Portsmouth vs Watford
Ref: Ben Toner, EnglandFratton Park, Portsmouth · 20,821 cap
Match recap
Portsmouth and Watford drew 2–2 in their Championship fixture. Yang Min-Hyeok and Segecic scored for Portsmouth; Louza and Vata replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.12 for Portsmouth versus 1.88 for Watford. Portsmouth sit 18th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
2'
Alleyne
Yellow Card
⚽
Yang Min-Hyeok
Yang Min-Hyeok
Yellow Card
35'
⇄
Irankunda
43'
Pétris
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⚽
Louza
Assist: Vata
46'
⇄
Kyprianou
46'
⇄
Wiley
56'
⚽
Vata
⇄
Yang Min-Hyeok
⇄
Chaplin
70'
⇄
Abankwah
⇄
Williams
77'
Selvik
Yellow Card
77'
Louza
Yellow Card
⚽
Segecic
85'
⇄
Sissoko
89'
Pollock
Yellow Card
Pack
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PortsmouthWatford
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.12VS1.88
Attack3 · 2 won
15
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
6
10
Shots in the box
11
5
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
6
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
456
Total passes
271
381
Accurate passes
201
84%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
5
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
0
-0.84
Goals prevented
-0.84
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1
Watford
3-4-1-2Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 3C. OgilvieD
- 4J. KnightD
- 5R. PooleD
- 7M. PackM
- 8J. SwiftM
- 9C. BishopF
- 21A. DozzellM
- 26J. BursikG
- 36C. ChaplinM
- 47Yang Min-HyeokM
Substitutes
- 10A. SegecicM
- 11F. BianchiniF
- 14H. MatthewsD
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 18M. KosznovszkyM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 24T. DevlinM
- 29H. BlairF
- 30B. KillipG
Watford
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 10I. LouzaF
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 26C. WileyM
- 29J. PétrisM
- 66N. IrankundaF
Substitutes
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 11R. VataF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 16M. BolaD
- 23N. MendyM
- 27F. MendyD
- 34K. BaahF
- 39E. KayembeM
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlon Pack(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Yang Min-hyeok | M | 63 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Josh Knight | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Chaplin | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Swift | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Connor Ogilvie | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Josef Bursik | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Bishop | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Jordan Williams | D | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Killip | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Matthews | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Márk Kosznovszky | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Bianchini | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zak Swanson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Segecic | M | 27 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Terry Devlin | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Harvey Blair | F | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| James Abankwah | D | 70 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jeremy Petris | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Caleb Wiley | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko(C) | M | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 35 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edo Kayembe | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Vata | F | 55 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Formose Mendy | D | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |