Watford vs Portsmouth

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

21 Jan 2026, 20:45

1:1

Finished

Portsmouth

Away

Match summary

2ND HALF

46'

Kévin Keben

46'

Mattie Pollock

46'

M. Doumbia

46'

G. Chakvetadze

Z. Swanson

Jordan Williams

46'

Andre Dozzell

51'

63'

Injured

O. Maamma

64'

Rocco Vata

O. Maamma

A. Segecic(C. Chaplin)

Goal

73'

79'

Goal

M. Doumbia(L. Kjerrumgaard)

80'

Injured

J. Abankwah

81'

Edo Kayembe

J. Abankwah

81'

N. Irankunda

Tom Ince

Jacob Farrell

83'

Terry Devlin

83'

Ebou Adams

Ibane Bowat

93'

A. Segecic

L. Le Roux

93'

M. Alli

John Swift

96'

100'

N. Irankunda

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

449Passes Attempted359

368Completed Passes276

8Corners7

26Throw-ins17

15Shots On Target10

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
J. Abankwah #25	80' 81'
Mattie Pollock #6	46'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10
H. Kyprianou #5
G. Chakvetadze #8	46'
Tom Ince #7	81'
O. Maamma #42	63' 64'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	🎯79'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Kévin Keben #4	46'
J. Morris #22
Edo Kayembe #39	81'
M. Doumbia #20	⚽79' 46'
N. Irankunda #66	100' 81'
Kwadwo Baah #34
Vivaldo #18
Rocco Vata #11	64'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

Tom Ince

#7Tom Ince

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
J. Abankwah #25	80' 81'
Mattie Pollock #6	46'
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10
H. Kyprianou #5
G. Chakvetadze #8	46'
Tom Ince #7	81'
O. Maamma #42	63' 64'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	🎯79'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
Kévin Keben #4	46'
J. Morris #22
Edo Kayembe #39	81'
M. Doumbia #20	⚽79' 46'
N. Irankunda #66	100' 81'
Kwadwo Baah #34
Vivaldo #18
Rocco Vata #11	64'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Portsmouth

Formation

4-2-3-1

N. Schmid

#1N. Schmid

Connor Ogilvie

#3Connor Ogilvie

Regan Poole

#5Regan Poole

Z. Swanson

#22Z. Swanson

Terry Devlin

#24Terry Devlin

Ebou Adams

#38Ebou Adams

Andre Dozzell

#21Andre Dozzell

C. Chaplin

#36C. Chaplin

M. Alli

#27M. Alli

A. Segecic

#10A. Segecic

C. Bishop

#9C. Bishop

Starting XI

N. Schmid #1
Connor Ogilvie #3
Regan Poole #5
Z. Swanson #22	46'
Terry Devlin #24	83'
Ebou Adams #38	93'
Andre Dozzell #21	51'
C. Chaplin #36	🎯73'
M. Alli #27	96'
A. Segecic #10	93' ⚽73'
C. Bishop #9

Substitutes

J. Bursik #26
Jacob Farrell #19	83'
Jordan Williams #2	46'
Ibane Bowat #17	93'
C. Agu #39
John Swift #8	96'
L. Le Roux #16	93'
M. Kirk #25
Olutayo Singerr #46

Will not play

Joshua

Joshua Murphy

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

John David

John David Swift

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh Anderson

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Andre Leon

Andre Leon Dozzell

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Joshua Michael

Joshua Michael Knight

Defender

Back injury

Return: Doubtful

Conor Glynn

Conor Glynn Shaughnessy

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Ajibola Joshua

Ajibola Joshua Odunayo Afolarin Alese

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Florian

Florian Bianchini

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Mark

Mark Kosznovszky

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Thomas

Thomas Waddingham

Forward

Hip injury

Return: Unknown

Franco

Franco Umeh-Chibueze

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Portsmouth

John Mousinho

Head-to-head

30 matches

Watford

Watford

13

Wins

6

Draws

11

Wins

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Portsmouth

Watford

Portsmouth

Watford

Championship2024 • 1 match

Watford

Portsmouth

Championship2012 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Watford

Championship2011 • 2 matches

Watford

Portsmouth

Watford

Portsmouth

Championship2010 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Watford

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Ben Toner

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Portsmouth match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Portsmouth. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.