Portsmouth vs Sheffield United, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Portsmouth

41': Zak Swanson
54': Adrian Segecic
89': Ebrima Adams

FT
3 - 2

Sheffield United

44': Hamza Choudhury
59': Japhet Tanganga
67': Thomas Cannon

About

Portsmouth are hosting Sheffield United at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
3': Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
4': Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
4': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Schmid.
4': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
7': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
7': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
7': Attempt missed. Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
7': Attempt blocked. Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abu Kamara.
7': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Patrick Bamford.
8': Attempt blocked. Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen.
8': Attempt blocked. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Offside, Portsmouth. Regan Poole is caught offside.
10': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.
15': Offside, Sheffield United. Ben Brereton is caught offside.
16': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck with a cross.
17': Attempt blocked. Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Hamza Choudhury with a through ball.
17': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
18': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a corner.
19': Attempt blocked. Marezi (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abu Kamara.
21': Attempt missed. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
22': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Sydie Peck with a cross.
23': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Madiodio Dia.
25': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.
27': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth).
27': Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Abu Kamara (Portsmouth).
31': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Joe Rothwell.
33': Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth).
35': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United).
35': Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
40': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iyad Mohamed.
40': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
41': Attempt missed. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
41': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Sheffield United 0. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from long range on the left to the top right corner following a corner.
44': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United).
44': Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Second yellow card to Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United) for a bad foul.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Sheffield United 0.
45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Mark McGuinness replaces Patrick Bamford.
45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Ben Brereton.
45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Sheffield United 0.
47': Attempt missed. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrian Segecic following a fast break.
48': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United).
48': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Madiodio Dia.
51': Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
51': Attempt blocked. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
52': Offside, Portsmouth. Marezi is caught offside.
53': Attempt blocked. Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Sheffield United 0. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen.
57': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
58': Attempt saved. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Iyad Mohamed.
59': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Regan Poole.
59': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Sheffield United 1. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a corner.
60': Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
60': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
60': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Joe Rothwell.
62': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
62': Offside, Portsmouth. Jayden Meghoma is caught offside.
62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop replaces Marezi.
63': Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
66': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
66': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.
67': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Sheffield United 2. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a cross following a corner.
68': Substitution, Portsmouth. Keshi Anderson replaces Abu Kamara.
69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ebou Adams replaces Iyad Mohamed.
69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Zak Swanson.
70': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
71': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross following a corner.
74': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
77': Attempt saved. Keshi Anderson (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Marlon Pack.
77': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
78': Attempt saved. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Romelle Donovan replaces Tahith Chong.
79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Thomas Cannon.
82': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
82': Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
84': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Oliver Arblaster.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Keshi Anderson (Portsmouth).
87': Substitution, Portsmouth. Odin Bailey replaces Keshi Anderson because of an injury.
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Sydie Peck.
87': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jayden Meghoma with a cross following a corner.
89': Goal! Portsmouth 3, Sheffield United 2. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
90'+4': Offside, Portsmouth. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen is caught offside.
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
90'+6': Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 3, Sheffield United 2.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 3, Sheffield United 2.

Statistics

SHU		POR
7	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
6	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	2
32.8	Possession	67.2
11	SHOTS	24
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
157	Accurate Passes	406
232	Passes	485
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	6
22	Crosses	33
0.3	Cross %	0.2
65	Long Balls	59
24	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	9
15	Effective Tackles	12
23	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	8
36	Effective Clearances	21
36	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 18,446

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	10	+9	23
2	Middlesbrough	10	+6	21
3	West Ham United	10	+17	19
4	Birmingham City	10	+6	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
55	Madiodio Dia
5	Regan Poole
16	Jayden Meghoma
22	Zak Swanson
10	Adrian Segecic
37	Iyad Mohamed
7	Marlon Pack
29	Marko Milovanovic
25	Ryan Kavuma-Mcqueen
11	Abu Kamara

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Colby Bishop, Ebrima Adams, Keshi Anderson, Daniel Bielica, Ben Killip, Terry Devlin, Rocco Robert Shein, Eoin Kenny, Odin Bailey.

Sheffield United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael Cooper (GK)
15	Liam Kitching
5	Japhet Tanganga
3	Sam McCallum
8	Hamza Choudhury
7	Joe Rothwell
42	Sydie Peck
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
19	Tahith Chong
45	Patrick Bamford
9	Thomas Cannon

Sheffield United Substitutes:

Mark McGuinness, Tyrese Campbell, Oliver Arblaster, Adam Davies, Romelle Donovan, Harrison Burrows, Kalvin Phillips, Jairo Riedewald, Jordan Ayew.

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