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 | ||||
| James BeadleG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack RobinsonCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil NeumannCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex CochraneLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfons SampstedRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willum Thór WillumssonAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paik Seung-HoLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tomoki IwataRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyogo FuruhashiF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshi AndersonAM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick RobertsAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Eiran Cashin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvin Ducksch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Menzi Mazwi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Allsop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Isichei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Koumas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanya Fujimoto | 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