Watford vs Birmingham City
Match pulse
WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'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').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Egil SelvikG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max AlleyneCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew PollockCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc BolaLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James AbankwahRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giorgi ChakvetadzeAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran LouzaLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector KyprianouRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca KjerrumgaardF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom InceAM-L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Othmane MaammaAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Nestory Irankunda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwadwo Baah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Petris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivaldo Semedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kévin Keben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nampalys Mendy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesWAT leads series 3-1-1
Blackburn7-6-110
Wrexham9-10-62Final
Bristol City11-6-85
Portsmouth6-7-110Final
Charlton7-7-101
Coventry15-7-31Final
Derby9-8-81
Boro12-7-60Final
Hull12-5-80
Stoke11-4-101Final
Ipswich12-8-52
Oxford Utd5-7-131Final
Preston10-10-53
Sheffield Wed1-8-150Final
QPR10-5-101
Norwich City6-6-132Final
Southampton8-9-80
Millwall11-7-70Final
Swansea9-5-111
West Brom9-4-120Final