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

· English League Championship

Portsmouth

23': Yang Min-Hyeok

FT
1 - 0

Middlesbrough

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Portsmouth are hosting Middlesbrough 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.
6': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
8': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
8': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
9': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
9': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry is caught offside.
12': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
13': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
14': Foul by Kaly Sène (Middlesbrough).
14': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
16': Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok.
19': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Alfie Jones.
20': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok.
20': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
23': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Middlesbrough 0. Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Williams with a cross.
25': Foul by Josh Knight (Portsmouth).
25': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett.
41': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
45'+1': Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Middlesbrough 0.
45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Middlesbrough 0.
46': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift.
47': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
47': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
47': Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
50': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
51': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Colby Bishop.
51': Attempt blocked. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
52': Attempt missed. Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett.
55': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dael Fry.
56': Foul by Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth).
56': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough).
58': Substitution, Portsmouth. Márk Kosznovszky replaces John Swift.
59': Substitution, Middlesbrough. David Strelec replaces Sontje Hansen.
60': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Strelec.
60': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
60': Foul by Márk Kosznovszky (Portsmouth).
60': Kaly Sène (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris with a through ball.
61': Attempt saved. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth).
64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Jordan Williams.
64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic replaces Conor Chaplin.
64': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
66': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
68': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
68': Márk Kosznovszky (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt blocked. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Márk Kosznovszky with a cross.
69': Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie.
69': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Luke Ayling.
70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Kaly Sène.
71': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
71': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
74': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
78': Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey Blair replaces Yang Min-Hyeok.
79': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough).
81': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Josh Knight (Portsmouth).
83': Attempt blocked. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney with a cross.
83': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Terry Devlin.
83': Josef Bursik (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
84': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Matt Targett.
84': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker replaces Hayden Hackney.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Josef Bursik (Portsmouth).
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Attempt blocked. Márk Kosznovszky (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Blair with a headed pass.
88': Handball by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
90': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Regan Poole.
90': Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aidan Morris following a corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Middlesbrough 0.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Middlesbrough 0.

Statistics

MID		POR
6	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	1
61.9	Possession	38.1
12	SHOTS	8
1	ON GOAL	1
0.1	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
466	Accurate Passes	272
557	Passes	345
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	6
26	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.5
58	Long Balls	65
18	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	9
16	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	11
17	Effective Clearances	39
17	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,397

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	12	+25	28
2	Middlesbrough	12	+8	25
3	Millwall	12	+1	23
4	Bristol City	12	+9	22

Full Table

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Josef Bursik (GK)
5	Regan Poole
4	Josh Knight
3	Connor Ogilvie
2	Jordan Williams
8	John Swift
21	Andre Dozzell
7	Marlon Pack
9	Colby Bishop
47	Yang Min-Hyeok
36	Conor Chaplin

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Florian Bianchini, Terry Devlin, Hayden Matthews, Márk Kosznovszky, Zak Swanson, Harvey Blair, Ben Killip, Adrian Segecic, Luke Le Roux.

Middlesbrough (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
31	Solomon Brynn (GK)
6	Dael Fry
5	Alfie Jones
12	Luke Ayling
7	Hayden Hackney
18	Aidan Morris
3	Matt Targett
2	Callum Brittain
9	Tommy Conway
20	Mamadou Kaly Sene
27	Sontje Hansen

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Delano Burgzorg, Alan Browne, Abdoulaye Kante, Jon McLaughlin, Morgan Whittaker, Sverre Nypan, Alex Bangura, David Strelec, Samuel Silvera.

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