Portsmouth vs Watford

Championship 21 Apr 2025, 14:00
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Fratton Park (Portsmouth) 👤 S. Allison Round 44

Match report

Portsmouth edged past Watford 1-0 in the Championship on 21 April 2025.

Portsmouth had 19 shots to Watford's 10.

K. Keben was sent off in the 57th minute.

The match was played at Fratton Park (Portsmouth), with S. Allison in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 19 - 10 On target 10 - 3 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 13 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Robert Atkinson
Portsmouth · captained the side
8 Egil Selvik 9 saves
8 Pierre Dwomoh captained the side
7 Nicolas Schmid 3 saves
7 Jordan Williams captained the side
First half vs second half
Portsmouth stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 11–5
Shots On Goal 4–2 6–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 1–1 5–2
Attacks 56–43 37–25
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
6 Substitution 4
93 Attacks 68
1 Attacks 0
63 Dangerous Attacks 33
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
10 On Target 3
5 Off Target 7
19 Shots Total 10
10 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 5
6 Shots Outside Box 5
13 Fouls 12
6 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
48% Ball Possession 52%
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 9
328 Passes Total 372
256 Passes Accurate 292
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Schmid
2 J. Williams 5 R. Poole 35 R. Atkinson 3 C. Ogilvie
8 F. Potts 45 I. Hayden
30 M. Ritchie 17 A. Aouchiche 23 J. Murphy
9 C. Bishop
Watford · 4-2-3-1
33 E. Selvik
45 R. Andrews 4 K. Biakolo 3 F. Sierralta 26 C. Wiley
10 I. Louza 14 P. Dwomoh
7 T. Ince 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 11 R. Vata
20 M. Doumbia
Portsmouth
Coach
J. Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 15 Christian Saydee
  • 24 Terry Devlin
  • 10 Kusini Yengi
  • 6 Conor Shaughnessy
  • 49 Callum Lang
  • 31 Jordan Archer
  • 18 Cohen Bramall
  • 21 Andre Dozzell
  • 7 Marlon Pack
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 6 Matthew Pollock
  • 25 James Abankwah
  • 2 Jeremy Ngakia
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 41 Alfie Marriott
  • 22 James Morris
  • 52 Leo Ramirez-Espain
  • 60 Amar Sanghrajka
  • 47 Zavier Massiah-Edwards
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Saydee ↓ A. Aouchiche Portsmouth
  • 52' ↑ T. Devlin ↓ J. Williams Portsmouth
  • 59' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ R. Vata Watford
  • 65' ↑ J. Ngakia ↓ R. Andrews Watford
  • 65' ↑ J. Abankwah ↓ F. Sierralta Watford
  • 76' ↑ K. Yengi ↓ C. Bishop Portsmouth
  • 83' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ P. Dwomoh Watford
  • 87' ↑ C. Shaughnessy ↓ R. Poole Portsmouth
  • 87' ↑ C. Lang ↓ J. Murphy Portsmouth
Cards
  • 57' K. Keben Watford
  • 27' C. Bishop Portsmouth
  • 44' A. Aouchiche Portsmouth
  • 53' P. Dwomoh Watford
  • 64' F. Potts Portsmouth
  • 67' I. Louza Watford
  • 90+5' C. Lang Portsmouth
Head-to-head
Portsmouth 1 2 draws 1 Watford
2026-01-21 Watford vs Portsmouth 1 - 1
2025-10-01 Portsmouth vs Watford 2 - 2
2025-04-21 Portsmouth vs Watford 1 - 0
2024-12-26 Watford vs Portsmouth 2 - 1
Recent form
Portsmouth D D D D L
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Portsmouth vs Watford?
Portsmouth won 1-0 against Watford on 21 April 2025.
Who won Portsmouth vs Watford?
Portsmouth won the match 1-0.
Where was Portsmouth vs Watford played?
The match was played at Fratton Park (Portsmouth).
Who had more possession in Portsmouth vs Watford?
Watford had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.