English League Championship

Southampton vs Portsmouth, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Southampton are hosting Portsmouth at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, 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.
  • 3': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 4': Delay in match (Portsmouth).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zak Swanson.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
  • 8': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 9': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 11': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
  • 11': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
  • 14': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 16': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
  • 16': Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
  • 24': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
  • 26': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ben Killip replaces Nicolas Schmid because of an injury.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Cameron Archer (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
  • 28': Delay in match (Portsmouth).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
  • 31': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
  • 34': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 37': Delay in match (Portsmouth).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Dozzell following a corner.
  • 42': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
  • 43': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
  • 43': Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
  • 45': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
  • 45'+1': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ben Killip (Portsmouth). Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
  • 45'+7': John Swift (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+8': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
  • 45'+8': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Portsmouth 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Portsmouth 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jordan Williams replaces Connor Ogilvie because of an injury.
  • 47': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
  • 47': Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
  • 48': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
  • 56': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Southampton).
  • 56': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
  • 60': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
  • 64': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 64': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Dozzell with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Cameron Archer (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth).
  • 68': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Southampton).
  • 68': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Mads Roerslev (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
  • 71': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
  • 71': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 72': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
  • 73': John Swift (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Killip (Portsmouth).
  • 74': Substitution, Southampton. Caspar Jander replaces Flynn Downes.
  • 74': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Cameron Archer.
  • 74': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Finn Azaz.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Portsmouth. Luke Le Roux replaces John Swift.
  • 76': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Adrian Segecic.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton). Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a headed pass.
  • 80': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
  • 82': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Ryan Fraser.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Léo Scienza replaces Tom Fellows.
  • 83': Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 83': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
  • 84': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
  • 85': Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Léo Scienza (Southampton).
  • 86': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
  • 87': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
  • 88': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
  • 90'+3': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Portsmouth 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Portsmouth 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 16
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 1
40.2 Possession 59.8
10 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 1
0.1 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
210 Accurate Passes 343
293 Passes 437
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 8
23 Crosses 28
0.1 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 74
21 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 5
14 Tackles 6
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 9
39 Effective Clearances 31
39 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,889

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 6 +7 16
2 Stoke City 6 +5 12
3 Bristol City 6 +6 11
4 Leicester City 6 +3 11
Full Table

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis Yellow Card
5 Jack Stephens Yellow Card
3 Ryan Manning
2 Mads Roerslev Yellow Card
10 Finn Azaz
24 Shea Charles
4 Flynn Downes Yellow Card
19 Cameron Archer
26 Ryan Fraser
18 Tom Fellows

POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nicolas Schmid (GK)
6 Conor Shaughnessy
5 Regan Poole
3 Connor Ogilvie
22 Zak Swanson Yellow Card
36 Conor Chaplin
21 Andre Dozzell
8 John Swift Yellow Card
9 Colby Bishop
23 Josh Murphy
10 Adrian Segecic

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