Watford 1-1 Portsmouth · Championship
Watford drew 1-1 with Portsmouth in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Watford and Portsmouth met in the Championship at Vicarage Road in Watford on Wednesday, 21 January 2026.
Goalscorers
Watford: M. Doumbia 79'. Portsmouth: A. Segecic 73'.
How the match went
Watford saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Watford had 15 shots with 4 on target, Portsmouth 10 with 2 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 8 to Watford and 7 to Portsmouth. Watford conceded 9 fouls, Portsmouth 12. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Watford, 1 for Portsmouth).
Line-ups
Watford started in a 4-2-3-1: E. Selvik, J. Ngakia, M. Pollock, J. Abankwah, M. Bola, H. Kyprianou, I. Louza, O. Maamma, G. Chakvetadze, T. Ince, L. Kjerrumgaard.
Portsmouth started in a 4-2-3-1: N. Schmid, T. Devlin, R. Poole, C. Ogilvie, Z. Swanson, A. Dozzell, E. Adams, A. Segecic, C. Chaplin, M. Alli, C. Bishop.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.