England - ChampionshipVicarage Road Stadium, Jan 1
FTWatford
3 - 0
Birmingham City
Events:
9'Tom InceGiorgi Chakvetadze1 - 0(Assist)
9'1 - 0Tom InceGiorgi Chakvetadze(Assist)
38'Tom Ince2 - 0
38'2 - 0Tom Ince
43'Mattie Pollock
43'Mattie Pollock
HT
2 - 0
Events:
60'Tom InceNestory Irankunda3 - 0(Assist)
60'3 - 0Tom InceNestory Irankunda(Assist)
63'Lyndon Dykes
63'Lyndon Dykes
78'Seung Ho Paik
78'Seung Ho Paik
FT
3 - 0
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Lewis Smith ()
Venue: Vicarage Road StadiumJan 1
Spectators: 20,816
Stats:
Shots on target
6
Shots on target
2
Shots off target
5
Shots off target
3
Blocked Shots
2
Blocked Shots
1
Possession (%)
45
Possession (%)
55
Corner Kicks
4
Corner Kicks
4
Offsides
1
Offsides
3
Fouls
5
Fouls
14
Throw ins
17
Throw ins
19
Yellow cards
1
Yellow cards
2
Crosses
3
Crosses
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
Goal kicks
10
Goal kicks
6
Latest commentaries:
90+6'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
78'Yellow card for Seung-Ho Paik.
77'Keshi Anderson is coming off and he is replaced by Lewis Koumas.
77'Thomas Ince is coming off and he is replaced by Kwadwo Baah.
70'Othmane Maamma is coming off and he is replaced by Moussa Sissoko.
69'Imran Louza is coming off and he is replaced by Nampalys Mendy.
68'Kyogo Furuhashi is coming off and he is replaced by Marvin Ducksch.
64'Luca Kjerrumgaard is coming off and he is replaced by Vivaldo Semedo.
63'Yellow card for Lyndon Dykes.
62'Alexander Cochrane is coming off and he is replaced by Eiran Cashin.
60'Nestory Irankunda provided the assist for the goal.
60'G O O O A A A L - Thomas Ince is on target!
46'Alfons Sampsted is coming off and he is replaced by Marc Leonard.
46'Willum Willumsson is coming off and he is replaced by Lyndon Dykes.
46'Giorgi Chakvetadze is coming off and he is replaced by Nestory Irankunda.
46'The second half is underway.
45+2'It's over! The referee blows for half time
43'Yellow card for Matthew Pollock.
38'G O O O A A A L - Thomas Ince is on target!
9'Giorgi Chakvetadze provided the assist for the goal.
9'G O O O A A A L - Thomas Ince is on target!
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Thu Jan 01 2026 19:19:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Watford4-4-2
1
Egil Selvik
25
James Abankwah
3
Max Alleyne
6
Mattie Pollock
16
Marc Bola
42
Othmane Maamma
5
Hector Kyprianou
10
Imran Louza
37
Tom Ince
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
9
Luca Kjerrumgaard
9
Kyogo Furuhashi
14
Keshi Anderson
18
Willum Thor Willumsson
16
Patrick Roberts
8
Seung Ho Paik
24
Tomoki Iwata
20
Alex Cochrane
6
Jack Robinson
5
Phil Neumann
23
Alfons Sampsted
25
James Beadle
Birmingham City4-2-3-1
Substitutions:
46'
Giorgi ChakvetadzeNestory Irankunda
46'
Willum Thor WillumssonLyndon Dykes
64'
Luca KjerrumgaardVivaldo Semedo
46'
Alfons SampstedMarc Leonard
69'
Imran LouzaNampalys Mendy
62'
Alex CochraneEiran Cashin
70'
Othmane MaammaMoussa Sissoko
68'
Kyogo FuruhashiMarvin Ducksch
77'
Tom InceKwadwo Baah
77'
Keshi AndersonLewis Koumas
Substitute players:
Nathan Baxter
Ryan Allsop
Kévin Keben
Eiran Cashin
James Morris
Marc Leonard
Jeremy Petris
Kanya Fujimoto
Moussa Sissoko
Menzi Mazwi
Nampalys Mendy
Lyndon Dykes
Vivaldo Semedo
Lewis Koumas
Kwadwo Baah
Marvin Ducksch
Nestory Irankunda
Daniel Isichei
Coaches:
Javier Gracia Carlos
Chris Davies
Championship
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1PromotionCoventry City27295516745930
2PromotionMiddlesbrough27124914764028
3Promotion play-offIpswich Town26214713854524
4Promotion play-offMillwall27-24613773133
5Promotion play-offHull City2634413584239
6Promotion play-offPreston North End271043111063626
7Stoke City27941125103223
8Watford2664111873731
9Bristol City2794011793829
10Wrexham27540101073934
11QPR27-139116103839
12Derby County2713810893635
13Leicester City27-237107103840
14Birmingham City27-13598103637
15Southampton27-13389103940
16Swansea City27-63396122834
17Sheffield United26-332102143639
18Charlton Athletic26-63288102632
19West Bromwich Albion27-73194143138
20Blackburn Rovers26-92877122433
21Portsmouth25-132877112235
22RelegationNorwich City27-102776143040
23RelegationOxford United26-102358132535
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday26-34-718171852
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