Birmingham vs Watford
Ref: Adam Herczeg, EnglandSt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Birmingham beat Watford 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Paik Seung-Ho and Gray scored for Birmingham; Maamma replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.26 for Birmingham versus 1.03 for Watford. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
20'
Kyprianou
Yellow Card
Doyle
Yellow Card
⚽
Paik Seung-Ho
⚽
Gray
Assist: Stansfield
Second Half
59'
⇄
Ince
60'
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
60'
⇄
Kyprianou
61'
⚽
Maamma
Assist: Bola
⇄
Gray
⇄
Ducksch
⇄
Osayi-Samuel
76'
Louza
Yellow Card
Stansfield
Yellow Card
Roberts
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
Maamma
⇄
Roberts
⇄
Stansfield
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamWatford
3Won
Statistical edge
3–6
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.26VS1.03
Attack3 · 0 won
13
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
418
Total passes
422
321
Accurate passes
335
77%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline0 · 2 won
11
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.84
Goals prevented
-0.84
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Watford
4-4-2Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 10D. GrayM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 12M. LeonardM
- 14K. AndersonM
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 23A. SampstedD
- 30L. KoumasF
- 41E. CashinD
Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 4K. KebenD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 7T. InceM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 16M. BolaD
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 41Alfie Marriott
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Demarai Gray | M | 69 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Alex Cochrane | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Robinson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Leonard | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keshi Anderson | M | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/2 |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 85 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Thomas Ince | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 60 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nampalys Mendy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Morris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Marriott | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Vivaldo | F | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |