Match summary
Watford took a 1-0 win at Birmingham. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.
Emmanuel Dennis put Watford ahead in the 44th minute.
Birmingham can feel hard done by, creating 1.94 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Watford's 1.41 from 14.
Birmingham
vs
Watford
16 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Matt Donohue
Full time
0
–
1
Half-time: 0–1
- Emmanuel Dennis 44’
Match stats
Birmingham
Watford
27
Shots
14
5
Shots on Target
4
7
Corners
6
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1.94
xG
1.41
1.94
Non-penalty xG
1.41
Key events
Birmingham
Watford
Kick-off
44’
Emmanuel Dennis0-1 (Watford)
0-1 (Watford)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1
Bookings
Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.
Watford
- Daniel Bachmann
- Yáser Asprilla
- Giorgi Chakvetadze
How the chances added up
Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.
Tap a goal for the scorer and score.
Shot map
Every shot and where it was taken from.
Watford attacking
Birmingham attacking
Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Player stats
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Ethan Laird
Taken off
|
83′ | – | – | 2 | 0.10 | – | – | – | |
Emanuel Aiwu
|
90′ | – | – | 3 | 0.36 | – | – | – | |
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.04 | – | – | – | ||
Ivan Šunjić
Taken off
|
83′ | – | – | 3 | 0.23 | – | – | – | |
| 90′ | – | – | 4 | 0.20 | – | – | – | ||
Koji Miyoshi
Taken off
|
72′ | – | – | 3 | 0.52 | – | – | – | |
Jordan James
Taken off
|
72′ | – | – | 2 | 0.09 | – | – | – | |
| 90′ | – | – | 5 | 0.27 | – | – | – | ||
Lukas Jutkiewicz
Came on as a substituteTaken off
|
18′ | – | – | 2 | 0.05 | – | – | – | |
Tyler Roberts
Came on as a substitute
|
18′ | – | – | 1 | 0.09 | – | – | – | |
Gary Gardner
Came on as a substitute
|
7′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
George Hall
Came on as a substitute
|
7′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.35 | – | – | – | ||
James Morris
|
90′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.03 | – | – | – | ||
| 90′ | – | – | 1 | 0.06 | – | – | – | ||
Yáser Asprilla
Taken off
|
89′ | – | – | 5 | 0.35 | – | – | ||
Ismael Koné
Taken off
|
79′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Giorgi Chakvetadze
Taken off
|
79′ | – | – | 1 | 0.02 | – | – | ||
Emmanuel Dennis
Taken off
|
63′ | 1 | – | 3 | 0.40 | – | – | – | |
Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Came on as a substitute
|
27′ | – | – | 2 | 0.21 | – | – | – | |
Tom Ince
Came on as a substitute
|
11′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Matheus Martins
Came on as a substitute
|
11′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Francisco Sierralta
Came on as a substitute
|
1′ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Came on
Taken off
Sent off
Red is the most in that position for the team
Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.
Before kick-off
Birmingham win
41%
Avg odds 2.32
Draw
29%
Avg odds 3.34
Watford win
30%
Avg odds 3.13
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Previous and next meeting
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.