Watford vs Portsmouth

Championship 21 Jan 2026, 19:45
Watford
Watford
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
🏟 Vicarage Road Round 28

Match report

Watford were held to a 1-1 draw by Portsmouth in the Championship on 21 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Watford dominated possession with 74% of the ball and had 15 shots to Portsmouth's 9.

The match was played at Vicarage Road.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 74% - 26% Shots 15 - 9 On target 4 - 2 Corners 8 - 7 Fouls 9 - 12 Yellow cards 2
7
Player of the match
Mamadou Doumbia
Watford · 1 goal
7 Adrian Segecic 1 goal
7 Jeremy Ngakia captained the side
7 Matthew Pollock captained the side
7 James Abankwah captained the side
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 10–5
Shots On Goal 0–0 4–2
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 5–5 3–2
Attacks 40–37 48–35
Match statistics
8 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
88 Attacks 72
47 Dangerous Attacks 45
5 On Target 2
9 Off Target 4
74% Ball Possession 26%
15 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 3
8 Shots Blocked 4
6 Shots Inside Box 4
9 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 12
8 Corners 7
1 Offsides 2
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 3
449 Passes Total 359
368 Passes Accurate 276
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 6 M. Pollock 25 J. Abankwah 16 M. Bola
5 H. Kyprianou 10 I. Louza
42 O. Maamma 8 G. Chakvetadze 7 T. Ince
9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
1 N. Schmid
24 T. Devlin 5 R. Poole 3 C. Ogilvie 22 Z. Swanson
21 A. Dozzell 38 E. Adams
10 A. Segecic 36 C. Chaplin 27 M. Alli
9 C. Bishop
Watford
Coach
Javier Gracia Carlos
Substitutes
  • 4 Kévin Keben Biakolo
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 11 Rocco Vata
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 22 James Morris
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 18 Vivaldo
Portsmouth
Coach
John Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 2 Jordan Williams
  • 19 Jacob Farrell
  • 17 Ibane Bowat
  • 8 John Swift
  • 16 Luke Le Roux
  • 26 Josef Bursik
  • 39 Chinedu Agu
  • 25 Makenzie Kirk
  • 46 Olutayo Singerr
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ K. Keben ↓ M. Pollock Watford
  • 46' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 46' ↑ J. Williams ↓ Z. Swanson Portsmouth
  • 64' ↑ R. Vata ↓ O. Maamma Watford
  • 81' ↑ E. Kayembe ↓ J. Abankwah Watford
  • 81' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 83' ↑ J. Farrell ↓ T. Devlin Portsmouth
  • 90+3' ↑ I. Bowat ↓ E. Adams Portsmouth
  • 90+6' ↑ J. Swift ↓ M. Alli Portsmouth
  • 90+3' ↑ L. Le Roux ↓ A. Segecic Portsmouth
Cards
  • 51' A. Dozzell Portsmouth
  • 90+10' N. Irankunda Watford
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 drew 1-1 against Portsmouth on 21 January 2026.
Who won Watford vs Portsmouth?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Watford vs Portsmouth played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road.
Who had more possession in Watford vs Portsmouth?
Watford had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.