Watford vs Birmingham 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Watford are hosting Birmingham City
at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Watford 1, Birmingham City 0. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
- 16': Goal! Watford 2, Birmingham City 0. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Tahith Chong.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Reda Khadra.
- 52': Keinan Davis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Keinan Davis.
- 66': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
- 74': Goal! Watford 3, Birmingham City 0. Britt Assombalonga (Watford) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 80': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie Chang replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Harlee Dean.
- 81': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces João Pedro.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Ismaël Koné.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,403
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,403
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
 BIR |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 49.6 | Possession | 50.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 346 |
| 413 | Passes | 429 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 12 | Clearances | 13 |
Watford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 44 | Wesley Hoedt |
| 22 | Ryan Porteous |
| 6 | Imran Louza |
| 11 | Ismaël Koné |
| 25 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 7 | Keinan Davis |
| 10 | João Pedro |
Birmingham City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 12 | Harlee Dean  |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 26 | Kevin Long |
| 6 | Hannibal Mejbri |
| 18 | Tahith Chong |
| 31 | Krystian Bielik |
| 11 | Jordan Graham |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 17 | Reda Khadra |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
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