match

9.87°C | moderate rain

Referee : M. Donohue

0-1

Half time

1X2
37% 31% 37%
Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
Watford 4-2-3-1

Highlights

Match Timeline

44'
Emmanuel Dennis(goal)
63'
Vakoun Bayo- sub ->Emmanuel Dennis
68'
Giorgi Chakvetadze- Yellow
Lukas Jutkiewicz- sub ->Jordan James
72'
Tyler Roberts- sub ->Koji Miyoshi
72'
79'
Tom Ince- sub ->Giorgi Chakvetadze
79'
Matheus Martins- sub ->Ismaël Koné
G. Hall- sub ->Ethan Laird
83'
G. Gardner- sub ->Ivan Šunjić
83'
88'
Y. Asprilla- Yellow
89'
F. Sierralta- sub ->Yaser Asprilla
90'
Daniel Bachmann - Yellow
Scott Hogan- sub ->Lukas Jutkiewicz
90'

Commentary

90'
The second half concludes with Watford leading Birmingham City by 1-0.
  
Tom Dele-Bashiru of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Jay Stansfield commits a foul - Birmingham City.
  
Matheus Martins of Watford has secured a free kick on the left flank.
  
Tyler Roberts of Birmingham City commits a foul.
  
Substitution - Birmingham City. Scott Hogan for Lukas Jutkiewicz - injury.
  
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  
Match interruption - Mattie Pollock of Watford is injured.
  
Delay in match - injury Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City
  
Missed chance. Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Juninho Bacuna.
  
Daniel Bachmann of Watford has been handed a yellow card.
  
Opportunity squandered. Paik Seung-Ho of Birmingham City takes a left-footed shot from beyond the penalty area following a corner, but it sails over the crossbar.
  
Corner kick awarded to Birmingham City, resulting from a deflection by Francisco Sierralta.
  
New attacking attempt. Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
  
Another offensive move is underway. Tyler Roberts of Birmingham City takes a shot with his left foot from the middle of the box, but it's deflected to the left corner. The assist came from Juninho Bacuna.

89'
Player change - Watford. Francisco Sierralta is coming on to replace Yáser Asprilla.

88'
Yáser Asprilla of Watford has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
  
George Hall of Birmingham City has secured a defensive free kick.
  
Fouled by Yáser Asprilla - Watford

87'
Ryan Andrews - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City

85'
Mattie Pollock - Watford - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City

83'
Substitution - Birmingham City. George Hall for Ethan Laird.
  
Substitution - Birmingham City. Gary Gardner for Ivan Sunjic.

82'
Tyler Roberts of Birmingham City has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.
  
James Morris from Watford commits a foul.
  
Ivan Sunjic - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Yáser Asprilla - Watford

81'
Opportunity squandered. Vakoun Bayo of Watford takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box that sails over the bar. The assist was provided by Edo Kayembe.
  
Missed chance. Edo Kayembe - Watford - shot with left foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Matheus Martins.
  
Offside - It's Watford. Tom Ince has been caught offside.

76'
Opportunity squandered. Emanuel Aiwu of Birmingham City attempted a header from the middle of the penalty area but it went wide to the left. The assist came from Juninho Bacuna who delivered a cross following a corner kick.

79'
Yáser Asprilla of Watford has secured an offensive free kick.
  
Ivan Sunjic from Birmingham City commits a foul.
  
Player swap for Watford. Matheus Martins is coming on to replace Ismaël Koné.
  
Player swap - Watford. Tom Ince is coming on to replace Giorgi Chakvetadze.

75'
Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  
Missed chance. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Juninho Bacuna with a cross.

74'
Missed chance. Ethan Laird - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Juninho Bacuna with a cross after corner.
  
Corner kick awarded to Birmingham City, forced by Ismaël Koné.
  
Shot blocked. Ivan Sunjic - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Juninho Bacuna.

72'
Player change - Birmingham City. Jordan James is being replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  
Player Swap - Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts is replacing Koji Miyoshi.

71'
Opportunity lost. Koji Miyoshi of Birmingham City took a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it went wide to the left. The assist was by Jordan James.

70'
Ryan Porteous of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Juninho Bacuna commits a foul - Birmingham City.

69'
Another offensive push. Koji Miyoshi of Birmingham City takes a long-distance shot with his left foot from the right side, but the goalkeeper manages to save it in the middle of the goal.

