Watford vs Portsmouth

Championship 26 Dec 2024, 15:00
Watford
Watford
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 G. Eltringham Round 23

Match report

Watford edged past Portsmouth 2-1 in the Championship on 26 December 2024.

Watford dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 13 shots to Portsmouth's 5.

K. Baah was sent off in the 90+8th minute.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with G. Eltringham in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 71% - 29% Shots 13 - 5 On target 6 - 1 Corners 11 - 5 Fouls 12 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Zak Swanson
Portsmouth · 1 goal
8 Nicolas Schmid 4 saves
7 Edo Kayembe 1 goal
7 Rocco Vata 1 goal
7 Daniel Bachmann captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 7–2
Shots On Goal 2–1 4–0
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 6–2 5–3
Attacks 58–34 38–48
Match statistics
11 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 4
96 Attacks 82
3 Attacks 1
51 Dangerous Attacks 30
6 On Target 1
7 Off Target 4
13 Shots Total 5
6 Shots On Goal 1
3 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 0
10 Shots Inside Box 3
3 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 13
11 Corners 5
1 Offsides 0
71% Ball Possession 29%
2 Yellow Cards 6
0 Saves 4
526 Passes Total 221
438 Passes Accurate 129
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-4-2-1
1 D. Bachmann
5 R. Porteous 6 M. Pollock 22 J. Morris
2 J. Ngakia 39 E. Kayembe 10 I. Louza 37 Y. Larouci
34 K. Baah 8 G. Chakvetadze
18 D. Jebbison
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Schmid
22 Z. Swanson 7 M. Pack 4 R. Towler 3 C. Ogilvie
8 F. Potts 21 A. Dozzell
23 J. Murphy 49 C. Lang 30 M. Ritchie
9 C. Bishop
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 11 Rocco Vata
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 23 Jonathan Bond
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 36 Festy Ebosele
  • 14 Pierre Dwomoh
  • 7 Thomas Ince
Portsmouth
Coach
J. Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 32 Paddy Lane
  • 24 Terry Devlin
  • 17 Owen Moxon
  • 31 Jordan Archer
  • 16 Tom McIntyre
  • 25 Abdoulaye Kamara
  • 20 Samuel Silvera
  • 18 Elias Sørensen
  • 15 Christian Saydee
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Vata ↓ J. Morris Watford
  • 49' ↑ P. Lane ↓ M. Ritchie Portsmouth
  • 71' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
  • 78' ↑ T. Devlin ↓ Z. Swanson Portsmouth
  • 79' ↑ O. Moxon ↓ C. Lang Portsmouth
  • 81' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ D. Jebbison Watford
  • 87' ↑ M. Sissoko ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
Cards
  • 90+8' K. Baah Watford
  • 30' K. Baah Watford
  • 57' M. Pack Portsmouth
  • 59' N. Schmid Portsmouth
  • 59' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 60' J. Murphy Portsmouth
  • 64' C. Lang Portsmouth
  • 75' Z. Swanson Portsmouth
  • 90' O. Moxon Portsmouth
Head-to-head
Watford 1 2 draws 1 Portsmouth
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
Watford D W D D D
Portsmouth D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Portsmouth?
Watford won 2-1 against Portsmouth on 26 December 2024.
Who won Watford vs Portsmouth?
Watford won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs Portsmouth played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Portsmouth?
Watford had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.