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

POR		SOU
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	Coventry City	46	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	+26	80

Full Table

Line-Ups

Southampton (4-2-3-1)

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

Southampton Substitutes:

Alex McCarthy, Jay Robinson, Léo Scienza, Elias Jelert, Ross Stewart, Ronnie Edwards, Adam Armstrong, Caspar Jander, Nathan Wood.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

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

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Yang Min-Hyeok, Mackenzie Kirk, Terry Devlin, Ben Killip, Luke Le Roux, Florian Bianchini, Josh Knight, Jordan Williams, Marlon Pack.

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