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 by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). 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 by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). 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 by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). 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 by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). 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': Handball 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
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	15	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	+8	28

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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