Football› Championship› Round 23› Watford vs Portsmouth

Watford vs Portsmouth — result, stats & head-to-head, 26 Dec 2024

Watford vs PortsmouthChampionship · Round 23 · Vicarage Road2–1
Matches
Watford 2–1 Full time Portsmouth

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 11'
    Zak Swanson · 0–1Right foot shot
  2. 57'
    Edo Kayembe · 1–1Penalty
  3. 90+5'
    Rocco Vata · 2–1Left foot shot
  4. 90+8'
    Kwadwo Baahred card
  5. 90+8'
    Red cardred card
Show all 26 events (+21 subs & bookings)
  1. 11'
    Zak Swanson · 0–1Right foot shot
  2. 30'
    Kwadwo Baahyellow card
  3. 30'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  4. 46'
    Substitutionsubstitution
  5. 46'
    Substitutionsubstitution
  6. 57'
    Edo Kayembe · 1–1Penalty
  7. 57'
    Marlon Packyellow card
  8. 57'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  9. 59'
    Nicolas Schmidyellow card
  10. 59'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  11. 59'
    Edo Kayembeyellow card
  12. 59'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  13. 60'
    Josh Murphyyellow card
  14. 60'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  15. 64'
    Callum Langyellow card
  16. 64'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  17. 71'
    Jeremy Ngakia ↑ Ryan Andrews ↓substitution
  18. 75'
    Zak Swansonyellow card
  19. 78'
    Zak Swanson ↑ Terry Devlin ↓substitution
  20. 79'
    Callum Lang ↑ Owen Moxon ↓substitution
  21. 82'
    Daniel Jebbison ↑ Vakoun Bayo ↓substitution
  22. 87'
    Edo Kayembe ↑ Moussa Sissoko ↓substitution
  23. 90'
    Owen Moxonyellow card
  24. 90+5'
    Rocco Vata · 2–1Left foot shot
  25. 90+8'
    Kwadwo Baahred card
  26. 90+8'
    Red cardred card

Watford left · Portsmouth right

Periods

Watford
1st half0
2nd half2
Extra time0
Portsmouth
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

13Shots5
6Shots on target1
11Corners5
12Fouls13
8Tackles15
2Yellow cards6

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
23Round
Thu 26 Dec · 15:00 UTCKickoff
Vicarage RoadVenue
21,400Capacity

Possession

Possession
71% · 29%
Duels won
53% · 47%
Pass accuracy
83% · 59%

Breakdown

Shooting
10Shots inside box3
3Shots outside box2
4Shots blocked0
2Big chances created1
0Big chances missed1
Passing
527Passes223
28Crosses10
6Accurate crosses1
52Long passes63
20Accurate long passes13
Defence
4Interceptions15
0Keeper saves4
Duels & dribbles
44Duels won39
15Dribble attempts8
5Successful dribbles1

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Watford · bench

3CarvalloDF
7InceMF
11Vata7.5FW
14DwomohMF
17Sissoko6.3↑ 87'
19Bayo6.4↑ 82'
23BondGK
36EboseleDF
45Andrews6.4↑ 71'

Portsmouth · bench

15SaydeeFW
16McintyreDF
17Moxon6.0↑ 79'
18SørensenFW
20SilveraFW
24Devlin6.5↑ 78'
25KamaraMF
31ArcherGK
32Lane6.6FW

Managers

Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Watford have won 1 and Portsmouth 1 — 2 ended level.

2026 · ChampionshipWatford vs Portsmouth 1–1
2025 · ChampionshipPortsmouth vs Watford 2–2
2025 · ChampionshipPortsmouth vs Watford 1–0
2024 · ChampionshipWatford vs Portsmouth 2–1
All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Watford WDDWL
Portsmouth DWDLW

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Leeds United46291349530+65100
2Burnley46281626916+53100
3Sheffield United46288106336+2790
4Sunderland462113125844+1476
5Coventry City46209176458+669
6Bristol City461717125955+468
7Blackburn Rovers46199185348+566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich Albion461519125747+1064
10Middlesbrough461810186456+864
11Swansea City461710195156-561
12Sheffield Wednesday461513186069-958
13Norwich City461415177168+357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park Rangers461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford United461314194965-1653
18Stoke City461215194562-1751
19Derby County461311224856-850
20Preston North End461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
22Luton Town461310234569-2449
23Plymouth Argyle461113225188-3746
24Cardiff City46917204873-2544

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
14
Watford
WDDWL
 6.93 57
16
Portsmouth
DWDLW
 6.55 54
Market

No market on record.

How to watch

No broadcaster on record.

Around this match
Burnley – WatfordWatford
Watford – Cardiff CityWatford
Portsmouth – Coventry CityPortsmouth
Bristol City – PortsmouthPortsmouth
Form
WatfordWDDWL
PortsmouthDWDLW
Match stats
71Possession29
13Shots5
6On target1
11Corners5
2Yellow cards6