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
	10	Birmingham	45	31	12	9	10
	11	Watford	44	31	11	11	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	Coventry	59	31	17	8	6	63	35	28
2	Middlesbrough	58	30	17	7	6	47	29	18
3	Ipswich	54	30	15	9	6	51	29	22
4	Hull	54	31	16	6	9	50	43	7
5	Millwall	53	31	15	8	8	39	36	3
6	Wrexham	47	31	12	11	8	44	39	5
7	Preston	47	31	12	11	8	38	34	4
8	Bristol City	46	31	13	7	11	43	38	5
9	Derby	45	31	12	9	10	45	39	6
10	Birmingham	45	31	12	9	10	43	39	4
11	Watford	44	31	11	11	9	39	36	3
12	QPR	44	31	12	8	11	42	43	-1
13	Stoke	43	31	12	7	12	34	28	6
14	Southampton	43	31	11	10	10	44	41	3
15	Sheff Utd	39	30	12	3	15	43	43	0
16	Swansea	39	30	11	6	13	34	37	-3
17	Norwich	36	31	10	6	15	39	42	-3
18	Charlton	36	30	9	9	12	29	38	-9
19	Portsmouth	33	29	8	9	12	27	38	-11
20	West Bromwich	33	31	9	6	16	32	47	-15
21	Leicester	32	31	10	8	13	41	47	-6
22	Blackburn	32	31	8	8	15	27	40	-13
23	Oxford	28	31	6	10	15	28	41	-13
24	Sheff Wed	-7	30	1	8	21	18	58	-40

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	30	15	8	6	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	Hull	27	16	8	3	5	23	23	0
8	QPR	26	15	8	2	5	28	21	7
9	Southampton	26	15	7	5	3	20	13	7
10	Preston	26	16	7	5	4	20	16	4
11	Swansea	25	15	7	4	4	20	18	2
12	Bristol City	24	16	7	3	6	25	20	5
13	Wrexham	24	16	6	6	4	26	24	2
14	Sheff Utd	23	14	7	2	5	24	15	9
15	West Bromwich	23	15	6	5	4	18	19	-1
16	Portsmouth	22	15	6	4	5	18	15	3
17	Leicester	22	15	6	4	5	20	19	1
18	Charlton	22	14	6	4	4	15	14	1
19	Stoke	21	15	6	3	6	19	14	5
20	Derby	18	16	4	6	6	19	23	-4
21	Norwich	16	15	5	1	9	16	20	-4
22	Oxford	15	15	3	6	6	13	19	-6
23	Blackburn	14	16	3	5	8	15	22	-7
24	Sheff Wed	4	16	0	4	12	7	33	-26

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

#	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	Ipswich	48	30	12	12	6	19	13	6
4	Hull	47	31	12	11	8	27	23	4
5	Derby	47	31	12	11	8	21	16	5
6	Sheff Utd	45	30	11	12	7	23	13	10
7	Preston	43	31	11	10	10	17	18	-1
8	Stoke	43	31	10	13	8	15	12	3
9	Southampton	43	31	9	16	6	23	13	10
10	Millwall	43	31	9	16	6	16	14	2
11	Norwich	42	31	9	15	7	17	15	2
12	Middlesbrough	41	30	11	8	11	21	14	7
13	Wrexham	41	31	10	11	10	18	17	1
14	Leicester	40	31	11	7	13	21	27	-6
15	QPR	40	31	9	13	9	18	21	-3
16	Blackburn	38	31	8	14	9	14	17	-3
17	Birmingham	37	31	10	7	14	19	23	-4
18	West Bromwich	36	31	8	12	11	13	21	-8
19	Oxford	35	31	8	11	12	19	23	-4
20	Watford	34	31	6	16	9	18	22	-4
21	Charlton	33	30	6	15	9	11	18	-7
22	Portsmouth	31	29	7	10	12	11	18	-7
23	Sheff Wed	28	30	6	10	14	10	25	-15
24	Swansea	26	30	4	14	12	11	19	-8