Birmingham 0-1 Watford — EFL Championship, 12 Dec 2020
Watford beat Birmingham 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 12 December 2020 at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Birmingham. T. Deeney scored for Watford. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Birmingham have won 1 and Watford 4.
· kickoff·St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 15'
- Half-time0-0
- 57'
- 62'
- 69'
- 79'out: A. Halilović
- 79'
- 79'
- 84'
- 84'
- 0-185'Penalty
- 90'Foul
- 90'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Birmingham
- 7.2Gary GardnerM
- 7.0Marc RobertsD
- 6.9Ivan SunjicM
- 6.9Neil EtheridgeG
- 6.9Jake-Liam Clarke-SalterD
- 6.9Iván Sánchez AguayoM
- 6.9Mikel San JoséD
- 6.7Alen HalilovićM
- 6.6Adam ClaytonM
- 6.6Jonathan LekoF
- 6.6Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.5Kristian PedersenM
- 6.3Joshua Dacres-CogleyM
- 6.3Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 6.3Maxime ColinD
Watford
- 7.5Ben FosterG
- 7.3Benjamin WilmotD
- 7.3Jeremy NgakiaD
- 7.2Nathaniel ChalobahM
- 7.2William Troost-EkongD
- 7.0Stipe PericaF
- 6.9James GarnerM
- 6.9Kiko FemeniaD
- 6.7Troy DeeneyF
- 6.6Tom CleverleyM
- 6.3Kenneth SemaM
- 6.0Domingos QuinaM
Line-ups
Watford4-1-4-1
Birmingham3-5-2
GlobalScoreX
Substitutes
BirminghamKaranka
Substitutes
- 35A. Halilović79'M6.7
- 18Riley McGreeM
- 9S. HoganF
- 8A. Clayton62'M6.6
- 23Jon ToralM
- 2Maxime Colin79'D6.3
- 7Daniel CrowleyM
- 17Iván Sánchez79'M6.9
- 1Andrés PrietoG
WatfordV. Ivić
Substitutes
- 10João PedroF
- 32Marc NavarroD
- 29E. Capoue90'M
- 18A. GrayF
- 26Daniel BachmannG
- 25S. Perica69'F7.0
- 52Daniel PhillipsM
- 35A. ParkesG
- 49K. CrichlowM
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
9Total shots4
2Shots on target3
5Shots off target1
2Blocked shots0
5Corners6
0Offsides2
13Fouls10
3Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves2
317Total passes387
194Accurate passes263
61%Pass accuracy68%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gardner | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Marc Roberts | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ivan Sunjic | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Neil Etheridge | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jake-Liam Clarke-Salter | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Iván Sánchez Aguayo | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Mikel San José | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Alen Halilović | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Adam Clayton | 28 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Jonathan Leko | 79 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kristian Pedersen | 84 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Joshua Dacres-Cogley | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 62 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Maxime Colin | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Foster | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 90 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | 90 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 7.2 |
| William Troost-Ekong | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Stipe Perica | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| James Garner | 89 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Kiko Femenia | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Troy Deeney | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Tom Cleverley | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kenneth Sema | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Domingos Quina | 69 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 18 Apr 15Watford1-0Birmingham
- 04 Nov 14Birmingham2-1Watford
- 11 Feb 14Watford1-0Birmingham
- 03 Aug 13Birmingham0-1Watford
- 16 Feb 13Birmingham0-4Watford
- 25 Aug 12Watford2-0Birmingham
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2020/21
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich | 46 | +39 | 97 |
| 2 | Watford | 46 | +33 | 91 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | +37 | 87 |
| 4 | Swansea | 46 | +17 | 80 |
| 16 | Coventry | 46 | -12 | 55 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -8 | 52 |
| 18 | Birmingham | 46 | -24 | 52 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 46 | -22 | 51 |
| 20 | Huddersfield | 46 | -21 | 49 |
Before and after
Birmingham
- Previous: Reading 1-2 Birmingham, 9 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 3-2 Birmingham, 16 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship
Watford
- Previous: Watford 2-0 Rotherham, 8 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship
- Next: Watford 1-1 Brentford, 15 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship
Data updated