Watford vs Portsmouth, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Watford

79': Mamadou Doumbia

FT
1 - 1

Portsmouth

73': Adrian Segecic

About

Watford are hosting Portsmouth at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
6': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
8': Attempt blocked. Millenic Alli (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
9': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
9': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Colby Bishop following a corner.
11': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
16': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
16': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
21': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
24': Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
25': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Othmane Maamma.
28': Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
30': Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
32': Foul by Millenic Alli (Portsmouth).
32': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Marc Bola.
35': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a fast break.
36': Offside, Watford. Tom Ince is caught offside.
37': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
37': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Ince.
40': Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
42': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
44': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
45': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Regan Poole.
45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Portsmouth 0.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Portsmouth 0.
45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jordan Williams replaces Zak Swanson.
45': Substitution, Watford. Kévin Keben replaces Mattie Pollock.
45': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
47': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
47': Millenic Alli (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Mamadou Doumbia.
51': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
51': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
57': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
57': Millenic Alli (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Attempt saved. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Connor Ogilvie.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Othmane Maamma (Watford).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Othmane Maamma because of an injury.
64': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
64': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Millenic Alli (Portsmouth).
67': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt blocked. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
69': Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
71': Attempt saved. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
72': Delay in match (Watford).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Goal! Watford 0, Portsmouth 1. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
75': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
75': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Delay in match because of an injury James Abankwah (Watford).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Goal! Watford 1, Portsmouth 1. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
81': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Tom Ince.
81': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces James Abankwah because of an injury.
82': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
82': Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jacob Farrell replaces Terry Devlin.
84': Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
85': Offside, Portsmouth. Regan Poole is caught offside.
86': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
86': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
86': Kévin Keben (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bola.
88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Regan Poole.
88': Foul by Millenic Alli (Portsmouth).
88': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
89': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Offside, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
90'+3': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ibane Bowat replaces Ebou Adams.
90'+3': Substitution, Portsmouth. Luke Le Roux replaces Adrian Segecic.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Millenic Alli following a corner.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Le Roux with a cross.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+5': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
90'+6': Substitution, Portsmouth. John Swift replaces Millenic Alli.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rocco Vata.
90'+8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
90'+9': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+9': Attempt saved. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Rocco Vata with a cross.
90'+10': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
90'+10': Jacob Farrell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+10': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+10': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Portsmouth 1.
0': Match ends, Watford 1, Portsmouth 1.

Statistics

POR		WAT
12	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	1
44	Possession	56
10	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
277	Accurate Passes	370
362	Passes	451
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	8
13	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	65
21	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	7
7	Effective Tackles	13
15	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	19
31	Effective Clearances	25
31	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 17,577

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	46	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	+26	80

Full Table

Line-Ups

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Egil Selvik (GK)
25	James Abankwah
6	Matthew Pollock
16	Marc Bola
2	Jeremy Ngakia
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
10	Imran Louza
5	Hector Kyprianou
9	Luca Kjerrumgaard
7	Tom Ince
42	Othmane Maamma

Watford Substitutes:

Kwadwo Baah, Edo Kayembe, Mamadou Doumbia, James Morris, Nestory Irankunda, Rocco Vata, Nathan Baxter, Kévin Keben, Vivaldo Semedo.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
3	Connor Ogilvie
5	Regan Poole
22	Zak Swanson
24	Terry Devlin
36	Conor Chaplin
38	Ebrima Adams
21	Andre Dozzell
9	Colby Bishop
27	Millenic Alli
10	Adrian Segecic

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Chinedu Agu, Jordan Williams, Jacob Farrell, Josef Bursik, Ibane Bowat, Olutayo Singerr, Mackenzie Kirk, Luke Le Roux, John Swift.

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