Portsmouth vs Wrexham, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Portsmouth are hosting Wrexham
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 Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 1': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Colby Bishop.
- 3': Foul by Josh Knight (Portsmouth).
- 3': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Dan Scarr (Wrexham).
- 5': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Josh Windass (Wrexham).
- 6': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 11': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
- 11': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Attempt saved. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 19': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Josef Bursik.
- 20': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jordan Williams replaces Connor Ogilvie because of an injury.
- 29': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Terry Devlin.
- 31': Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 31': Matty James (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Windass.
- 37': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Josh Knight (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt missed. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 41': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Wrexham).
- 41': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Josh Knight.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
- 45': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kieffer Moore.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Wrexham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Wrexham 0.
- 47': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
- 47': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Max Cleworth (Wrexham).
- 50': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Williams with a cross.
- 52': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham).
- 52': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
- 54': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Jordan Williams.
- 54': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
- 56': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Regan Poole.
- 57': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
- 61': Foul by Josh Knight (Portsmouth).
- 61': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 61': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
- 65': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
- 66': Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Ben Sheaf.
- 66': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
- 69': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
- 69': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Devlin.
- 72': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
- 72': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
- 73': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Dan Scarr (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Wrexham. George Thomason replaces Lewis O'Brien.
- 77': Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
- 77': Substitution, Portsmouth. Zak Swanson replaces Terry Devlin.
- 78': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Max Cleworth.
- 81': Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 81': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
- 85': Offside, Wrexham. Liberato Cacace is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore.
- 87': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
- 87': Josh Knight (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth).
- 88': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty James with a headed pass.
- 90': Offside, Wrexham. Sam Smith is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Portsmouth. Marlon Pack replaces Luke Le Roux.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matty James with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
- 90'+3': Matty James (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Wrexham 0.
- 0': Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Wrexham 0.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 217 |
| 377 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 46 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 46 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 19,877
Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 19,877
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 14 | +26 | 31 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 14 | +12 | 27 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 14 | +5 | 26 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 14 | +6 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Portsmouth (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Josef Bursik (GK) |
| 4 | Josh Knight |
| 17 | Ibane Bowat |
| 5 | Regan Poole |
| 21 | Andre Dozzell |
| 16 | Luke Le Roux |
| 3 | Connor Ogilvie |
| 24 | Terry Devlin |
| 9 | Colby Bishop |
| 23 | Josh Murphy |
| 36 | Conor Chaplin |
Wrexham (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 24 | Dan Scarr |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 18 | Ben Sheaf |
| 37 | Matty James |
| 27 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 12 | Issa Kaboré |
| 19 | Kieffer Moore |
| 10 | Josh Windass |
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