Birmingham v Watford
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Watford 1. |
90'+5' Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Watford 1. |
90'+5' Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
90'+5' Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford). |
90'+2' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts. |
90'+2' Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Jay Stansfield. |
90' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. |
87' Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
87' Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford). |
85' Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Othmane Maamma. |
84' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marc Bola. |
84' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Imrân Louza. |
81' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marc Bola. |
80' Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Imrân Louza. |
80' Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card. |
78' Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
78' Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
78' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City). |
77' Attempt blocked. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross. |
76' Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
76' Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
76' Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford). |
73' Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfons Sampsted replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel. |
73' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Marvin Ducksch. |
70' Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
70' Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City). |
69' Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray. |
65' Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
65' Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford). |
61' Goal! Birmingham City 2, Watford 1. Othmane Maamma (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Bola. |
60' Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Hector Kyprianou. |
60' Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard. |
59' Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Tom Ince. |
59' Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross. |
58' Handball by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City). |
57' Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
57' Foul by Tom Ince (Watford). |
57' Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Baxter (Watford). Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho. |
54' Attempt missed. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Roberts. |
53' Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
53' Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford). |
52' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Demarai Gray. |
52' Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia. |
50' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alex Cochrane. |
50' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Phil Neumann. |
49' Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Beadle. |
49' Attempt saved. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Imrân Louza. |
47' Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts. |
47' Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a headed pass. |
46' Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
46' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City). |
45' Second Half begins Birmingham City 2, Watford 0. |
45'+3' First Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Watford 0. |
45'+3' Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
45'+3' Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford). |
45'+2' Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
45'+2' Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City). |
45'+2' Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
45'+2' Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City). |
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. |
44' Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford). |
44' Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
43' Goal! Birmingham City 2, Watford 0. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield following a fast break. |
42' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
41' Delay in match because of an injury Phil Neumann (Birmingham City). |
41' Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
40' Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
40' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City). |
38' Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia. |
34' Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch with a headed pass. |
32' Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
32' Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City). |
31' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Watford 0. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. |
30' Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle. |
29' Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bola. |
28' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
28' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City). |
26' Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Baxter (Watford). |
24' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alex Cochrane. |
24' Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
24' Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
24' Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City). |
22' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kévin Keben. |
22' Attempt saved. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Baxter (Watford). |
22' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
21' Delay in match because of an injury Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City). |
20' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
19' Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
19' Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford). |
18' Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia following a fast break. |
18' Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
18' Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford). |
16' Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. |
14' Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Tom Ince. |
13' Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle. |
11' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Baxter. |
9' Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner. |
9' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Phil Neumann. |
6' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kévin Keben. |
2' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
2' Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City). |
1' Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a headed pass. |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
Game Information
St. Andrew's Stadium
3:00 PM, December 1, 2025Coverage: Paramount+
Birmingham, England
Attendance: 26,086
- Referees:
- Adam Herczeg
English League Championship Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 39 | 24 | 8 | 7 | +41 | 80 |
| Middlesbrough | 39 | 20 | 11 | 8 | +22 | 71 |
| Ipswich Town | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | +28 | 69 |
| Millwall | 39 | 20 | 9 | 10 | +9 | 69 |
| Hull City | 39 | 20 | 6 | 13 | +5 | 66 |
| Southampton | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | +15 | 63 |
| Wrexham | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | +9 | 63 |
| Derby County | 39 | 17 | 9 | 13 | +8 | 60 |
| Watford | 39 | 14 | 14 | 11 | +4 | 56 |
| Norwich City | 39 | 16 | 6 | 17 | +6 | 54 |
| Birmingham City | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 53 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 53 |
| Preston North End | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 52 |
| Swansea City | 39 | 15 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 52 |
| Stoke City | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | +3 | 51 |
| Bristol City | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 51 |
| Sheffield United | 39 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 50 |
| Charlton Athletic | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 48 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 43 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 43 |
| Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | -17 | 40 |
| Leicester City | 39 | 11 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 39 |
| Oxford United | 39 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 39 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 1 | 9 | 29 | -55 | -6 |

