Overview
- First-half goals from Paik Seung-ho and Demarai Gray put the hosts in control before Othmane Maamma replied for Watford after the hour.
- The result ends Watford’s five-game unbeaten run and highlights their ongoing away problems, with just one league victory on the road this season.
- Chris Davies’ team move up to seventh in a tightly packed table, sitting one point behind the final play-off place.
- Tomoki Iwata was unavailable due to suspension, so Bright Osayi-Samuel started at right-back as Birmingham withstood late pressure to close out the win.
- Davies hailed Jay Stansfield’s energy and role in Gray’s strike following the Sky Sports-televised match at St Andrew’s.