Watford vs Birmingham City

Championship

Watford

2-2-2

2-0

Final

Birmingham

3-2-1

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

68%Possession32%

12Shots8

4On target3

8Corners1

3Saves2

16Fouls17

5'Cody DramehBIR35'Lee BuchananBIR38'Krystian BielikBIR55'Wesley HoedtWAT57'Jay StansfieldBIR60'Ivan SunjicBIR88'Lee BuchananBIR90'+3'Emmanuel LongeloBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
WAT	0	2	2
BIR	0	0	0

Who won: Watford 2-0

Watford beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Mileta Rajovic (90'+1') and Ryan Andrews (90'+6').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 2, Birmingham City 0.
Second Half ends, Watford 2, Birmingham City 0.
90'+10'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
G. Chakvetadze
90'+9'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
90'+7'
Foul
Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
90'+7'
Free kick won
Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
GOAL90'+6'
Goal! Right footed shot
R. Andrews · ast G. Chakvetadze
Goal! Watford 2, Birmingham City 0. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
WAT 2 - 0 BIR
90'+5'
Free kick won
Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
90'+3'
Yellow card
Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
E. Longelo
90'+2'
Free kick won
Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
GOAL90'+1'
Goal! Header
M. Rajovic · ast Y. Asprilla
Goal! Watford 1, Birmingham City 0. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
WAT 1 - 0 BIR
90'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic.
90'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James.
K. Miyoshi
89'
Free kick won
Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
88'
Red card
Second yellow card to Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) for a bad foul.
L. Buchanan
88'
Free kick won
Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
87'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Hogan
Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Scott Hogan.
J. James
87'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Stansfield
Substitution, Birmingham City. Emmanuel Longelo replaces Jay Stansfield.
E. Longelo
86'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Porteous.
I. Louza
81'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
81'
Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.