Watford fight back after Segecic strike to climb to seventh

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·21 January 2026

Watford fight back after Segecic strike to climb to seventh

Watford and Portsmouth drew 1-1 on Wednesday night at Vicarage Road, lifting Watford from eighth to seventh in the Championship.

Nicolas Schmid kept Portsmouth level in the 57th minute, saving Thomas Ince's effort from outside the box. Moments later, Othmane Maamma departed injured after a stoppage.

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Adrian Segecic put the visitors ahead (73.), steering a left-footed finish into the bottom right from Conor Chaplin's pass. Substitute Mamadou Doumbia levelled for the Hornets (79.), turning in Luca Kjerrumgaard's lay-off from the centre of the box.

In the ninth minute of second half stoppage time, Schmid denied Hector Matthew Kyprianou's header to preserve a point for Portsmouth.

The Hornets recorded 15 attempts and 56.0% possession. Portsmouth registered 10 attempts and seven corners.

Next, the Hornets visit Blackburn. Portsmouth host Southampton.