Birmingham City vs Watford

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

St. Andrew's Stadium

01 Dec 2025, 21:00

2:1

Finished

Watford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

H. Kyprianou

20'

24'

Tommy Doyle

31'

Goal

Seung-Ho Paik

43'

Goal

Demarai Gray(J. Stansfield)

2ND HALF

Tom Ince

G. Chakvetadze

59'

H. Kyprianou

Edo Kayembe

60'

L. Kjerrumgaard

Vivaldo

60'

O. Maamma(Marc Bola)

Goal

61'

69'

Keshi Anderson

Demarai Gray

73'

A. Sampsted

B. Osayi-Samuel

73'

Lyndon Dykes

M. Ducksch

Imrân Louza

76'

78'

J. Stansfield

80'

P. Roberts

O. Maamma

M. Sissoko

85'

92'

L. Koumas

P. Roberts

92'

M. Leonard

J. Stansfield

Match statistics

49%Possession51%

418Passes Attempted422

321Completed Passes334

6Corners6

26Throw-ins18

13Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Birmingham City

Formation

4-2-3-1

James Beadle

#25James Beadle

C. Klarer

#4C. Klarer

P. Neumann

#5P. Neumann

Alex Cochrane

#20Alex Cochrane

B. Osayi-Samuel

#26B. Osayi-Samuel

Seung-Ho Paik

#8Seung-Ho Paik

Tommy Doyle

#7Tommy Doyle

J. Stansfield

#28J. Stansfield

Demarai Gray

#10Demarai Gray

P. Roberts

#16P. Roberts

M. Ducksch

#33M. Ducksch

Starting XI

James Beadle #25
C. Klarer #4
P. Neumann #5
Alex Cochrane #20
B. Osayi-Samuel #26	73'
Seung-Ho Paik #8	⚽31'
Tommy Doyle #7	24'
J. Stansfield #28	92' 78' 🎯43'
Demarai Gray #10	69' ⚽43'
P. Roberts #16	92' 80'
M. Ducksch #33	73'

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

Birmingham City

Formation

4-2-3-1

James Beadle

#25James Beadle

C. Klarer

#4C. Klarer

P. Neumann

#5P. Neumann

Alex Cochrane

#20Alex Cochrane

B. Osayi-Samuel

#26B. Osayi-Samuel

Seung-Ho Paik

#8Seung-Ho Paik

Tommy Doyle

#7Tommy Doyle

J. Stansfield

#28J. Stansfield

Demarai Gray

#10Demarai Gray

P. Roberts

#16P. Roberts

M. Ducksch

#33M. Ducksch

Starting XI

James Beadle #25
C. Klarer #4
P. Neumann #5
Alex Cochrane #20
B. Osayi-Samuel #26	73'
Seung-Ho Paik #8	⚽31'
Tommy Doyle #7	24'
J. Stansfield #28	92' 78' 🎯43'
Demarai Gray #10	69' ⚽43'
P. Roberts #16	92' 80'
M. Ducksch #33	73'

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

Watford

Formation

4-4-2

Nathan Baxter

#12Nathan Baxter

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

Nathan Baxter #12
Mattie Pollock #6
Kévin Keben #4
Marc Bola #16	🎯61'
Jeremy Ngakia #2
H. Kyprianou #5	60' 20'
Imrân Louza #10	76'
O. Maamma #42	85' ⚽61'
Tom Ince #7	59'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	60'
M. Doumbia #20

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

Head-to-head

29 matches

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

9

Wins

6

Draws

14

Wins

Watford

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

Championship2020 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Watford

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:

Adam Herczeg

Venue:

St. Andrew's Stadium

Capacity:

29

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