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: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

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: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

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

Jack

Jack Robinson

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Ethan Benjamin

Ethan Benjamin Laird

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alexander William

Alexander William Cochrane

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-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.