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: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

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: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

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

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Joshua Michael

Joshua Michael Knight

Defender

Back injury

Return: Doubtful

Conor Glynn

Conor Glynn Shaughnessy

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Florian

Florian Bianchini

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Mark

Mark Kosznovszky

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid September 2026

Harvey

Harvey Blair

Forward

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Hayden

Hayden Matthews

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-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.