Birmingham City 1-1 Watford: Draw on Tuesday
BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City and Watford draw 1-1. G. Hall scored the first goal (19') for Birmingham City. K. Sema settled the score 1-1 (63').
BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City and Watford draw 1-1. G. Hall scored the first goal (19′) for Birmingham City. K. Sema settled the score 1-1 (63′). Watford was far superior when it came to possession ball (71%)
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the assistance of Andrew Dallison and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot around 31.6 degrees Celsius or 88.83 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 56%.
Match Statistics
Watford was in firm control of the ball 71% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Watford was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Watford to win the match.
Birmingham City shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Watford shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (D. Sanderson). On the other side, Watford received 1 yellow card (H. Choudhury).
After this encounter, Birmingham City will have 4 points like Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Queens Park Rangers, Burnley and Swansea City to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Watford will have 7 points like Hull City to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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19'19'
G. Hall
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45'45'
H. Choudhury
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55'55'
R. Manaj
V. Bayo
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63'63'
K. Sema
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76'76'
D. Gosling
Y. Asprilla
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79'79'
A. Chang
G. Hall
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81'81'
D. Sanderson
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85'85'
L. Jutkiewicz
S. Hogan
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86'86'
J. Leko
T. Deeney
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88'88'
K. Davis
E. Kayembe
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88'88'
J. Hungbo
K. Sema
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90'90'
G. Friend
P. Placheta
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Birmingham City will host Wigan Athletic on the 20th of August with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (5 draws).
Watford will play away with Preston North End on the 20th of August with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Birmingham City: Formation and Lineups
Birmingham City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager John Eustace chose to play with the following team: John Ruddy , Maxime Colin , Dion Sanderson , Auston Trusty , Josh Williams , Juninho Bacuna , Jordan James , George Hall , Przemysław Płacheta , Scott Hogan and Troy Deeney .
Substitutes
Birmingham City made 4 changes: G. Hall for A. Chang (79′), S. Hogan for L. Jutkiewicz (85′), T. Deeney for J. Leko (86′) and P. Placheta for G. Friend (90′).
Top player: George Hall
Probably the most impressive player in Birmingham City was George Hall.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Watford: Formation and Lineups
Watford started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Rob Edwards played with: Daniel Bachmann , Christian Kabasele , Francisco Sierralta , Craig Cathcart , Mario Gaspar , Edo Kayembe , Hamza Choudhury , Ken Sema , Yaser Asprilla , Vakoun Issouf Bayo and João Pedro .
Substitutes
Watford made 4 changes: V. Bayo for R. Manaj (55′), Y. Asprilla for D. Gosling (76′), E. Kayembe for K. Davis (88′) and K. Sema for J. Hungbo (88′).
Top player: João Pedro
The player who no doubt impressed Watford the most was João Pedro.
His rating is with 50 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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