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21st January 2026- Championship, Watford 1 Portsmouth 1

Watford Observer: Gracia pleased to have another home game so quickly after Millwall loss

Watford aiming to ‘take each game by the scruff of the neck’

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Match Wrap: Watford 1-1 Portsmouth – Watford FC Download

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY AS IT HAPPENED: Watford 1-1 Portsmouth

Five talking points after Watford held by Pompey

Match Report: Doumbia equalises but Watford held to Pompey point

WATCH: Immediate reaction to Watford 1-1 Portsmouth

Gracia ‘very upset and disappointed’ with Portsmouth performance

Gracia confirms Chakvetadze sub was tactical but Pollock had muscle issue

BBC: Portsmouth climbed out of the Championship relegation zone, despite being denied a rare Vicarage Road victory by Watford substitute Mamadou Doumbia.

Sky: Adrian Segecic put Portsmouth ahead in the 73rd minute but Watford levelled through substitute Mamadou Doumbia six minutes later.

1st October 2025- Championship, Portsmouth 2 Watford 2

Watford Observer: Portsmouth reporter reveals what Watford should expect at Fratton Park

Team news: Egil Selvik set to start at Portsmouth and Kwadwo Baah could feature

More changes? Predicting Watford’s line-up to face Portsmouth

‘We’ve not been far away’ – Pezzolano on Watford’s wait for an away win

Match Wrap: Portsmouth 2-2 Watford – Watford FC Download

Watford Observer: MATCHDAY RECAP: Portsmouth 2-2 Watford

Match Report: Watford and Portsmouth trade blows in eventful 2-2 draw

Paulo Pezzolano on Nestory Irankunda sub: ‘He didn’t look fresh’

‘We showed two faces’ – Paulo Pezzolano discusses 2-2 draw at Portsmouth

‘It turned out very well’ – Pezzolano on Vata and half-time subs

Five key observations from Portsmouth 2-2 Watford

‘We’re all behind Pezzolano’ – Pollock on ‘tight-knit’ Watford dressing room

‘Take more responsibility’ – Pollock on set-piece defending

‘Water under the bridge’ – Pezzolano holds clear-the-air talks with Irankunda

‘He’s growing a lot’ – Pezzolano ‘very pleased’ with Vata

BBC: Watford fans were left bemused after 35 minutes when Nestory Irankunda was substituted and the Australian forward vented his frustrations at the bench before storming down the tunnel.

Sky: Adrian Segecic made sure Watford’s dismal away form continued as his 79th-minute equaliser handed Portsmouth a 2-2 draw at Fratton Park.

21st April 2025- Championship, Portsmouth 1 Watford 0

Report: Portsmouth 1-0 Watford – Watford FC Download

BBC: Portsmouth confirmed their Championship status for another year with victory over Watford at Fratton Park.

Sky: The hosts scored the only goal after 25 minutes through Bishop, who nodded the ball home from close range. Watford were then reduced to 10 men in the 57th minute when Kevin Keben was sent off for bringing down Josh Murphy just outside the area.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Portsmouth 1 Watford 0

Portsmouth 1 Watford 0 minute-by-minute report

Cleverley says not enough “consequences for not doing your job” at Watford

‘A complete guess’ – Cleverley’s description of red card decision

Watching the last dregs of the season spiral inevitably towards the plughole

Fran’s Watford Blog: The Portsmouth goal was down to a rare Selvik mistake, although the highlights showed that Bishop’s final touch was rather fortunate. The shot from Louza was going in until Schmid intervened, the bar and post have not been our friends in recent games. But Selvik was definitely the busier of the keepers, so it is hard to argue with the result. Unlike on Friday, the Keben sending off seemed rather harsh. I hope that the club appeals it.

From the Rookery End: Easter is a great time to gorging on chocolate eggs. Watford gorged on red cards. In a two parts. Dave and Mike discuss the Burnley loss and Adam Drury joins Mike to breakdown the loss away at Pompey. Even with two defeats and three red cards the boys are able to find positives, even if Jon wasn’t there. but the true faults and frustrations of this Watford team still shine through.

26th December 2024- Championship, Watford 2 Portsmouth 1

WFC.net goal commentary: 1 2

Report: Watford 2-1 Portsmouth – Watford FC Download

BBC: Rocco Vata’s 95th-minute winner earned Watford victory over Portsmouth in a controversial match at Vicarage Road.

Sky: Zak Swanson fired Pompey ahead early on but Edo Kayembe cancelled that out via a second-half spot-kick Portsmouth were adamant should not have been given. Substitute Rocco Vata then tapped home in stoppage time to complete the comeback.

Watford’s Kwadwo Baah sees red for goading Portsmouth with Fortnite emote!

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 2 Portsmouth 1

Watford 2 Portsmouth 1 minute-by-minute report

Cleverley advises Mousinho to ‘look at his own behaviour’

Communications equipment issue caused penalty delay

Vata glorious way to secure a rare victory on Boxing Day

BHappy: Sissoko has proven to be anything other than a calming influence in such situations and as he lined up to come on himself with three minutes of normal time left it seemed likely that he’d either kill someone or score the winner. In the end he didn’t quite do either, but would play a key role in the decisive goal which involved three of the substitutes. In the fifth and final minute of added time with a disappointing-but-OK-in-the-circumstances-I-suppose point on the cards, Dan Bachmann humped a final long clearance, Vakoun Bayo – who enjoyed a spiky cameo himself – did brilliantly to control and flick on for Sissoko to run onto...

Fran’s Watford Blog:…his shot was closed down, but the ball rebounded to Vata who found the net, sparking manic celebrations in the home stands. I think the expression is “limbs” and it was an accurate description as we all leaped around hugging each other. I nearly fell into another row of seats on more than one occasion. The players’ celebration was equally mad, and it appears that Vata does smile.

From the Rookery End: After the bonkers end to Watford’s 2-1 Boxing Day home win, Jon and Jason, as they walked away from the ground, had a quick chat about the game and the players that made an impact on the result.

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19th November 2011- Championship, Watford 2 Portsmouth 0

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Michael Appleton’s reign as Portsmouth manager got off to a disappointing start with defeat at Watford.

…a third consecutive home win and in its own way, as remarkable as the last two.

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1st January 2011- Championship, Watford 3 Portsmouth 0

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In-form Watford powered into the Championship play-off positions with an emphatic victory over Portsmouth.

For the sake of accuracy and not getting too carried away, we must mention the two chances missed by David Nugent at either end of either half…and things might’ve been different if the first of those, following some rather hesitant defending, had ended up in the top corner rather than the Rookery. But much more typical was what occupied the rest of the ninety minutes: a game that we didn’t chase so much as gently coax, safe in the knowledge that it was ours as long as we didn’t scare it off.

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