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 City454892271179345
2PromotionIpswich Town443080221487545
3Promotion play-offMillwall4513802311116249
4Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4525792213107045
5Promotion play-offSouthampton4424762113107753
6Promotion play-offWrexham454701913136763
7Hull City453702010156865
8Derby County45969209166657
9Norwich City45865198186254
10Birmingham City451631712165655
11Swansea City45-4611710185458
12Preston North End45-5601515155459
13Bristol City45-2591611185759
14QPR45-9581610196170
15Sheffield United45-157176226465
16Watford45-8571415165361
17Stoke City45-3551510205154
18Portsmouth45-15541412194863
19Charlton Athletic45-12531314184355
20Blackburn Rovers45-13521313194255
21West Bromwich Albion45-9511314184756
22RelegationOxford United45-12471114204557
23RelegationLeicester City45-11431116185768
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday45-61-3112322788
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