Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season | Matchweek 25
| Vicarage Road | 1 Jan 2026-4:00 pm
Watford
d d w w w
3 : 0
1.56
xG
0.40
Full Time
Birmingham
l d l d d
T. Ince
9'
T. Ince
38'
T. Ince
60'
| Referee: L. Smith | Half Time: 2-0
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
6'
Goals
Goal
T. Ince (Assistant: Giorgi Chakvetadze)
9'
Goal
T. Ince
38'
Goal
T. Ince (Assistant: N. Irankunda)
60'
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7.2
1
Egil Selvik
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7.2
16
M. Bola
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7.5
3
M. Alleyne
player photo
7
6
Matthew William Pollock
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6.7
25
J. Abankwah
player photo
7.2
10
I. Louza
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7.5
5
Hector Matthew Kyprianou
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10
7
T. Ince
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7.3
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
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6.3
42
O. Maamma
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6.5
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
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6.3
25
J. Beadle
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6
20
A. Cochrane
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6.2
6
J. Robinson
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6.5
5
P. Neumann
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6
23
Alfons Sampsted
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6.2
8
Paik Seung-Ho
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6
24
T. Iwata
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6.9
14
K. Anderson
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6.3
18
W. Willumsson
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5.9
16
Patrick John Joseph Roberts
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6.5
9
K. Furuhashi
field field
Line Ups
Watford
1
g
Egil Selvik
7.2
25
d
J. Abankwah
6.7
6
d
Matthew William Pollock
43'
7
3
d
M. Alleyne
7.5
16
d
M. Bola
7.2
5
m
Hector Matthew Kyprianou
7.5
10
m
I. Louza
69'
7.2
42
f
O. Maamma
70'
6.3
8
m
Giorgi Chakvetadze
46'
7.3
7
m
T. Ince
9'38'60'77'
10
9
f
L. Kjerrumgaard
64'
6.5
Substitutes
12
g
N. Baxter
4
m
K. Keben
22
d
J. Morris
29
Jérémy Pétris
23
m
N. Mendy
69'
6.9
17
m
M. Sissoko
70'
6.3
66
f
N. Irankunda
46'
7.9
34
f
K. Baah
77'
6.7
18
f
Vivaldo Semedo
64'
6.2
Coach
Javier Gracia Carlos
Birmingham
25
g
J. Beadle
6.3
23
d
Alfons Sampsted
46'
6
5
d
P. Neumann
6.5
6
d
J. Robinson
6.2
20
d
A. Cochrane
62'
6
24
d
T. Iwata
6
8
m
Paik Seung-Ho
78'
6.2
16
m
Patrick John Joseph Roberts
5.9
18
f
W. Willumsson
46'
6.3
14
f
K. Anderson
77'
6.9
9
f
K. Furuhashi
68'
6.5
Substitutes
21
g
R. Allsop
12
m
M. Leonard
46'
6.9
17
f
L. Dykes
46'63'
6.2
27
m
Kanya Fujimoto
30
f
L. Koumas
77'
6.3
33
f
M. Ducksch
68'
6.2
40
Menzi Mazwi
41
m
Eiran Joe Cashin
62'
6.9
42
f
D. Isichei
Coach
C. Davies
Substitutes
Out
Giorgi Chakvetadze
In
N. Irankunda
46'
Watford
Birmingham
46'
Out
Alfons Sampsted
In
M. Leonard
Birmingham
46'
Out
W. Willumsson
In
L. Dykes
Birmingham
62'
Out
A. Cochrane
In
Eiran Joe Cashin
Out
L. Kjerrumgaard
In
Vivaldo Semedo
64'
Watford
Birmingham
68'
Out
K. Furuhashi
In
M. Ducksch
Out
I. Louza
In
N. Mendy
69'
Watford
Out
O. Maamma
In
M. Sissoko
70'
Watford
Out
T. Ince
In
K. Baah
77'
Watford
Birmingham
77'
Out
K. Anderson
In
L. Koumas
Referees
Referee: L. Smith
Cards
Yellow Card
Matthew William Pollock
43'
63'
Yellow Card
L. Dykes
78'
Yellow Card
Paik Seung-Ho
Match Statistics
Watford
Birmingham
Off Target 5 Blocked 2
On Target 6
On Target 2
Off Target 4 Blocked 1
1 Yellow Cards 2
4 Corners 4
5 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 3
45 Ball Possession 55
13 Shots 6
6 Shots on Goal 2
3 Goals 0
5 Shots off Goal 3
2 Blocked Shots 1
10 Shots insidebox 5
3 Shots outsidebox 1
2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
402 Total passes 484
317 Passes accurate 396
1.56 Expected Goals 0.40
Players Statistics
Watford
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Birmingham
Goalkeepers
Field Players
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T. Ince
Goal 1:0 9'
T. Ince
Assistant: Giorgi Chakvetadze
T. Ince
Goal 2:0 38'
T. Ince
Matthew William Pollock
Yellow Card 43'
Matthew William Pollock
Foul
N. Irankunda
Substitute 46'
In:N. Irankunda
Out:Giorgi Chakvetadze
46' Substitute
In:M. Leonard
Out:Alfons Sampsted
M. Leonard
46' Substitute
In:L. Dykes
Out:W. Willumsson
L. Dykes
T. Ince
Goal 3:0 60'
T. Ince
Assistant: N. Irankunda
62' Substitute
In:Eiran Joe Cashin
Out:A. Cochrane
Eiran Joe Cashin
63' Yellow Card
L. Dykes
Foul
L. Dykes
Vivaldo Semedo
Substitute 64'
In:Vivaldo Semedo
Out:L. Kjerrumgaard
68' Substitute
In:M. Ducksch
Out:K. Furuhashi
M. Ducksch
N. Mendy
Substitute 69'
In:N. Mendy
Out:I. Louza
M. Sissoko
Substitute 70'
In:M. Sissoko
Out:O. Maamma
K. Baah
Substitute 77'
In:K. Baah
Out:T. Ince
77' Substitute
In:L. Koumas
Out:K. Anderson
L. Koumas
78' Yellow Card
Paik Seung-Ho
Foul
Paik Seung-Ho