Watford 3-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 14 Mar 2023
Watford beat Birmingham 3-0 in the EFL Championship on 14 March 2023 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Imrân Louza, Keinan Davis, B. Assombalonga got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 3 and Birmingham 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-06'assist: Kenneth Sema
- 2-016'assist: Imrân Louza
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 52'Foul
- 61'Foul
- 66'Foul
- 66'
- 66'
- 3-074'
- 80'Foul
- 80'
- 80'out: M. Roberts
- 80'
- 81'
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Watford
- 8.3Daniel BachmannG
- 8.2Imrân LouzaM
- 7.3Kenneth SemaM
- 7.3Wesley HoedtD
- 7.2Jeremy NgakiaM
- 7.2João PedroF
- 7.2Keinan DavisF
- 7.0Britt AssombalongaF
- 7.0Craig CathcartD
- 6.9Ismaël KonéM
- 6.6Leandro BacunaM
- 6.6Ryan PorteousD
- 6.5Mario GasparD
- 6.2Yaser AsprillaM
Birmingham
- 7.3Krystian BielikM
- 7.2Jordan GrahamM
- 7.0Auston TrustyD
- 6.9Jordan JamesM
- 6.9George HallM
- 6.7Marc RobertsD
- 6.7Tahith ChongM
- 6.7Alfie ChangM
- 6.6Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.5Maxime ColinM
- 6.5Scott HoganF
- 6.5Hannibal MejbriM
- 6.3Kevin LongD
- 6.2Reda KhadraF
- 6.0Harlee DeanD
- 6.0John RuddyG
Line-ups
Birmingham3-5-2
Watford3-5-2
Substitutes
WatfordC. Wilder
Substitutes
- 3Mario Gaspar66'D6.5
- 27Christian KabaseleD
- 26B. HamerG
- 34B. Assombalonga74'66'F7.0
- 21Henrique AraújoF
- 42James Morris90+2'M
- 18Y. Asprilla81'M6.2
BirminghamJ. Eustace
Substitutes
- 1N. EtheridgeG
- 9S. Hogan46'F6.5
- 4M. Roberts80'D6.7
- 23M. EmmanuelD
- 42A. Chang80'M6.7
- 35George Hall46'M6.9
- 19J. James80'M6.9
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
11Total shots8
5Shots on target6
3Shots off target2
3Blocked shots0
3Corners1
1Offsides0
20Fouls13
1Yellow cards3
6Goalkeeper saves2
429Total passes414
346Accurate passes331
81%Pass accuracy80%
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Imrân Louza | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Kenneth Sema | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Wesley Hoedt | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 66 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| João Pedro | 81 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.2 |
| Keinan Davis | 66 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Britt Assombalonga | 24 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Craig Cathcart | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ismaël Koné | 89 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ryan Porteous | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Mario Gaspar | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Yaser Asprilla | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krystian Bielik | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Jordan Graham | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Auston Trusty | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jordan James | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| George Hall | 45 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Marc Roberts | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tahith Chong | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Alfie Chang | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 80 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Maxime Colin | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Scott Hogan | 45 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Hannibal Mejbri | 81 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kevin Long | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Reda Khadra | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Harlee Dean | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| John Ruddy | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 16 Aug 22Birmingham1-1Watford
- 20 Mar 21Watford3-0Birmingham
- 12 Dec 20Birmingham0-1Watford
- 18 Apr 15Watford1-0Birmingham
- 04 Nov 14Birmingham2-1Watford
- 11 Feb 14Watford1-0Birmingham
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