
Portsmouth vs Preston North End, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Portsmouth are hosting Preston North End
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.
- 1': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth).
- 2': Attempt missed. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 3': Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
- 4': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
- 13': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
- 13': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt missed. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 15': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth).
- 18': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 20': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
- 21': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
- 21': Michael Smith (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 25': Foul by Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
- 25': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie with a cross.
- 28': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Thierry Small (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson.
- 30': Offside, Portsmouth. Josh Murphy is caught offside.
- 33': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
- 34': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
- 34': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
- 34': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
- 35': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
- 37': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
- 38': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a through ball.
- 41': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
- 41': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Preston North End 0. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift following a corner.
- 43': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
- 44': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
- 44': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
- 45'+2': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Preston North End 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Preston North End 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson with a cross.
- 48': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
- 48': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt saved. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Ali McCann.
- 51': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 52': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andre Dozzell following a fast break.
- 55': Attempt saved. Thierry Small (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson with a cross.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
- 62': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
- 63': Michael Smith (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Luke Le Roux replaces Florian Bianchini.
- 65': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie.
- 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin replaces Stefán Thórdarson.
- 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Daniel Jebbison because of an injury.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
- 70': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
- 70': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Offside, Portsmouth. Josh Murphy is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
- 75': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Thierry Small (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali McCann.
- 78': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Luke Le Roux.
- 78': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
- 78': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Portsmouth. Josh Knight replaces Zak Swanson.
- 81': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
- 85': Thierry Small (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Jordan Storey.
- 89': Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 90': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Adrian Segecic.
- 90': Substitution, Portsmouth. Thomas Waddingham replaces Colby Bishop.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
- 90'+1': Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
- 90'+4': Foul by Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth).
- 90'+4': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by John Swift (Portsmouth).
- 90'+6': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Terry Devlin following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Preston North End 0.
- 0': Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Preston North End 0.
Statistics
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7 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 5 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
13 | SHOTS | 10 |
2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
327 | Accurate Passes | 189 |
442 | Passes | 283 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
37 | Crosses | 17 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
94 | Long Balls | 74 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
15 | Tackles | 17 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 11 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 38 |
26 | Clearances | 38 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,226
Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,226
EFL Championship Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +6 | 13 |
2 | Stoke City | 5 | +6 | 12 |
3 | Bristol City | 5 | +8 | 11 |
4 | Leicester City | 5 | +3 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Nicolas Schmid (GK) |
6 | Conor Shaughnessy |
5 | Regan Poole |
3 | Connor Ogilvie |
22 | Zak Swanson |
10 | Adrian Segecic |
21 | Andre Dozzell |
8 | John Swift |
9 | Colby Bishop |
23 | Josh Murphy |
11 | Florian Bianchini |
Preston North End (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
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1 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
19 | Lewis Gibson |
16 | Andrew Hughes ![]() |
14 | Jordan Storey ![]() |
8 | Alistair McCann |
22 | Stefán Teitur Thórdarson |
4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
26 | Thierry Small |
2 | Pol Valentín |
24 | Michael Smith |
9 | Daniel Jebbison |
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