Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Portsmouth

54': Matt Ritchie
82': Matt Ritchie

FT
2 - 1

Middlesbrough

30': Emmanuel Latte Lath

About

Portsmouth are hosting Middlesbrough 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': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
2': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
2': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
4': Attempt missed. Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
6': Attempt saved. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross.
7': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by George Edmundson.
8': Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
9': Foul by Ben Doak (Middlesbrough).
9': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Ben Doak (Middlesbrough).
13': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Daniel Barlaser.
15': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
16': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser following a corner.
19': Attempt missed. Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
21': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dael Fry.
23': Foul by Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough).
23': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Ben Doak (Middlesbrough).
24': Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt missed. Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a set piece situation.
26': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rav van den Berg.
26': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Freddie Potts (Portsmouth).
27': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by George Edmundson.
29': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Borges.
30': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Middlesbrough 1. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
32': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
33': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Doak is caught offside.
34': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges.
35': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
35': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dael Fry.
37': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
39': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
39': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Hayden Hackney.
42': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.
42': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
43': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
43': Tom Glover (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
44': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Middlesbrough 1.
45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Middlesbrough 1.
49': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Glover.
50': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
50': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Offside, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg is caught offside.
53': Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hayden Hackney following a fast break.
54': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Middlesbrough 1. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Freddie Potts with a through ball.
55': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by George Edmundson (Middlesbrough).
55': George Edmundson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Freddie Potts following a set piece situation.
57': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
58': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
59': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
59': Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
60': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
60': George Edmundson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Doak is caught offside.
65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Andre Dozzell replaces Isaac Hayden.
70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lukas Engel replaces Neto Borges.
70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Aidan Morris replaces Daniel Barlaser.
71': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Lang.
71': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
71': Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
75': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Freddie Potts (Portsmouth).
76': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt saved. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
79': Attempt saved. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Freddie Potts.
80': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Delano Burgzorg.
80': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ryley Towler replaces Rob Atkinson.
81': Substitution, Portsmouth. Zak Swanson replaces Jordan Williams.
82': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Middlesbrough 1. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Lang.
87': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
87': Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
88': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Luke Ayling replaces Rav van den Berg.
89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Finn Azaz.
89': Foul by Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
89': Tom Glover (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a cross.
90'+2': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
90'+2': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Middlesbrough 1.
90'+4': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 2, Middlesbrough 1.

Statistics

MID		POR
9	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	4
52.9	Possession	47.1
12	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
328	Accurate Passes	284
441	Passes	381
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.2
82	Long Balls	82
27	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	6
19	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	17
40	Effective Clearances	24
40	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,389

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	33	+48	72
2	Sheffield United	33	+24	70
3	Burnley	34	+34	68
4	Sunderland	34	+19	62

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
35	Robert Atkinson
7	Marlon Pack
3	Connor Ogilvie
2	Jordan Williams
49	Callum Lang
8	Freddie Potts
45	Isaac Hayden
9	Colby Bishop
23	Josh Murphy
30	Matt Ritchie

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Tom Mcintyre, Andre Dozzell, Jordan Archer, Terry Devlin, Zak Swanson, Harvey Blair, Ryley Towler, Owen Moxon, Christian Saydee.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Thomas Glover (GK)
25	Sam Edmundson
6	Dael Fry
30	Neto Borges
3	Rav van den Berg
20	Finn Azaz
7	Hayden Hackney
4	Daniel Barlaser
9	Emmanuel Latte Lath
10	Delano Burgzorg
50	Ben Doak

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Luke Ayling, Seny Dieng, Lukas Engel, Alex Gilbert, Aidan Morris, Matthew Clarke, Marcus Forss, Law Mccabe, Micah Hamilton.

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