Birmingham vs Watford

Championship 1 Dec 2025, 20:00
Birmingham
Birmingham
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
Round 18

Match report

Birmingham edged past Watford 2-1 in the Championship on 1 December 2025.

Watford dominated possession with 75% of the ball, while Birmingham had 13 shots to Watford's 12.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 25% - 75% Shots 13 - 12 On target 5 - 4 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Seung-Ho Paik
Birmingham · 1 goal
8 Demarai Gray 1 goal
7 Othmane Maamma 1 goal
7 Phil Neumann captained the side
7 Christoph Klarer captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 6–5
Shots On Goal 3–1 2–3
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 3–2 3–4
Attacks 49–33 43–41
Match statistics
6 Corners 6
3 Substitution 4
92 Attacks 74
50 Dangerous Attacks 36
5 On Target 4
7 Off Target 8
25% Ball Possession 75%
13 Shots Total 12
5 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 10
6 Corners 6
49% Ball Possession 51%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 3
418 Passes Total 422
321 Passes Accurate 334
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Beadle
26 B. Osayi-Samuel 5 P. Neumann 4 C. Klarer 20 A. Cochrane
7 T. Doyle 8 S. Paik
16 P. Roberts 28 J. Stansfield 10 D. Gray
33 M. Ducksch
Watford · 4-4-2
12 N. Baxter
2 J. Ngakia 4 K. Biakolo 6 M. Pollock 16 M. Bola
7 T. Ince 10 I. Louza 5 H. Kyprianou 42 O. Maamma
20 M. Doumbia 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Birmingham
Coach
Christopher Paul Davies
Substitutes
  • 14 Keshi Anderson
  • 23 Alfons Sampsted
  • 17 Lyndon Dykes
  • 30 Lewis Koumas
  • 12 Marc Leonard
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 6 Jack Robinson
  • 41 Eiran Cashin
  • 9 Kyogo Furuhashi
Watford
Coach
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
  • 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 41 Alfie Marriott
  • 22 James Morris
  • 25 James Abankwah
  • 3 Max Alleyne
  • 23 Nampalys Mendy
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 60' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 60' ↑ E. Kayembe ↓ H. Kyprianou Watford
  • 69' ↑ K. Anderson ↓ D. Gray Birmingham
  • 73' ↑ A. Sampsted ↓ B. Osayi-Samuel Birmingham
  • 73' ↑ L. Dykes ↓ M. Ducksch Birmingham
  • 85' ↑ M. Sissoko ↓ O. Maamma Watford
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Leonard ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham
  • 90+2' ↑ L. Koumas ↓ P. Roberts Birmingham
Cards
  • 20' H. Kyprianou Watford
  • 24' T. Doyle Birmingham
  • 76' I. Louza Watford
  • 78' J. Stansfield Birmingham
  • 80' P. Roberts Birmingham
Head-to-head
Birmingham 1 1 draws 5 Watford
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
Birmingham D D D L D
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham vs Watford?
Birmingham won 2-1 against Watford on 1 December 2025.
Who won Birmingham vs Watford?
Birmingham won the match 2-1.
Who had more possession in Birmingham vs Watford?
Watford had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.