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)

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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
	11	Birmingham	46	32	12	10	10
	12	Watford	45	32	11	12	9

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 17 matches arbitrated
Lee Venamore assistant referee
Jacob Miles fourth referee
Andrew Fox assistant referee

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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: 17704
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

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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
  
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- 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

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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)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Middlesbrough	61	31	18	7	6	49	30	19
2	Coventry	59	31	17	8	6	63	35	28
3	Millwall	56	32	16	8	8	41	37	4
4	Ipswich	54	30	15	9	6	51	29	22
5	Hull	54	31	16	6	9	50	43	7
6	Derby	48	32	13	9	10	47	39	8
7	Preston	48	32	12	12	8	40	36	4
8	Wrexham	47	31	12	11	8	44	39	5
9	Bristol City	46	31	13	7	11	43	38	5
10	Southampton	46	32	12	10	10	48	44	4
11	Birmingham	46	32	12	10	10	43	39	4
12	Watford	45	32	11	12	9	41	38	3
13	QPR	44	32	12	8	12	43	46	-3
14	Stoke	43	32	12	7	13	34	29	5
15	Sheff Utd	42	32	13	3	16	45	45	0
16	Swansea	42	32	12	6	14	38	39	-1
17	Norwich	39	32	11	6	15	42	42	0
18	Charlton	39	31	10	9	12	30	38	-8
19	Blackburn	35	32	9	8	15	30	41	-11
20	West Bromwich	34	32	9	7	16	32	47	-15
21	Portsmouth	33	30	8	9	13	27	39	-12
22	Leicester	32	32	10	8	14	44	51	-7
23	Oxford	28	32	6	10	16	28	44	-16
24	Sheff Wed	-7	32	1	8	23	19	64	-45

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

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

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	53	31	14	11	6	30	14	16
2	Bristol City	48	31	13	9	9	24	20	4
3	Derby	48	32	12	12	8	21	16	5
4	Ipswich	48	30	12	12	6	19	13	6
5	Hull	47	31	12	11	8	27	23	4
6	Preston	46	32	12	10	10	18	18	0
7	Sheff Utd	46	32	11	13	8	23	15	8
8	Norwich	45	32	10	15	7	19	15	4
9	Middlesbrough	44	31	12	8	11	23	14	9
10	Stoke	44	32	10	14	8	15	12	3
11	Millwall	44	32	9	17	6	16	14	2
12	Leicester	43	32	12	7	13	24	27	-3
13	Southampton	43	32	9	16	7	23	16	7
14	Wrexham	41	31	10	11	10	18	17	1
15	Blackburn	41	32	9	14	9	16	18	-2
16	QPR	40	32	9	13	10	19	23	-4
17	Birmingham	38	32	10	8	14	19	23	-4
18	West Bromwich	37	32	8	13	11	13	21	-8
19	Oxford	35	32	8	11	13	19	25	-6
20	Watford	34	32	6	16	10	18	23	-5
21	Charlton	34	31	6	16	9	11	18	-7
22	Portsmouth	32	30	7	11	12	11	18	-7
23	Swansea	30	32	5	15	12	12	19	-7
24	Sheff Wed	29	32	6	11	15	10	26	-16