← ScoresTimes: UK time
- HT 0–1
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Kick-off
- Referee: not supplied
- Last data update
Key eventsavailable
- 90+5′Goal · WatfordR. Vata
- 90′Yellow card · PortsmouthO. Moxon
- 90+8′Red card · WatfordK. Baah
- 87′Substitution · WatfordE. Kayembe ↔ M. Sissoko
- 81′Substitution · WatfordD. Jebbison ↔ V. Issouf Bayo
- 79′Substitution · PortsmouthC. Lang ↔ O. Moxon
- 78′Substitution · PortsmouthZ. Swanson ↔ T. Devlin
- 75′Yellow card · PortsmouthZ. Swanson
- 71′Substitution · WatfordJ. Ngakia ↔ R. Andrews
- 64′Yellow card · PortsmouthC. Lang
- 60′Yellow card · PortsmouthJ. Murphy
- 59′Yellow card · PortsmouthN. Schmid
- 59′Yellow card · WatfordE. Kayembe
- 57′Penalty · WatfordE. Kayembe
- 57′Yellow card · PortsmouthM. Pack
- 49′Substitution · PortsmouthM. Ritchie ↔ P. Lane
- 46′Substitution · WatfordJ. Morris ↔ R. Vata
- 30′Yellow card · WatfordK. Baah
- 10′Goal · PortsmouthZ. Swanson
- 15:00Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Championship 2024/25
League table, before kick-off
8th of 24 · 34 pts from 21 played
W 10 · D 4 · L 7 · GD +2
Form in this competition only, latest first: L W D D W
- 16 pts behind first
- 1 pt behind the place above
- 2 pts clear of the place below
20th of 24 · 20 pts from 20 played
W 4 · D 8 · L 8 · GD -10
Form in this competition only, latest first: W L D W D
- 30 pts behind first
- 2 pts behind the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Sheffield United, 50 pts
From the 260 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
Where the qualification, promotion and relegation places fall is not in our records, so no gap to them is shown.
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Statisticsavailable
- 4Blocked shots0
- 11Corners5
- 1.54Expected goals (xG)0.22
- 12Fouls13
- 1Offsides0
- 83%Pass accuracy59%
- 527Passes223
- 439Accurate passes131
- 71%Possession29%
- 1Red cards0
- 0Saves4
- 13Shots5
- 3Shots off target4
- 6Shots on target1
- 2Yellow cards6
Player statisticsavailable
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Bachmann | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| G. Chakvetadze | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 |
| I. Louza | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 |
| K. Baah | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Pollock | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| R. Porteous | 90 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Y. Larouci | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 |
| E. Kayembe | 87 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| D. Jebbison | 81 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| J. Ngakia | 71 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Morris | 45 | 5.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| R. Vata | 45 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| R. Andrews | 19 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| M. Sissoko | 11 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| V. Issouf Bayo | 9 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Dozzell | 90 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| C. Bishop | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| C. Ogilvie | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 |
| F. Potts | 90 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| J. Murphy | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| M. Pack | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| N. Schmid | 90 | 7.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| R. Towler | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| C. Lang | 79 | 5.9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Z. Swanson | 78 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 |
| M. Ritchie | 45 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| P. Lane | 45 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| T. Devlin | 12 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| O. Moxon | 11 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
xG (Highlightly)not supplied
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Recent form
Watfordavailable
- L1–2 at BurnleyChampionship
- W2–1 v West BromChampionship
- D1–1 at Hull CityChampionship
- D0–0 v QPRChampionship
- W1–0 v Bristol CityChampionship
Portsmouthavailable
- W4–1 v CoventryChampionship
- L0–4 at Derby CountyChampionship
- D0–0 v NorwichChampionship
- W3–0 v Bristol CityChampionship
- D2–2 at SwanseaChampionship
Head-to-headnot supplied
Not supplied for this match.
Line-upsavailable
Portsmouth4-4-2
Watford3-4-2-1
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Watford · Bench
3 F. Sierralta
7 T. Ince
11 R. Vata
14 P. Dwomoh
17 M. Sissoko
19 V. Issouf Bayo
23 J. Bond
36 F. Ebosele
45 R. Andrews
Coach: T. Cleverley
Portsmouth · Bench
15 C. Saydee
16 T. McIntyre
17 O. Moxon
18 E. Sørensen
20 S. Silvera
24 T. Devlin
25 A. Kamara
31 J. Archer
32 P. Lane
Coach: John Mousinho
Availabilitynot supplied
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Key players
Watfordavailable
- M. Pollock · Defender1,866 min in 21 matches · 0 goals · 3 assists
- G. Chakvetadze · Midfielder1,810 min in 21 matches · 1 goal · 4 assists
- D. Bachmann · Goalkeeper1,543 min in 18 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
From player figures for all 21 matches played.
Portsmouthavailable
- C. Ogilvie · Defender1,709 min in 19 matches · 2 goals · 0 assists
- M. Pack · Defender1,505 min in 18 matches · 0 goals · 1 assist
- C. Lang · Midfielder1,390 min in 16 matches · 9 goals · 1 assist
From player figures for all 20 matches played.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Championship 2024/25 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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