Watford vs Birmingham City

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

01 Jan 2026, 16:00

3:0

Finished

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

9'

Goal

Tom Ince(G. Chakvetadze)

38'

Goal

Tom Ince

43'

Mattie Pollock

2ND HALF

A. Sampsted

Lyndon Dykes

46'

W. Willumsson

M. Leonard

46'

46'

N. Irankunda

G. Chakvetadze

60'

Goal

Tom Ince(N. Irankunda)

Alex Cochrane

Injured

61'

Alex Cochrane

E. Cashin

62'

Lyndon Dykes

63'

64'

Vivaldo

L. Kjerrumgaard

K. Furuhashi

M. Ducksch

68'

69'

N. Mendy

Imrân Louza

70'

M. Sissoko

O. Maamma

Keshi Anderson

Injured

76'

77'

Kwadwo Baah

Tom Ince

Keshi Anderson

L. Koumas

77'

Seung-Ho Paik

78'

Match statistics

45%Possession55%

402Passes Attempted484

317Completed Passes396

4Corners4

17Throw-ins19

13Shots On Target6

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	43'
Marc Bola #16
J. Abankwah #25
Imrân Louza #10	69'
H. Kyprianou #5
G. Chakvetadze #8	46' 🎯9'
Tom Ince #7	77' ⚽60' ⚽38' ⚽9'
O. Maamma #42	70'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	64'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Kévin Keben #4
J. Morris #22
J. Pétris #29
N. Mendy #23	69'
M. Sissoko #17	70'
Kwadwo Baah #34	77'
N. Irankunda #66	🎯60' 46'
Vivaldo #18	64'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Max Alleyne #3
Mattie Pollock #6	43'
Marc Bola #16
J. Abankwah #25
Imrân Louza #10	69'
H. Kyprianou #5
G. Chakvetadze #8	46' 🎯9'
Tom Ince #7	77' ⚽60' ⚽38' ⚽9'
O. Maamma #42	70'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	64'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Kévin Keben #4
J. Morris #22
J. Pétris #29
N. Mendy #23	69'
M. Sissoko #17	70'
Kwadwo Baah #34	77'
N. Irankunda #66	🎯60' 46'
Vivaldo #18	64'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Birmingham City

Formation

4-2-3-1

James Beadle

#25James Beadle

Jack Robinson

#6Jack Robinson

P. Neumann

#5P. Neumann

Alex Cochrane

#20Alex Cochrane

A. Sampsted

#23A. Sampsted

Seung-Ho Paik

#8Seung-Ho Paik

T. Iwata

#24T. Iwata

W. Willumsson

#18W. Willumsson

Keshi Anderson

#14Keshi Anderson

P. Roberts

#16P. Roberts

K. Furuhashi

#9K. Furuhashi

Starting XI

James Beadle #25
Jack Robinson #6
P. Neumann #5
Alex Cochrane #20	61' 62'
A. Sampsted #23	46'
Seung-Ho Paik #8	78'
T. Iwata #24
W. Willumsson #18	46'
Keshi Anderson #14	76' 77'
P. Roberts #16
K. Furuhashi #9	68'

Substitutes

Ryan Allsop #21
M. Mazwi #40
E. Cashin #41	62'
M. Leonard #12	46'
K. Fujimoto #27
M. Ducksch #33	68'
Lyndon Dykes #17	63' 46'
L. Koumas #30	77'
Daniel Isichei #42

Will not play

Alexander William

Alexander William Cochrane

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Birmingham City

Chris Davies

Head-to-head

30 matches

Watford

Watford

14

Wins

6

Draws

10

Wins

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2025 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Watford

Championship2024 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Watford

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Watford

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Watford

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2022 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Watford

Championship2021 • 1 match

Watford

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Lewis Smith

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Birmingham City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Birmingham City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.