English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 19': George Hall
FT
1 - 1
Watford
  • 63': Rey Manaj

About

Birmingham City are hosting Watford at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 11': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Offside, Birmingham City. Josh Williams tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
  • 15': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
  • 17': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 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.
  • 21': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 21': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Mario Gaspar (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro with a through ball.
  • 29': Foul by Josh Williams (Birmingham City).
  • 29': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 33': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
  • 33': Mario Gaspar (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Troy Deeney (Birmingham City).
  • 38': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
  • 39': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
  • 40': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 45'+3': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Watford 0.
  • 48': Offside, Watford. Christian Kabasele tries a through ball, but Vakoun Issouf Bayo is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
  • 51': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 51': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Substitution, Watford. Rey Manaj replaces Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 57': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 57': Rey Manaj (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
  • 60': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
  • 62': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 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.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 65': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 68': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Williams with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 76': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Yáser Asprilla.
  • 77': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
  • 77': Rey Manaj (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alfie Chang replaces George Hall.
  • 81': Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 83': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  • 83': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ken Sema.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
  • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Troy Deeney.
  • 86': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Rey Manaj with a headed pass.
  • 88': Substitution, Watford. Keinan Davis replaces Edo Kayembe.
  • 88': Substitution, Watford. Joseph Hungbo replaces Ken Sema.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joseph Hungbo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
  • 90'+2': Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Friend replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Josh Williams (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+3': Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joseph Hungbo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Watford 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 16,811

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Ipswich Town 43 +32 89
2 Leicester City 42 +41 88
3 Leeds United 43 +42 87
4 Southampton 42 +30 84
Full Table

Line-Ups

BIR Birmingham City (3-5-2)

No. Name
21 John Ruddy (GK)
28 Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
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
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Jobe Bellingham, Sam Cosgrove, Alfie Chang, Neil Etheridge, George Friend, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jonathan Leko.

WAT Watford (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
31 Francisco Sierralta
15 Craig Cathcart
27 Christian Kabasele
4 Hamza Choudhury Yellow Card
39 Edo Kayembe
18 Yaser Asprilla
12 Ken Sema
3 Mario
10 João Pedro
19 Bayo Youssouf
Watford Substitutes:
Joseph Hungbo, Maduka Okoye, Dan Gosling, Jeremy Ngakia, Rey Manaj, William Troost-Ekong, Keinan Davis.

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