English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 90'+3': Hayden Carter
FT
1 - 1
Portsmouth
  • 84': Connor Ogilvie

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Portsmouth at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita following a fast break.
  • 5': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 9': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Terry Devlin.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
  • 10': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
  • 10': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 10': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Chaplin with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a headed pass.
  • 18': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
  • 18': Foul by Millenic Alli (Portsmouth).
  • 18': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
  • 26': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
  • 28': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
  • 28': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 35': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
  • 37': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen is caught offside.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Millenic Alli.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Portsmouth 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Portsmouth 0.
  • 48': Offside, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
  • 50': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman following a fast break.
  • 52': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Gustavo Caballero.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ebou Adams.
  • 56': Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 58': Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 58': Millenic Alli (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Adam Forshaw.
  • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen replaces Yuki Ohashi.
  • 64': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Caballero.
  • 67': Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Shaughnessy replaces Regan Poole because of an injury.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Millenic Alli (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Swanson.
  • 69': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic replaces Conor Chaplin.
  • 71': Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 72': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
  • 72': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Yuri Ribeiro.
  • 75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
  • 77': Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 77': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
  • 79': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Conor Shaughnessy.
  • 81': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jacob Brown replaces Colby Bishop.
  • 81': Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey Blair replaces Gustavo Caballero.
  • 81': Offside, Portsmouth. Jacob Brown is caught offside.
  • 83': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 83': Millenic Alli (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Swanson.
  • 84': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Portsmouth 1. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Brown with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Jacob Brown (Portsmouth).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
  • 90': Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Portsmouth 1. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+4': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ebou Adams with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Portsmouth 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Portsmouth 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 0
57.3 Possession 42.7
14 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 1
0.1 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
399 Accurate Passes 258
501 Passes 365
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.2
93 Long Balls 71
46 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 7
6 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 7
31 Effective Clearances 38
31 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 14,100

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 36 +36 74
2 Middlesbrough 36 +23 69
3 Millwall 36 +9 65
4 Ipswich Town 35 +26 64
Full Table

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin
20 Eiran Cashin Yellow Card
17 Hayden Carter
5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
28 Adam Forshaw
4 Yuri Ribeiro
2 Ryan Alebiousu
29 Mathias Jørgensen
23 Yuki Ohashi
25 Ryoya Morishita
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Dion De Neve, Oladapo Afolayan, Moussa Baradji, Tom Atcheson, Scott Wharton, Kristi Montgomery, Andri Gudjohnsen, Nicholas Michalski, Sidnei Tavares.

POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nicolas Schmid (GK)
3 Connor Ogilvie
5 Regan Poole
22 Zak Swanson
24 Terry Devlin
36 Conor Chaplin
38 Ebrima Adams
7 Marlon Pack
9 Colby Bishop
27 Millenic Alli
47 Gustavo Caballero
Portsmouth Substitutes:
Ibane Bowat, Luke Le Roux, Madiodio Dia, Conor Shaughnessy, Jordan Williams, Josef Bursik, Adrian Segecic, Jacob Brown, Harvey Blair.

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