English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Portsmouth
    2nd Half: 86'
    0 - 2
    Coventry City
    • 30': Brandon Thomas-Asante
    • 56': Brandon Thomas-Asante

    About

    Portsmouth are hosting Coventry 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Woolfenden with a headed pass.
    • 5': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
    • 6': Offside, Portsmouth. Yang Min-Hyeok is caught offside.
    • 7': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Regan Poole.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kitching.
    • 10': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
    • 12': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
    • 15': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 16': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Zak Swanson with a cross.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Offside, Coventry City. Ellis Simms is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
    • 25': John Swift (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Handball by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
    • 29': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Regan Poole.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Thomas with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 30': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Coventry City 1. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ellis Simms following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 33': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Regan Poole.
    • 35': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
    • 36': Attempt saved. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok.
    • 36': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 38': Handball by Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City).
    • 40': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
    • 41': Attempt saved. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Victor Torp.
    • 41': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Josef Bursik.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 42': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Conor Chaplin.
    • 45': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Coventry City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Coventry City 1.
    • 47': Offside, Portsmouth. Andre Dozzell is caught offside.
    • 50': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 50': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok.
    • 56': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Coventry City 2. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellis Simms following a fast break.
    • 58': Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
    • 59': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 59': Attempt saved. Regan Poole (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Marlon Pack.
    • 63': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic replaces Yang Min-Hyeok.
    • 64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Zak Swanson.
    • 64': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
    • 65': Offside, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is caught offside.
    • 66': Handball by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by John Swift.
    • 70': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Substitution, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk replaces Adrian Segecic because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Portsmouth. Florian Bianchini replaces Connor Ogilvie.
    • 74': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
    • 74': John Swift (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Victor Torp.
    • 76': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
    • 78': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
    • 80': Substitution, Portsmouth. Hayden Matthews replaces Josh Knight.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 85': Foul by John Swift (Portsmouth).
    • 85': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': John Swift (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 4
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 2
    45.6 POSSESSION 54.4
    17 SHOTS 10
    6 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    239 Accurate Passes 304
    317 Passes 387
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    20 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    72 Long Balls 62
    31 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    5 Effective Tackles 3
    10 Tackles 5
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 0
    28 Effective Clearances 30
    28 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Fratton Park
    Location: Portsmouth, England

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 10 +22 22
    2 Middlesbrough 10 +7 21
    3 Stoke City 10 +6 18
    4 Leicester City 10 +5 17
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

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

    COV Coventry City (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    19 Carl Rushworth (GK)
    26 Luke Woolfenden
    15 Liam Kitching
    4 Bobby Thomas
    6 Matt Grimes
    29 Victor Torp
    3 Jay Da Silva
    27 Milan van Ewijk Yellow Card
    9 Ellis Simms
    10 Ephron Mason-Clark
    23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Jake Bidwell, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Miguel Ángel Brau, Ben Wilson, Josh Eccles, Jamie Allen, Kai Andrews, Haji Wright.

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