68'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  
Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.

67'
Match interruption - Ethan Laird of Birmingham City is injured.
  
Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford commits a foul.
  
Ethan Laird of Birmingham City has earned an offensive free kick.

65'
Opportunity lost. Vakoun Bayo of Watford takes a shot with his right foot from a challenging spot on the right, but it veers off to the left. The assist was by Edo Kayembe.

64'
Offside called against Watford. Vakoun Bayo has been flagged offside.

63'
Player change - Watford. Emmanuel Dennis makes way for Vakoun Bayo.

62'
Opportunity squandered. Ivan Sunjic of Birmingham City took a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it veered off to the left.

61'
New attacking attempt. Koji Miyoshi - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner.
  
Attempt thwarted. Birmingham City's Emanuel Aiwu's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is intercepted. The assist was provided by Juninho Bacuna.

60'
Juninho Bacuna of Birmingham City has secured a free kick on the left flank.
  
Ryan Andrews of Watford commits a foul.

59'
Opportunity squandered. Juninho Bacuna of Birmingham City took a right-footed shot from beyond the box that didn't hit the mark. The assist was provided by Lee Buchanan.

57'
Tom Dele-Bashiru of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Ivan Sunjic from Birmingham City commits a foul.
  
Another offensive effort. Yáser Asprilla of Watford takes a challenging left-footed shot from the right side, but it's saved in the right corner. The assist came from Edo Kayembe.

56'
Offside call - Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho has been flagged offside.
  
Attempt thwarted. Jordan James of Birmingham City's right-footed strike from beyond the penalty area is stopped. The assist came from Juninho Bacuna.

55'
Corner kick awarded to Watford, forced by Lee Buchanan.

53'
Attempt thwarted. Jay Stansfield of Birmingham City's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is stopped. The assist was by Paik Seung-Ho.
  
Ivan Sunjic of Birmingham City has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
  
Emmanuel Dennis from Watford commits a foul.

52'
Missed chance. Ivan Sunjic - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed.

49'
Yáser Asprilla of Watford commits a foul.
  
Cody Drameh of Birmingham City has secured an offensive free kick.

48'
Ismaël Koné of Watford commits a foul.
  
Ethan Laird of Birmingham City has secured a defensive free kick.

47'
Corner kick awarded to Watford, forced by Lee Buchanan.
  
Attempt thwarted. Mattie Pollock of Watford's header from a short distance is stopped. Yáser Asprilla assists with a cross.
  
Corner kick awarded to Watford, forced by Ivan Sunjic.

45'
The second half commences with Birmingham City trailing 0-1 against Watford.
  
The first half concludes with Watford leading 1-0 against Birmingham City.
  
Opportunity squandered. Yáser Asprilla of Watford takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area following a corner kick, but it narrowly misses the target.
  
Corner kick awarded to Watford. John Ruddy is the one responsible for it.
  
Another offensive move. Emmanuel Dennis of Watford takes a shot with his left foot from the middle of the box, but it's blocked in the right corner. The assist was provided by Yáser Asprilla.

44'
Goal! Birmingham City 0, Watford 1. Emmanuel Dennis - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box to the top left corner.

42'
Corner kick awarded to Watford. Ethan Laird is responsible for it.
  
Attempt thwarted. Emmanuel Dennis of Watford takes a challenging right-footed shot from the left side, but it's stopped. The assist was by Giorgi Chakvetadze.

41'
Another offensive move in progress. Emanuel Aiwu of Birmingham City tries a header from the middle of the penalty area, but it's deflected to the left corner. The assist came from Koji Miyoshi who provided a cross.
  
Corner kick awarded to Birmingham City, forced by Giorgi Chakvetadze.

40'
Ismaël Koné of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Jay Stansfield commits a foul - Birmingham City.

39'
Offside called - It's against Watford. Emmanuel Dennis has been flagged offside.

38'
Opportunity squandered. Yáser Asprilla of Watford takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it sails over the goal. The assist came from Edo Kayembe.

36'
Opportunity squandered. Juninho Bacuna of Birmingham City attempts a shot with his right foot from beyond the box, but it sails high and wide to the right. The assist was provided by Jordan James.

35'
Offside - It's Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru has been flagged for offside.

34'
Koji Miyoshi of Birmingham City has successfully secured a free kick in the defensive zone.
  
James Morris of Watford commits a foul.

