Mous: Giving the ball away is the big concern

It was a chaotic Watford finale which made hugely uncomfortable watching for the Fratton faithful on occasions.

- NEIL ALLEN

Nonetheless, John Mousinho has played down concerns over his team’s struggle to combat opposition counterattacks on Wednesday night.

Instead he has called on the Blues not to give the ball away ‘cheaply’ in the first place, which enabled the Hornets to repeatedly hit them on the break.

Adrian Segecic’s 79th-minute strike earned a 2-2 draw against Watford, with both of the visitors’ goals coming in the opening 11 minutes of the second half from counterattacks.