Watford vs Birmingham City

Championship

Watford

11-8-6

3-0

Final

Birmingham

9-7-10

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

45%Possession55%

13Shots6

6On target2

4Corners4

2Saves3

5Fouls14

43'Matthew PollockWAT63'Lyndon DykesBIR78'Paik Seung-HoBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
WAT	2	1	3
BIR	0	0	0

Who won: Watford 3-0

Watford beat Birmingham City 3-0 on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Tom Ince (9', 38', 60').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.
Second Half ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.
90'+5'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
V. Semedo
90'+4'
Free kick won
Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
87'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87'
Delay in match because of an injury Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
84'BIR
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
82'
Shot hit woodwork
Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross following a corner.
82'BIR
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
79'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
N. Irankunda
78'
Yellow card
Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
P. Seung-Ho
78'
Free kick won
Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
Foul
Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
78'
Free kick won
Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Foul
Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
77'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Anderson
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Keshi Anderson because of an injury.
L. Koumas
77'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Ince
Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Tom Ince.
K. Baah
76'
Free kick won
Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Foul
Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).