Watford vs Birmingham City

Championship 16 Sep 2023, 14:00
Watford
Watford
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 K. Stroud Round 6

Match report

Watford beat Birmingham City 2-0 in the Championship on 16 September 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Watford dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 11 shots to Birmingham City's 8.

L. Buchanan was sent off in the 88th minute.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with K. Stroud in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 11 - 8 On target 4 - 3 Corners 7 - 1 Fouls 16 - 17 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Ryan Porteous
Watford · 90 passes (90% accurate)
8 Imrân Louza 64 passes (94% accurate)
7 Mileta Rajovic 1 goal
7 Ryan Andrews 1 goal
7 Daniel Bachmann 3 saves
First half vs second half
Birmingham City came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 7–6
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–2
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 3–1 4–0
Match statistics
11 Shots Total 8
4 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 4
3 Shots Inside Box 3
8 Shots Outside Box 5
16 Fouls 17
7 Corners 1
1 Offsides 0
67% Ball Possession 33%
1 Yellow Cards 7
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 2
613 Passes Total 302
540 Passes Accurate 228
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-3-3
1 D. Bachmann
2 J. Ngakia 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 42 J. Morris
10 I. Louza 3 F. Sierralta 24 T. Dele-Bashiru
7 T. Ince 9 M. Rajovic 37 M. Martins
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
21 J. Ruddy
12 C. Drameh 5 D. Sanderson 26 K. Long 3 L. Buchanan
34 I. Sunjic 6 K. Bielik
45 O. Burke 28 J. Stansfield 14 K. Anderson
9 S. Hogan
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 6 Jamal Lewis
  • 18 Yaser Asprilla
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 11 Ismael Koné
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 8 Jake Livermore
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 11 Koji Miyoshi
  • 7 Juninho Bacuna
  • 19 Jordan James
  • 23 Emmanuel Longelo
  • 1 Neil Etheridge
  • 27 Brandon Khela
  • 44 Emanuel Aiwu
  • 4 Marc Roberts
  • 20 Gary Gardner
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Lewis ↓ J. Morris Watford
  • 56' ↑ Y. Asprilla ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 65' ↑ I. Koné ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 65' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 68' ↑ K. Miyoshi ↓ K. Anderson Birmingham City
  • 71' ↑ J. Bacuna ↓ O. Burke Birmingham City
  • 77' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
  • 87' ↑ M. Emmanuel ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham City
  • 87' ↑ J. James ↓ S. Hogan Birmingham City
Cards
  • 88' L. Buchanan Birmingham City
  • 5' C. Drameh Birmingham City
  • 35' L. Buchanan Birmingham City
  • 38' K. Bielik Birmingham City
  • 55' W. Hoedt Watford
  • 57' J. Stansfield Birmingham City
  • 60' I. Sunjic Birmingham City
  • 88' L. Buchanan Birmingham City
  • 90+3' M. L. Emmanuel Birmingham City
Head-to-head
Watford 5 1 draws 1 Birmingham City
2026-01-01 Watford vs Birmingham 3 - 0
2025-12-01 Birmingham vs Watford 2 - 1
2024-03-16 Birmingham City vs Watford 0 - 1
2023-09-16 Watford vs Birmingham City 2 - 0
2022-08-16 Birmingham City vs Watford 1 - 1
2021-03-20 Watford vs Birmingham City 3 - 0
Recent form
Watford D W D D D
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Birmingham City?
Watford won 2-0 against Birmingham City on 16 September 2023.
Who won Watford vs Birmingham City?
Watford won the match 2-0.
Where was Watford vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Birmingham City?
Watford had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.