Watford vs Birmingham

Championship 1 Jan 2026, 15:00
Watford
Watford
3–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham
Birmingham
🏟 Vicarage Road Round 25

Match report

Watford cruised past Birmingham 3-0 in the Championship on 1 January 2026.

Watford dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 13 shots to Birmingham's 6.

The match was played at Vicarage Road.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 13 - 6 On target 6 - 2 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 5 - 14 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Thomas Ince
Watford · 3 goals
8 Nestory Irankunda 1 assist
7 Egil Selvik captained the side
7 James Abankwah captained the side
7 Matthew Pollock captained the side
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 8–3
Shots On Goal 3–1 3–1
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 1–1 3–3
Attacks 48–55 41–57
Match statistics
4 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
89 Attacks 112
32 Dangerous Attacks 60
5 On Target 2
6 Off Target 4
62% Ball Possession 38%
13 Shots Total 6
6 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 1
5 Fouls 14
4 Corners 4
1 Offsides 3
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 3
404 Passes Total 485
319 Passes Accurate 395
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-4-2
1 E. Selvik
25 J. Abankwah 6 M. Pollock 3 M. Alleyne 16 M. Bola
42 O. Maamma 5 H. Kyprianou 10 I. Louza 7 T. Ince
8 G. Chakvetadze 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Birmingham · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Beadle
23 A. Sampsted 5 P. Neumann 6 J. Robinson 20 A. Cochrane
24 T. Iwata 8 S. Paik
16 P. Roberts 18 W. Willumsson 14 K. Anderson
9 K. Furuhashi
Watford
Coach
Javier Gracia Carlos
Substitutes
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 23 Nampalys Mendy
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 4 Kévin Keben Biakolo
  • 22 James Morris
  • 29 Jeremy Petris
Birmingham
Coach
Chris Davies
Substitutes
  • 12 Marc Leonard
  • 17 Lyndon Dykes
  • 41 Eiran Cashin
  • 33 Marvin Ducksch
  • 30 Lewis Koumas
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 40 Menzi Mazwi
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto
  • 42 Daniel Isichei
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 46' ↑ M. Leonard ↓ A. Sampsted Birmingham
  • 46' ↑ L. Dykes ↓ W. T. Willumsson Birmingham
  • 62' ↑ E. Cashin ↓ A. Cochrane Birmingham
  • 64' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 68' ↑ M. Ducksch ↓ K. Furuhashi Birmingham
  • 69' ↑ N. Mendy ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 70' ↑ M. Sissoko ↓ O. Maamma Watford
  • 77' ↑ K. Baah ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 77' ↑ L. Koumas ↓ K. Anderson Birmingham
Cards
  • 43' M. Pollock Watford
  • 63' L. Dykes Birmingham
  • 78' Paik Seung-Ho Birmingham
Head-to-head
Watford 5 1 draws 1 Birmingham
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 D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Birmingham?
Watford won 3-0 against Birmingham on 1 January 2026.
Who won Watford vs Birmingham?
Watford won the match 3-0.
Where was Watford vs Birmingham played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road.
Who had more possession in Watford vs Birmingham?
Watford had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.