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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 1 (setup 5, season 17)
Birmingham City
v.
Watford
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Connal TRUEMAN517Matthieu VALVERDE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Carl JENKINSON27Daniel WASS
Jonathan GROUNDS3Miguel Ángel BRITOS Cabrera
Alberto AQUILANI847Michal PAZDAN
Davide ASTORI75Younes KABOUL
Paolo CANNAVARO66Nathaniel CHALOBAH
Koby ARTHUR67Sébastien CORCHIA
Diego FABBRINI87Chaouki BEN SAADA
Ciro IMMOBILE97Rogelio Gabriel FUNES Mori
Clayton DONALDSON6107Damien PLESSIS
David COTTERILL611Andre GRAY
Manager
Maikel KIEFTENBELD12Will HUGHES
Cheick KEITA13Francesco RENZETTI
Jonathan SPECTOR14FERNANDO Gomes de Jesus
Jacques MAGHOMA15Aaron McLEAN
Stephen GLEESON16Jerome SINCLAIR

Birmingham City 1 Watford 2
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 28,482, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Trevor KETTLE 6½)
86 AstoriScorers49 Pazdan, 54 Funes
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings33 Kaboul, 43 Plessis
3Corners5
11Fouls18
4Offsides1
7Shots on4
4Shots off10
11Total shots14
4Shots saved2
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Alberto AQUILANI
1A twenty yard drive from IMMOBILE caused VALVERDE little difficulty.
5BEN SAADA nodded the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
7A shot from IMMOBILE held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
9A refined cross from ARTHUR, was lashed goalbound by COTTERILL only for VALVERDE to block.
10IMMOBILE dummied BRITOS but shot the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
16ARTHUR beat two Watford players and blasted an effort over the bar.
33A late tackle gets KABOUL a yellow card.
35The Watford 'keeper managed to claw away an amazing shot.
41FUNES's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Birmingham City woodwork.
42A fine ball from PLESSIS on the left found BEN SAADA who scuffed his effort wide.
43PLESSIS cautioned for a bad tackle.
45+2Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled FUNES to blast an effort just beyond the near post.
 
49BEN SAADA ran onto a delightful ball from PLESSIS but blasted his effort wide.
49GOAL!! A strike from PAZDAN which TRUEMAN managed to claw away seemed to have crossed the line and the ref gave the goal. (1-0 Watford)
54GOAL!! After GRAY was tripped KETTLE waved play-on and FUNES went on to easily score. (2-0 Watford)
55IMMOBILE snapped at a simple chance.
74JENKINSON's shot was well held by VALVERDE.
75CORCHIA worked the ball to GRAY, FUNES collected his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Birmingham City 'keeper.
78The hapless Birmingham City 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from ARTHUR fell just wide.
81PLESSIS made space on the right and knocked the ball to FUNES who fired the ball over.
86GOAL!! A delightful shot from FABBRINI was palmed away by the Watford 'keeper only as far as ASTORI who tapped the ball past the stranded VALVERDE. (2-1 Watford)
90BEN SAADA shot over.