32'
Opportunity squandered. Yáser Asprilla of Watford fails to convert a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, sending it wide to the left. The assist came via a cross from Ryan Andrews.

31'
Missed chance. Tom Dele-Bashiru - Watford - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Ismaël Koné.

30'
Shot blocked. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jay Stansfield.

29'
Shot blocked. Yáser Asprilla - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Ismaël Koné.

28'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  
Delay in match - injury Emanuel Aiwu - Birmingham City

27'
Offside - Birmingham City. Lee Buchanan is in offside.

26'
Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by James Morris.

25'
Missed chance. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box missed.

24'
Attempt thwarted. Juninho Bacuna of Birmingham City's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is intercepted. The assist was by Jordan James.

23'
Corner kick awarded to Watford. This was due to Ethan Laird's deflection.

21'
Lee Buchanan of Birmingham City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Edo Kayembe from Watford commits a foul.

20'
Ethan Laird of Birmingham City narrowly misses a goal, striking the crossbar with a header from the left side of the six-yard box. The opportunity was set up by Juninho Bacuna, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
  
Corner kick awarded to Birmingham City, forced by Ismaël Koné.

19'
Corner kick awarded to Birmingham City, forced by Ryan Andrews.

15'
Mattie Pollock of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Juninho Bacuna commits a foul - Birmingham City.

14'
Jay Stansfield of Birmingham City has earned a free kick on the right flank.
  
Yáser Asprilla of Watford commits a foul.

13'
Ismaël Koné of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Emanuel Aiwu commits a foul - Birmingham City.

12'
Attempt thwarted. Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford tries a long-range right-footed shot from the left, but it's deflected. The assist came from Yáser Asprilla.

10'
Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
  
Ethan Laird of Birmingham City commits a foul.
  
Shot blocked. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Koji Miyoshi.

9'
Missed chance. Koji Miyoshi - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from outside the box missed.

6'
Jordan James of Birmingham City has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
  
Ryan Andrews from Watford commits a foul.

5'
Offside - Ismaël Koné from Watford has been flagged offside.

2'
Missed chance. Jordan James - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Paik Seung-Ho with a head.

1'
Shot blocked. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Paik Seung-Ho.
Watford
G
8.2
90'
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
8.1
D
Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland
D
R. Andrews 45.England
7.1
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
8.4
D
J. Morris 42.England
7.3
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
7.0
79'
M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia
6.8
79' 68'
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
8.2
89' 88'
M
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
7.5
63' Goals44'
M
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
7.3
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
7.5
Substitutes
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
D
A. Eames 55.England
D
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
6.8
89'
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
M
Tom Ince 7.England
6.6
79'
F
Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast
6.8
63'
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
F
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
6.4
79'
F
J. Grieves 59.England
Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
7.0
D
Cody Drameh 12.England
6.7
D
Ethan Laird 2.England
7.3
83'
D
Lee Buchanan 3.England
8.2
D
Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria
7.1
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
7.5
83'
M
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
8.1
M
Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan
6.7
72'
M
Paik Seung-Ho 13.South Korea
7.3
M
J. James 19.Wales
6.7
72'
F
J. Stansfield 28.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
D
M. Emmanuel 23.England
D
Dion Sanderson 5.England
M
Andre Dozzell 16.England
M
G. Gardner 20.England
6.8
83'
M
G. Hall 35.England
7.0
83'
F
Tyler Roberts 8.Wales
7.0
72'
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
90'
F
Lukas Jutkiewicz 10.England
7.1
72'
  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 26 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 14 Off Target 7
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Standings

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
94
44
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • W
90
45
  • L
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • L
89
43
  • W
  • W
  • L
  • D
  • D
84
44
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • L
  • L
72
44
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • L
  • L
72
44
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • D
69
44
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W
63
43
  • L
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • L
63
44
  • W
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • L
63
44
  • D
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • L
62
44
  • W
  • L
  • W
  • L
  • W
59
44
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • D
56
44
  • L
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • L
56
44
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • W
  • W
53
44
  • D
  • D
  • D
  • L
  • D
53
45
  • L
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • W
53
44
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • W
  • W
50
44
  • D
  • D
  • L
  • D
  • W
49
44
  • W
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • L
48
44
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • L
47
44
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • W
46
44
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • D
44
44
  • D
  • W
  • L
  • D
  • L
24
44
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • D