English League Championship

Portsmouth vs Cardiff City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Portsmouth
  • 31': Conor Shaughnessy
  • 52': Marko Milovanovic
FT
2 - 0
Cardiff City

    About

    Portsmouth are hosting Cardiff City at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Marezi (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 2': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
    • 2': David Turnbull (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Bagan following a set piece situation.
    • 4': Offside, Portsmouth. Tyrese Shade is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
    • 5': David Turnbull (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (Portsmouth). Assisted by Joel Bagan.
    • 9': Marezi (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City).
    • 9': Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Shade (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abu Kamara.
    • 15': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
    • 15': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
    • 15': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Benjamin Arthur.
    • 16': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 16': Foul by Marezi (Portsmouth).
    • 16': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Tyrese Shade (Portsmouth) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
    • 17': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
    • 18': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
    • 18': Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Tyrese Shade.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Marezi (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (Portsmouth).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Marezi (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abu Kamara with a cross.
    • 23': Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 25': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
    • 29': Delay in match (Cardiff City).
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Cardiff City 0. Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrese Shade.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Marezi (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Arthur following a fast break.
    • 44': Marezi (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City).
    • 45': Foul by Rocco Shein (Portsmouth).
    • 45': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 46': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Perry Ng.
    • 48': Offside, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross following a corner.
    • 49': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Benjamin Arthur.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
    • 52': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 0. Marezi (Portsmouth) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
    • 54': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
    • 54': Nathan Trott (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Marezi (Portsmouth).
    • 55': Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Benjamin Arthur.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (Portsmouth). Assisted by Yousef Salech.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (Portsmouth). Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
    • 60': Tyrese Shade (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 60': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Offside, Portsmouth. Marezi is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Colwill replaces David Turnbull.
    • 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Chris Willock.
    • 64': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
    • 64': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ebou Adams replaces Rocco Shein.
    • 65': Substitution, Portsmouth. Zak Swanson replaces Jayden Meghoma.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
    • 67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor Shaughnessy.
    • 67': Offside, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop replaces Marezi.
    • 69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen replaces Tyrese Shade.
    • 70': Foul by Abu Kamara (Portsmouth).
    • 70': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Offside, Cardiff City. Joel Colwill is caught offside.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Ebou Adams.
    • 77': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
    • 80': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ollie Tanner.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 81': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Perry Ng.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Arthur (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 82': Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Ebou Adams.
    • 83': Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
    • 83': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Ollie Tanner.
    • 84': Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 85': Offside, Portsmouth. Ebou Adams is caught offside.
    • 86': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
    • 86': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
    • 87': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen.
    • 90': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
    • 90': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Osho.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Bielica (Portsmouth). Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
    • 90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daniel Bielica.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Krystian Bielik.
    • 90'+2': Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Portsmouth. Iyad Mohamed replaces Marlon Pack.
    • 90'+6': Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+7': Offside, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth).
    • 90'+9': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+10': Foul by Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth).
    • 90'+10': Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+11': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 15
    4 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 5
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 5
    64 Possession 36
    17 SHOTS 15
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    379 Accurate Passes 160
    468 Passes 253
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    21 Crosses 19
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    65 Long Balls 75
    31 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    2 Effective Tackles 7
    9 Tackles 15
    0.2 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 9
    19 Effective Clearances 24
    19 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Fratton Park
    Location: Portsmouth, England
    Attendance: 20,459

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
    2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
    3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Daniel Bielica (GK)
    6 Conor Shaughnessy
    2 Benjamin Arthur
    16 Jayden Meghoma
    24 Terry Devlin
    10 Adrian Segecic
    19 Rocco Robert Shein
    7 Marlon Pack
    29 Marko Milovanovic
    17 Tyrese Shade
    11 Abu Kamara
    Portsmouth Substitutes:
    Ryan Kavuma-Mcqueen, Iyad Mohamed, Zak Swanson, Regan Poole, Colby Bishop, Odin Bailey, Eoin Kenny, Nicolas Schmid, Ebrima Adams.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Nathan Trott (GK)
    4 Gabriel Osho
    5 Krystian Bielik Yellow Card
    3 Joel Bagan
    38 Perry Ng
    8 Jack Moylan
    14 David Turnbull
    18 Alex Robertson Yellow Card
    9 Yousef Salech Yellow Card
    16 Chris Willock
    11 Ollie Tanner Yellow Card
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Calum Scanlon, Ronan Kpakio, Rubin Colwill, Matthew Turner, Harry Tyrer, Callum Robinson, Rob Tankiewicz, Cian Ashford, Joel Colwill.

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