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Watford vs Portsmouth LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Vicarage Road

Luke Baker
Thursday 26 December 2024 13:00 GMT
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Follow live coverage as Watford face Portsmouth in the Championship today.

An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Watford vs Portsmouth

Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

26 December 2024 16:17

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Goal! Watford 1, Portsmouth 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

26 December 2024 16:15

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Penalty Watford. Kwadwo Baah draws a foul in the penalty area.

26 December 2024 16:15

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Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.

26 December 2024 16:15

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Penalty conceded by Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) after a foul in the penalty area.

26 December 2024 16:14

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Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).

26 December 2024 16:13

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Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

26 December 2024 16:11

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Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Lang.

26 December 2024 16:11

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Corner, Watford. Conceded by Zak Swanson.

26 December 2024 16:10

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Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26 December 2024 16:10

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