English League Championship

Portsmouth vs Stoke City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Portsmouth
    FT
    0 - 1
    Stoke City
    • 70': Hayden Matthews (OG)

    About

    Portsmouth are hosting Stoke City 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': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
    • 1': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
    • 3': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
    • 5': Hayden Matthews (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
    • 8': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Hayden Matthews (Portsmouth).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
    • 11': Offside, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk is caught offside.
    • 12': Delay in match (Stoke City).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
    • 17': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Chaplin with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
    • 23': Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Maksym Talovierov with a through ball.
    • 25': Offside, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 27': Handball by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
    • 30': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
    • 31': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
    • 32': Attempt saved. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
    • 32': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
    • 32': Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
    • 34': Offside, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk is caught offside.
    • 35': Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
    • 41': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 43': Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
    • 43': Hayden Matthews (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Lewis Baker with a through ball.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 45'+3': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross.
    • 48': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
    • 48': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 49': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Divin Mubama.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Marlon Pack with a headed pass.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 51': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
    • 56': Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
    • 58': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
    • 58': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
    • 61': Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
    • 61': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
    • 66': Foul by Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth).
    • 66': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Substitution, Portsmouth. Josh Murphy replaces Yang Min-Hyeok.
    • 67': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Jordan Williams.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
    • 70': Own Goal by Hayden Matthews, Portsmouth. Portsmouth 0, Stoke City 1.
    • 71': Substitution, Stoke City. Tomás Rigo replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 71': Substitution, Portsmouth. Josh Knight replaces Hayden Matthews because of an injury.
    • 72': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
    • 74': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
    • 78': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
    • 78': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Wilmot is caught offside.
    • 79': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 83': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
    • 85': Substitution, Portsmouth. Márk Kosznovszky replaces Andre Dozzell.
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
    • 87': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Chaplin with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 87': Offside, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk is caught offside.
    • 89': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
    • 90': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
    • 90': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Nzonzi replaces Ben Pearson because of an injury.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
    • 90'+5': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Lewis Baker.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Stoke City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Stoke City 1.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 2
    51.7 Possession 48.3
    11 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    281 Accurate Passes 223
    377 Passes 327
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 26
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    80 Long Balls 78
    27 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    3 Effective Tackles 8
    5 Tackles 9
    0.6 Tackle % 0.9
    7 Interceptions 9
    48 Effective Clearances 18
    48 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Fratton Park
    Location: Portsmouth, England
    Attendance: 20,164

    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

    POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 Josef Bursik (GK)
    5 Regan Poole
    14 Hayden Matthews
    3 Connor Ogilvie
    2 Jordan Williams
    9 Colby Bishop
    21 Andre Dozzell
    7 Marlon Pack Yellow Card
    25 Mackenzie Kirk Yellow Card
    47 Yang Min-Hyeok
    36 Conor Chaplin
    Portsmouth Substitutes:
    Josh Murphy, Luke Le Roux, Ben Killip, Terry Devlin, Ibane Bowat, Florian Bianchini, Zak Swanson, Márk Kosznovszky, Josh Knight.

    STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    16 Ben Wilmot
    26 Ashley Phillips
    3 Aaron Cresswell
    40 Maksym Talovierov Yellow Card
    10 Bae Jun-Ho
    4 Ben Pearson
    8 Lewis Baker
    9 Divin Mubama Yellow Card
    7 Sorba Thomas Yellow Card
    42 Million Manhoef
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Jamie Donley, Tomás Rigo, Jack Bonham, Steven N'Zonzi, Syd Agina, Lamine Cisse, Ben Gibson, Tatsuki Seko, Róbert Bozeník.

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