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      Watford vs Birmingham City — Championship — Lineups & Player Ratings (Thu, Jan 1, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC)

      ChampionshipChampionship
      Thu, Jan 1, 2026
      Watford
      Watford
      3 – 0
      Full-time
      Birmingham City
      Birmingham City

      T. Ince9'
      T. Ince38'
      T. Ince60'
      ⚽
      📍Vicarage Road
      Referee️Lewis Smith

      Formation

      WatfordWatford7.3
      4–2–3–1
      E. Selvik7.2
      1 E. Selvik
      J. Abankwah6.7
      25 J. Abankwah
      M. Pollock7
      6 M. Pollock
      M. Alleyne7.5
      3 M. Alleyne
      M. Bola7.2
      16 M. Bola
      H. Kyprianou7.5
      5 H. Kyprianou
      I. Louza7.2
      C10 I. Louza
      🔁69
      O. Maamma6.3
      42 O. Maamma
      🔁70
      G. Chakvetadze7.3
      👟
      8 G. Chakvetadze
      🔁46
      T. Ince10
      ⚽
      7 T. Ince
      🔁77
      L. Kjerrumgaard6.5
      9 L. Kjerrumgaard
      🔁64
      K. Furuhashi6.5
      9 K. Furuhashi
      🔁68
      K. Anderson6.9
      14 K. Anderson
      🔁77
      W. T. Willumsson6.3
      18 W. T. Willumsson
      🔁46
      P. Roberts5.9
      16 P. Roberts
      Paik Seung-Ho6.2
      8 Paik Seung-Ho
      T. Iwata6
      C24 T. Iwata
      A. Cochrane6
      20 A. Cochrane
      🔁62
      J. Robinson6.2
      6 J. Robinson
      P. Neumann6.5
      5 P. Neumann
      A. Sampsted6
      23 A. Sampsted
      🔁46
      J. Beadle6.3
      25 J. Beadle
      Birmingham CityBirmingham City6.3
      4-2-3-1

      Managers

      WatfordWatford
      Birmingham CityBirmingham City
      Javier Gracia Carlos
      Javier Gracia Carlos
      Chris Davies
      Chris Davies

      Substitutes

      WatfordWatford
      Birmingham CityBirmingham City
      N. Irankunda7.9
      👟
      66 N. Irankunda
      Forward
      🔁46
      M. Leonard6.9
      12 M. Leonard
      Midfielder
      🔁46
      V. Semedo6.2
      18 V. Semedo
      Forward
      🔁64
      L. Dykes6.2
      17 L. Dykes
      Forward
      🔁46
      N. Mendy6.9
      23 N. Mendy
      Midfielder
      🔁69
      E. Cashin6.9
      41 E. Cashin
      Defender
      🔁62
      M. Sissoko6.3
      17 M. Sissoko
      Midfielder
      🔁70
      M. Ducksch6.2
      33 M. Ducksch
      Forward
      🔁68
      K. Baah6.7
      34 K. Baah
      Forward
      🔁77
      L. Koumas6.3
      30 L. Koumas
      Forward
      🔁77
      N. Baxter
      12 N. Baxter
      Goalkeeper
      R. Allsop
      21 R. Allsop
      Goalkeeper
      K. Keben
      4 K. Keben
      Defender
      K. Fujimoto
      27 K. Fujimoto
      Midfielder
      J. Morris
      22 J. Morris
      Defender
      M. Mazwi
      40 M. Mazwi
      Midfielder
      J. Petris
      29 J. Petris
      Defender
      D. Isichei
      42 D. Isichei
      Midfielder

      Recent form

      Key players from the last 5 matches (all competitions).
      WatfordWatford
      Based on player stats from 5 verified matches.
      O. Maamma7.1
      ⚽
      👟
      O. Maamma
      Midfielder
      Played
      5
      Starts
      5
      Minutes
      368
      Goals
      2
      Assists
      1
      M. Pollock7.4
      ⚽
      👟
      M. Pollock
      Defender
      Played
      5
      Starts
      5
      Minutes
      450
      Goals
      1
      Assists
      1
      I. Louza7.4
      👟
      I. Louza
      Midfielder
      Played
      5
      Starts
      5
      Minutes
      426
      Assists
      2
      L. Kjerrumgaard6.7
      ⚽
      L. Kjerrumgaard
      Forward
      Played
      5
      Starts
      5
      Minutes
      348
      Goals
      1
      M. Bola6.8
      M. Bola
      Defender
      Played
      5
      Starts
      5
      Minutes
      450
      M. Alleyne6.8
      M. Alleyne
      Defender
      Played
      5
      Starts
      5
      Minutes
      450
      Birmingham CityBirmingham City
      Based on player stats from 4 verified matches.
      P. Neumann6.5
      ⚽
      P. Neumann
      Defender
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
      Minutes
      344
      Goals
      1
      P. Roberts7
      ⚽
      P. Roberts
      Midfielder
      Played
      4
      Starts
      3
      Minutes
      243
      Goals
      1
      C. Klarer6.9
      ⚽
      C. Klarer
      Defender
      Played
      3
      Starts
      3
      Minutes
      270
      Goals
      1
      T. Iwata6.9
      T. Iwata
      Defender
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
      Minutes
      360
      Paik Seung-Ho6.8
      Paik Seung-Ho
      Midfielder
      Played
      4
      Starts
      4
      Minutes
      360
      J. Robinson7.5
      👟
      J. Robinson
      Defender
      Played
      3
      Starts
      3
      Minutes
      222
      Assists
      1
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