Watford vs Portsmouth, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Watford

57': Edo Kayembe (P)
90'+5': Rocco Vata
90'+8': Kwadwo Baah

FT
2 - 1

Portsmouth

10': Zak Swanson

About

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

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
3': Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
4': Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
8': Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
10': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
10': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Goal! Watford 0, Portsmouth 1. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
12': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
12': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
16': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
20': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Watford).
21': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
24': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
24': Attempt missed. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
24': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
25': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
25': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
26': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
28': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
28': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
30': Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
34': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
34': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
36': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
38': Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross following a corner.
39': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
39': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
40': Offside, Watford. Ryan Porteous is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Portsmouth 1.
45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Portsmouth 1.
45': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces James Morris.
47': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Freddie Potts.
49': Substitution, Portsmouth. Paddy Lane replaces Matt Ritchie.
50': Attempt blocked. Daniel Jebbison (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah with a cross.
51': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
52': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
52': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Lang.
53': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
55': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
55': Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Penalty Watford. Kwadwo Baah draws a foul in the penalty area.
56': Penalty conceded by Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) after a foul in the penalty area.
57': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
57': Goal! Watford 1, Portsmouth 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
59': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
59': Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
60': Foul by Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
60': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
62': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
64': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
64': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
68': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
71': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
72': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
75': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Porteous.
75': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
75': Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Foul by Yasser Larouci (Watford).
78': Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Zak Swanson.
79': Substitution, Portsmouth. Owen Moxon replaces Callum Lang.
80': Daniel Jebbison (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
81': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Daniel Jebbison.
82': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
82': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
83': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
85': Attempt missed. Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie with a headed pass.
85': Delay in match (Watford).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Hand ball by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
87': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Edo Kayembe.
88': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
89': Foul by Owen Moxon (Portsmouth).
89': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Owen Moxon (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Owen Moxon (Portsmouth).
90'+1': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
90'+3': Owen Moxon (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie with a headed pass.
90'+5': Goal! Watford 2, Portsmouth 1. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Watford 2, Portsmouth 1.
90'+8': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) is shown the red card.
0': Match ends, Watford 2, Portsmouth 1.

Statistics

POR		WAT
13	Fouls	12
6	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	0
29.3	Possession	70.7
5	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
131	Accurate Passes	439
223	Passes	527
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	28
0.1	Cross %	0.2
63	Long Balls	52
13	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.2	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	5
14	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
15	Interceptions	4
25	Effective Clearances	16
25	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,696

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	27	+22	53
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	27	+17	51

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Watford (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
6	Matthew Pollock
22	James Morris
5	Ryan Porteous
10	Imran Louza
39	Edo Kayembe
37	Yasser Larouci
2	Jeremy Ngakia
18	Daniel Jebbison
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
34	Kwadwo Baah

Watford Substitutes:

Festy Ebosele, Jonathan Bond, Moussa Sissoko, Bayo Youssouf, Francisco Sierralta, Tom Ince, Pierre Dwomoh, Rocco Vata, Ryan Andrews.

Portsmouth (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
4	Ryley Towler
7	Marlon Pack
3	Connor Ogilvie
22	Zak Swanson
21	Andre Dozzell
8	Freddie Potts
30	Matt Ritchie
23	Josh Murphy
9	Colby Bishop
49	Callum Lang

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Jordan Archer, Abdoulaye Kamara, Tom Mcintyre, Owen Moxon, Christian Saydee, Terry Devlin, Paddy Lane, Samuel Silvera, Elias Sörensen.

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