English League Championship

Birmingham City vs Watford, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Watford
    • 44': Emmanuel Dennis

    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.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a headed pass.
    • 5': Offside, Watford. Ismaël Koné is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 6': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 10': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
    • 10': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 13': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 14': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
    • 20': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ismaël Koné.
    • 20': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 21': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 26': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Morris.
    • 27': Offside, Birmingham City. Lee Buchanan is caught offside.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Andrews with a cross.
    • 34': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
    • 34': Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Offside, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan James.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 39': Offside, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 40': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 42': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
    • 44': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Watford 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Watford 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Watford 1.
    • 47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 48': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 49': Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 53': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
    • 53': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 56': Offside, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 57': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 57': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
    • 60': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
    • 60': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 63': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
    • 64': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 67': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
    • 68': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 70': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan James with a through ball.
    • 72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Koji Miyoshi.
    • 72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jordan James.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 74': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ismaël Koné.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 79': Substitution, Watford. Matheus Martins replaces Ismaël Koné.
    • 79': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 79': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Offside, Watford. Tom Ince is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 82': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 82': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
    • 82': Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Ivan Sunjic.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Ethan Laird.
    • 85': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 87': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 88': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Yáser Asprilla (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Substitution, Watford. Francisco Sierralta replaces Yáser Asprilla.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 90'+7': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz because of an injury.
    • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+9': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+10': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+10': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Watford 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Watford 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Watford 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 2
    48.4 Possession 51.6
    14 SHOTS 26
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    293 Accurate Passes 328
    401 Passes 427
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    17 Crosses 26
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    82 Long Balls 73
    33 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 8
    11 Effective Tackles 17
    23 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    3 Interceptions 7
    36 Effective Clearances 22
    36 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 21,266

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leicester City 46 +48 97
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +35 96
    3 Leeds United 46 +38 90
    4 Southampton 46 +24 87
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    Line-Ups

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    3 Lee Buchanan
    44 Emanuel Aiwu
    12 Cody Drameh
    2 Ethan Laird
    11 Koji Miyoshi
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    13 Paik Seung-Ho
    28 Jay Stansfield
    19 Jordan James
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Andre Dozzell, Neil Etheridge, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Emmanuel Longelo, George Hall, Tyler Roberts, Gary Gardner, Dion Sanderson, Scott Hogan.

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK) Yellow Card
    15 Matthew Pollock
    5 Ryan Porteous
    42 James Morris
    45 Ryan Andrews
    11 Ismaël Koné
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    39 Edo Kayembe
    25 Emmanuel Dennis
    16 Giorgi Chakvetadze Yellow Card
    18 Yaser Asprilla Yellow Card
    Watford Substitutes:
    Bayo Youssouf, Jake Livermore, Jack Grieves, Francisco Sierralta, Ben Hamer, Albert Eames, Tom Ince, Mileta Rajovic, Matheus Martins.

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