Portsmouth vs Watford, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Portsmouth

25': Colby Bishop

FT
1 - 0

Watford

57': Kévin Keben

About

Portsmouth are hosting Watford at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, 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.
3': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
3': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
4': Attempt saved. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
4': Attempt saved. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner.
4': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
7': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Freddie Potts.
9': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
9': Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
14': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Portsmouth).
14': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Pierre Dwomoh (Watford).
16': Isaac Hayden (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
21': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
22': Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
25': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner.
25': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Watford 0. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
27': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
27': Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
28': Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Freddie Potts.
31': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
31': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Foul by Freddie Potts (Portsmouth).
31': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Watford).
32': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rocco Vata.
38': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre Dwomoh.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
44': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
45': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Adil Aouchiche.
45': Attempt missed. Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) header from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Watford 0.
45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Watford 0.
45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Christian Saydee replaces Adil Aouchiche.
46': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Dwomoh (Watford).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Attempt saved. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
49': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
49': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
50': Attempt blocked. Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
50': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Jordan Williams because of an injury.
52': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Portsmouth).
52': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
54': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
55': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddie Potts with a cross.
55': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
56': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
56': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
57': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
57': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Kévin Keben (Watford) is shown the red card.
59': Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Rocco Vata.
59': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
59': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
61': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
61': Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
61': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Saydee with a cross.
64': Attempt blocked. Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Regan Poole.
64': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
65': Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Watford. James Abankwah replaces Francisco Sierralta.
65': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ryan Andrews.
67': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
67': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt blocked. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
72': Attempt saved. Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
76': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kusini Yengi replaces Colby Bishop because of an injury.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
79': Pierre Dwomoh (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
81': Delay in match because of an injury Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
83': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Pierre Dwomoh.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).
87': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Shaughnessy replaces Regan Poole.
87': Substitution, Portsmouth. Callum Lang replaces Josh Murphy because of an injury.
89': Dangerous play by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
89': Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Offside, Portsmouth. Kusini Yengi is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
90'+1': Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Abankwah.
90'+3': Offside, Portsmouth. Isaac Hayden is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).
90'+4': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
90'+5': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Saydee.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Freddie Potts.
90'+6': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
90'+8': Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
90'+10': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
90'+10': Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Watford 0.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Watford 0.

Statistics

WAT		POR
12	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	6
9	Saves	3
51.5	Possession	48.5
10	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
291	Accurate Passes	261
369	Passes	333
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	8
14	Crosses	30
0.0	Cross %	0.3
65	Long Balls	45
17	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	9
33	Effective Clearances	42
33	Clearances	42

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,451

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	44	+60	94
2	Burnley	44	+46	94
3	Sheffield United	44	+25	86
4	Sunderland	44	+17	76

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
35	Robert Atkinson
5	Regan Poole
3	Connor Ogilvie
2	Jordan Williams
17	Adil Aouchiche
45	Isaac Hayden
8	Freddie Potts
9	Colby Bishop
23	Josh Murphy
30	Matt Ritchie

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Jordan Archer, Callum Lang, Andre Dozzell, Marlon Pack, Christian Saydee, Terry Devlin, Conor Shaughnessy, Kusini Yengi, Cohen Bramall.

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Egil Selvik (GK)
3	Francisco Sierralta
4	Kévin Keben
26	Caleb Wiley
45	Ryan Andrews
24	Tom Dele-Bashiru
14	Pierre Dwomoh
10	Imran Louza
20	Mamadou Doumbia
11	Rocco Vata
7	Tom Ince

Watford Substitutes:

Amar Sanghrajka, Alfie Marriott, Bayo Youssouf, Leo Ramirez-Espain, James Abankwah, Matthew Pollock, Jeremy Ngakia, Zavier Massiah-Edwards, James Morris.

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