English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 1
    Portsmouth
    • 90'+7': Conor Chaplin

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Portsmouth at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, 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.
    • 4': Foul by Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth).
    • 4': Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
    • 9': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
    • 9': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
    • 10': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Madiodio Dia.
    • 11': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Offside, Portsmouth. Gustavo Caballero is caught offside.
    • 20': Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett following a set piece situation.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 26': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
    • 26': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Offside, Middlesbrough. David Strelec is caught offside.
    • 30': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
    • 30': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Keshi Anderson.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 41': Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by David Strelec (Middlesbrough).
    • 42': Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Portsmouth).
    • 43': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
    • 44': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Madiodio Dia.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Luke Ayling replaces Matt Targett.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by David Strelec.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Tommy Conway.
    • 49': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth).
    • 50': David Strelec (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
    • 50': Keshi Anderson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
    • 54': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Aidan Morris.
    • 55': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
    • 55': Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
    • 57': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
    • 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Gustavo Caballero.
    • 63': Attempt missed. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces David Strelec.
    • 64': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
    • 65': Substitution, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic replaces Gustavo Caballero.
    • 66': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Terry Devlin with a cross.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Tommy Conway.
    • 69': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Portsmouth).
    • 71': Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Keshi Anderson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Regan Poole.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 74': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
    • 74': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, Portsmouth. Millenic Alli replaces Keshi Anderson.
    • 76': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ibane Bowat replaces Jordan Williams.
    • 77': Foul by Alan Browne (Middlesbrough).
    • 77': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Offside, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
    • 84': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Riley McGree.
    • 85': Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Shaughnessy replaces Madiodio Dia.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dael Fry with a headed pass.
    • 85': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Conor Shaughnessy.
    • 87': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
    • 89': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
    • 89': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
    • 90'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
    • 90'+2': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Cruz Ibeh replaces Tommy Conway.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+3': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Portsmouth. Millenic Alli is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Alan Browne.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 1. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrian Segecic following a corner.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 1.
    • 90'+8': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+9': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+9': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 6
    5 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 14
    8 Saves 0
    28.7 Possession 71.3
    3 SHOTS 20
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    151 Accurate Passes 487
    231 Passes 574
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    11 Crosses 30
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 53
    17 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 7
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 3
    47 Effective Clearances 17
    47 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 27,017

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-2-2)

    No. Name
    31 Solomon Brynn (GK)
    29 Adilson Malanda
    6 Dael Fry Yellow Card
    3 Matt Targett
    2 Callum Brittain
    18 Aidan Morris
    16 Alan Browne
    13 David Strelec
    9 Tommy Conway
    45 Jeremy Sarmiento
    8 Riley McGree
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Joe Wildsmith, Finley Munroe, Sontje Hansen, Alex Gilbert, Mamadou Kaly Sene, Samuel Silvera, Cruz Ibeh, Luke Ayling, Sam Edmundson.

    POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Nicolas Schmid (GK)
    55 Madiodio Dia
    5 Regan Poole
    2 Jordan Williams Yellow Card
    24 Terry Devlin
    36 Conor Chaplin
    21 Andre Dozzell
    7 Marlon Pack Yellow Card
    9 Colby Bishop Yellow Card
    37 Keshi Anderson Yellow Card
    47 Gustavo Caballero
    Portsmouth Substitutes:
    Josef Bursik, Harvey Blair, Conor Shaughnessy, John Swift, Ibane Bowat, Luke Le Roux, Millenic Alli, Adrian Segecic, Thomas Waddingham.

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