Birmingham vs Watford 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 19': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Watford 0. George Hall (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
- 45'+3': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Watford 0.
- 55': Substitution, Watford. Rey Manaj replaces Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
- 63': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Watford 1. Rey Manaj (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 76': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Yáser Asprilla.
- 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie Chang replaces George Hall.
- 81': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
- 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Troy Deeney.
- 88': Substitution, Watford. Keinan Davis replaces Edo Kayembe.
- 88': Substitution, Watford. Joseph Hungbo replaces Ken Sema.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Friend replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Watford 1.
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 16,811
English League Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+42 | Leeds United | 38 | 82 | 6 |
+41 | Leicester City | 37 | 82 | 7 |
+31 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 81 | 5 |
+26 | Southampton | 36 | 73 | 7 |
Statistics
WAT | BIR | |
---|---|---|
5 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 0 |
70.9 | Possession | 29.1 |
15 | SHOTS | 7 |
2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
517 | Accurate Passes | 161 |
609 | Passes | 245 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
11 | Crosses | 11 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
38 | Long Balls | 62 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
16 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 11 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
14 | Clearances | 14 |
Birmingham City (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
28 | Dion Sanderson |
5 | Auston Trusty |
2 | Maxime Colin |
35 | George Hall |
7 | Juninho Bacuna |
19 | Jordan James |
17 | Przemyslaw Placheta |
48 | Joshua Williams |
8 | Troy Deeney |
9 | Scott Hogan |
Watford (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
31 | Francisco Sierralta |
15 | Craig Cathcart |
27 | Christian Kabasele |
4 | Hamza Choudhury |
39 | Edo Kayembe |
18 | Yaser Asprilla |
12 | Ken Sema |
3 | Mario |
10 | João Pedro |
19 | Bayo Youssouf |
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