6
18	Oxford	45	39	10	15	14	24	30	-6
19	QPR	45	39	10	15	14	24	32	-8
20	Watford	43	39	8	19	12	22	26	-4
21	Portsmouth	38	38	8	14	16	14	26	-12
22	Charlton	38	39	6	20	13	11	23	-12
23	Swansea	37	39	7	16	16	15	26	-11
24	Sheff Wed	31	39	6	13	20	12	36	-24