Championship
- Ken Sema 4’
- Nathaniel Chalobah 55’
- Andre Gray 80’
1 Half Time 0
21/03/2021
Round 38
Vicarage Road
Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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0'Dan Gosling (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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0'Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
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3'Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
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3'Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaac Success.
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3'Goal! Watford 1, Birmingham City 0. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
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4'G Ken Sema
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4'Offside, Birmingham City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
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8'Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from very close range.
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10'Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
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10'Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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12'Foul by Kiko Femenía (Watford).
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12'Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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13'Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a set piece situation.
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13'Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
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13'Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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15'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
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16'Attempt missed. Adam Masina (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
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17'Foul by Rekeem Harper (Birmingham City).
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17'Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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19'Attempt saved. Isaac Success (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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22'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
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23'Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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23'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
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24'Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
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27'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
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31'Attempt missed. Dan Gosling (Watford) header from the centre of the box.
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32'Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
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32'Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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32'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
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33'Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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33'Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
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34'Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
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34'João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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34'Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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35'YC Kristian Pedersen
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35'Attempt saved. Adam Masina (Watford) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
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39'Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box.
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40'Offside, Birmingham City. Maxime Colin tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
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40'Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
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41'Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
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41'Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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43'Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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43'Foul by Isaac Success (Watford).
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43'Isaac Success (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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44'YC Isaac Success
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47'First Half ends, Watford 1, Birmingham City 0.
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HALF TIME
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45'Second Half begins Watford 1, Birmingham City 0.
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45'Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
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45'Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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46'Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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46'Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
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53'Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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53'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
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54'Goal! Watford 2, Birmingham City 0. Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Gosling with a cross following a corner.
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55'G Nathaniel Chalobah Assist Dan Gosling
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55'Substitution, Watford. Carlos Sánchez replaces Dan Gosling.
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56'SI Carlos Sánchez SO Dan Gosling
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56'Substitution, Watford. Joseph Hungbo replaces Isaac Success.
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57'SI Joseph Hungbo SO Isaac Success
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57'Offside, Watford. Adam Masina tries a through ball, but Ken Sema is caught offside.
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58'Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
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58'Carlos Sánchez (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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59'Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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59'Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
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60'Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Scott Hogan.
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60'Substitution, Birmingham City. Iván Sánchez replaces Alen Halilovic.
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60'Substitution, Birmingham City. Mikel San José replaces Jérémie Bela.
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61'SI Jonathan Leko SO Scott Hogan
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61'SI Iván Sánchez SO Alen Halilovic
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61'SI Mikel San José SO Jérémie Bela
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61'Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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61'Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
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61'Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
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63'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adam Masina.
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65'Attempt missed. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
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66'Substitution, Watford. Achraf Lazaar replaces Adam Masina because of an injury.
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67'SI Achraf Lazaar SO Adam Masina
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67'Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
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67'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
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68'Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
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68'Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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68'Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
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68'Achraf Lazaar (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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75'Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
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77'Attempt saved. Achraf Lazaar (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
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77'Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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77'Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
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77'Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Gary Gardner.
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77'Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
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78'SI Ivan Sunjic SO Gary Gardner
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78'SI Sam Cosgrove SO Lukas Jutkiewicz
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78'Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maxime Colin with a cross.
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79'Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces João Pedro.
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79'Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Ken Sema.
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79'Goal! Watford 3, Birmingham City 0. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia following a fast break.
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80'SI Jeremy Ngakia SO João Pedro
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80'SI Andre Gray SO Ken Sema
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80'G Andre Gray Assist Jeremy Ngakia
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82'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
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83'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
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85'Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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85'Foul by Achraf Lazaar (Watford).
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86'Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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86'Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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86'Attempt blocked. Rekeem Harper (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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86'Foul by Andre Gray (Watford).
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87'Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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87'Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
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88'Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia tries a through ball, but Joseph Hungbo is caught offside.
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89'Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
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89'Joseph Hungbo (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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89'Attempt saved. Mikel San José (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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90'Match ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.
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93'Attempt saved. Joseph Hungbo (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
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93'Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Hungbo.
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93'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
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94'Second Half ends, Watford 3, Birmingham City 0.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
4-3-3
ACTIVE
4-4-2
Goalkeeper

Daniel Bachmann
26
Defender

Jeremy Ngakia
3
80'Substituted
Defender

William Troost-Ekong
5
Defender

Achraf Lazaar
17
67'Substituted
Defender

Kiko Femenía
21
Defender

Francisco Sierralta
31
Midfielder

Nathaniel Chalobah
14
Midfielder

Will Hughes
19
Midfielder

Carlos Sánchez
28
56'Substituted
Midfielder

Joseph Hungbo
44
57'Substituted
Attacker

Andre Gray
18
80'Substituted
Goalkeeper

Neil Etheridge
30
Defender

Maxime Colin
2
Defender

Kristian Pedersen
3
Defender

Marc Roberts
4
Defender

Harlee Dean
12
Captain
Defender

Mikel San José
19
61'Substituted
Midfielder

Jonathan Leko
14
61'Substituted
Midfielder

Iván Sánchez
17
61'Substituted
Midfielder

Rekeem Harper
24
Midfielder

Ivan Sunjic
34
78'Substituted
Attacker

Sam Cosgrove
16
78'Substituted
SUBSTITUTES
Goalkeeper

Ben Foster
1
Defender

Ben Wilmot
6
Defender

Adam Masina
11
67'Substituted
Defender

Craig Cathcart
15
Midfielder

Ken Sema
12
80'Substituted
Midfielder

Dan Gosling
16
56'Substituted
Attacker

João Pedro
10
80'Substituted
Attacker

Isaac Success
22
57'Substituted
Attacker

Stipe Perica
25
Goalkeeper

Andrés Prieto
1
Defender

George Friend
5
Defender

Steve Seddon
42
Midfielder

Riley McGree
18
Midfielder

Gary Gardner
20
78'Substituted
Midfielder

Alen Halilovic
35
61'Substituted
Attacker

Scott Hogan
9
61'Substituted
Attacker

Lukas Jutkiewicz
10
78'Substituted
Attacker

Jérémie Bela
11
61'Substituted
MANAGERS

Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart

Lee Bowyer
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
60%
40%
Effective Chances
9
9
Shots on Target
9
1
Turnovers
9
21
POSSESSION
Passes
468
294
Passing Accuracy
79%
73%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
69%
67%
Crosses
13
26
Crossing accuracy
8%
27%
ATTACK
Shots
8
27
Shots outside the box
5
6
Shots inside the box
7
8
Shooting accuracy
75%
7%
DEFENCE
Tackles
21
15
Effective Tackles
43%
67%
Blocked Shots
1
5
Clearances
32
8
Saves
6
1
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
9
13
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
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