Watford 3-0 Birmingham result · 1 January 2026

CHAMPIONSHIPThu 1 January · 15:00

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Final score3:0

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Goals

Watford

Birmingham

T. InceAssist: G. Chakvetadze
9'
T. Ince
38'
T. InceAssist: N. Irankunda
60'

Statistics

Watford

Birmingham

45%Possession55%

13Total shots6

6Shots on target2

4Corners4

2Saves3

5Fouls14

1Yellow cards2

Line-ups

22 starters

WATFORD (4-2-3-1)BIRMINGHAM (4-2-3-1)

Watford

Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos

4-2-3-1

Starting XI11

1GKE. Selvik
25DEFJ. Abankwah
6DEFM. Pollock
3DEFM. Alleyne
16DEFM. Bola
5MIDH. Kyprianou
10MIDI. Louza
42MIDO. Maamma
8MIDG. Chakvetadze
7MIDT. Ince
9ATTL. Kjerrumgaard

Substitutes9

12GKN. Baxter
4DEFK. Keben
22DEFJ. Morris
29DEFJ. Petris
23MIDN. Mendy
17MIDM. Sissoko
66ATTN. Irankunda
34ATTK. Baah
18ATTV. Semedo

Birmingham

Coach: Chris Davies

4-2-3-1

Starting XI11

25GKJ. Beadle
23DEFA. Sampsted
5DEFP. Neumann
6DEFJ. Robinson
20DEFA. Cochrane
24MIDT. Iwata
8MIDPaik Seung-Ho
16MIDP. Roberts
18MIDW. T. Willumsson
14MIDK. Anderson
9ATTK. Furuhashi

Substitutes9

21GKR. Allsop
12MIDM. Leonard
17ATTL. Dykes
27MIDK. Fujimoto
30ATTL. Koumas
33ATTM. Ducksch
40MIDM. Mazwi
41DEFE. Cashin
42MIDD. Isichei

Last 5 · Head-to-head

Form going into the match

Both sides' results and head-to-head record before this match.

Watford

Last 5

W0-1NorwichChampionship
W1-2LeicesterChampionship
W1-0Stoke CityChampionship
D2-2WrexhamChampionship
D1-1Sheffield WednesdayChampionship

Birmingham

Last 5

D1-1SouthamptonChampionship
D1-1DerbyChampionship
L3-0Sheffield UtdChampionship
D1-1CharltonChampionship
L2-1QPRChampionship

Head-to-head

2Watford

0Draws

1Birmingham

2025Birmingham2 – 1Watford
2024Birmingham0 – 1Watford
2023Watford2 – 0Birmingham

Recent form

Based on the last 10 real matches

Watfordvs

Birmingham

16Goals scored13

12Goals conceded16

2Clean sheets0

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Watford – Birmingham result and analysis

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Watford – Birmingham result and analysis

Goals

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Form going into the match

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