Watford 2-1 Portsmouth — EFL Championship, 26 Dec 2024
Watford beat Portsmouth 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 26 December 2024 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Zachary Swanson, Edouard Kayembe, Rocco Vata got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Watford have won 1 and Portsmouth 1.
Match timeline
- 0-110'
- 30'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 49'
- 57'Argument
- 1-157'Penalty
- 59'Argument
- 59'Argument
- 60'Argument
- 64'Foul
- 71'
- 75'Foul
- 78'
- 79'
- 81'
- 87'
- 90'Foul
- 2-190+5'
- 90+8'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Watford
- 7.3Giorgi ChakvetadzeF
- 7.3Matthew PollockD
- 7.0Daniel JebbisonF
- 7.0Edouard KayembeM
- 7.0Imrân LouzaM
- 7.0Kwadwo BaahF
- 7.0Rocco VataF
- 6.9Ryan AndrewsD
- 6.9Jeremy NgakiaM
- 6.9Yasser LarouciM
- 6.7Daniel BachmannG
- 6.6Ryan PorteousD
- 6.3Vakoun Issouf BayoF
- 6.3Moussa SissokoM
- 5.9James MorrisD
Portsmouth
- 8.2Zachary SwansonD
- 7.5Nicolas SchmidG
- 7.0Josh MurphyM
- 7.0Patrick LaneF
- 6.9Colby BishopF
- 6.9Connor OgilvieD
- 6.6Matt RitchieM
- 6.5Andre DozzellM
- 6.5Freddie PottsM
- 6.3Ryley TowlerD
- 6.3Marlon PackD
- 6.3Terry DevlinM
- 6.2Owen MoxonM
- 5.9Callum LangF
Line-ups
Portsmouth4-4-2
Watford3-4-2-1
Substitutes
WatfordT. Cleverley
Substitutes
- 17M. Sissoko87'M6.3
- 19V. Bayo81'F6.3
- 23Jonathan BondG
- 7Thomas InceM
- 3Francisco SierraltaD
- 36Festy EboseleD
- 14P. DwomohM
- 11Rocco Vata90+5'46'F7.0
- 45R. Andrews71'D6.9
PortsmouthJ. Mousinho
Substitutes
- 16T. McIntyreD
- 31J. ArcherG
- 17Owen Moxon90'79'M6.2
- 20Samuel SilveraF
- 24Terry Devlin78'M6.3
- 18Elias SørensenF
- 25A. KamaraM
- 15C. SaydeeF
- 32Patrick Lane49'F7.0
Team statistics
71%Possession29%
1.54Expected goals (xG)0.22
13Total shots5
6Shots on target1
3Shots off target4
4Blocked shots0
11Corners5
1Offsides0
12Fouls13
2Yellow cards6
1Red cards0
0Goalkeeper saves4
0.25Goals prevented0.25
527Total passes223
439Accurate passes131
83%Pass accuracy59%
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Matthew Pollock | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Daniel Jebbison | 81 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Imrân Louza | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Kwadwo Baah | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Rocco Vata | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Ryan Andrews | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Yasser Larouci | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ryan Porteous | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| James Morris | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Portsmouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Swanson | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 8.2 |
| Nicolas Schmid | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Josh Murphy | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Patrick Lane | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Colby Bishop | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Connor Ogilvie | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Matt Ritchie | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Andre Dozzell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Freddie Potts | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ryley Towler | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Marlon Pack | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Terry Devlin | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Owen Moxon | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Callum Lang | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 02 Jan 12Portsmouth2-0Watford
- 19 Nov 11Watford2-0Portsmouth
Most recent meetings