About the Match

Watford faces Birmingham at Vicarage Road on Thu, Jan 1, 2026, 03:00 PM UTC. This match is part of the Championship. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Watford and Birmingham have fared against each other in the past. On Sport Eden, you can follow the Watford vs Birmingham live score with a full set of match features, including:

• Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on Sport Eden.
• Real-time extensive stats: Possession, shots, corners, big chances created, xG, momentum, and shot maps.
• Lineups and formations: Watford 4-4-2 formation, manager Javier Gracia Carlos, Birmingham 4-2-3-1 formation, manager C. Davies. Watford starting XI: E. Selvik, J. Abankwah, Max Alleyne, M. Pollock, M. Bola, O. Maamma, H. Kyprianou, I. Louza, T. Ince, G. Chakvetadze, L. Kjerrumgaard. Birmingham starting XI: J. Beadle, A. Sampsted, P. Neumann, J. Robinson, A. Cochrane, T. Iwata, Paik Seung-Ho, P. Roberts, W. Willumsson, K. Anderson, K. Furuhashi.
• Unavailable players: Watford: M. Doumbia (International duty), J. Grieves (Ankle Injury), E. Kayembe (International duty), R. Vata (Hamstring Injury), C. Wiley (Muscle Injury). Birmingham: L. Buchanan (Knee Injury), T. Doyle (Red Card), D. Gray (Injury), C. Klarer (Red Card), E. Laird (Hamstring Injury), B. Osayi-Samuel (International duty), S. Wright (Knee Injury).
• Team form & Head-to-head history: Watford and Birmingham head to head record: Watford 1 win(s), Birmingham 2 win(s), 2 draw(s).
• Match officials: Referee Lewis Smith, England.
• Stadium: Vicarage Road.
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Final score: Watford 3-0 Birmingham.

Player of the Match: T. Ince (Rating: 9.9)

Top rated players of Watford:T. Ince (9.9), N. Irankunda (8.2), Max Alleyne (7.3)

Top rated players of Birmingham:M. Leonard (6.9), E. Cashin (6.9), K. Anderson (6.6)

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