English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Portsmouth, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 25': Alex Mowatt
  • 32': Grady Diangana
  • 37': Jed Wallace
  • 44': Grady Diangana
  • 56': John Swift
FT
5 - 1
Portsmouth
  • 90'+3': Thomas Waddingham

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Portsmouth at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
  • 1': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows is caught offside.
  • 3': Hand ball by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
  • 7': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
  • 8': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 10': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
  • 10': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Isaac Hayden (Portsmouth).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
  • 15': Attempt saved. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 17': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
  • 17': Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
  • 18': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Callum Styles.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Ryley Towler (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Callum Styles.
  • 23': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift is caught offside.
  • 24': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Portsmouth).
  • 25': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Portsmouth 0. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 26': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles with a through ball.
  • 28': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryley Towler.
  • 30': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
  • 30': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 32': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Portsmouth 0. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 33': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 37': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
  • 37': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Portsmouth 0. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 40': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
  • 42': Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
  • 44': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 4, Portsmouth 0. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Holgate with a through ball.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+1': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Isaac Hayden (Portsmouth).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Portsmouth 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 4, Portsmouth 0.
  • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Alex Mowatt.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
  • 52': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Ryley Towler (Portsmouth).
  • 53': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Hand ball by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
  • 56': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 5, Portsmouth 0. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
  • 57': Substitution, Portsmouth. Thomas Waddingham replaces Colby Bishop.
  • 58': Substitution, Portsmouth. Freddie Potts replaces Isaac Hayden.
  • 60': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
  • 60': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Devante Cole replaces Jed Wallace.
  • 61': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Mikey Johnston.
  • 61': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Isaac Price replaces John Swift.
  • 62': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
  • 62': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Uros Racic replaces Grady Diangana because of an injury.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross.
  • 69': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 69': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Callum Lang replaces Zak Swanson.
  • 69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jordan Williams replaces Connor Ogilvie.
  • 69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Josh Murphy replaces Matt Ritchie.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 72': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Devante Cole is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Freddie Potts.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uros Racic with a through ball.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 78': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
  • 78': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Terry Devlin.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddie Potts.
  • 82': Offside, Portsmouth. Thomas Waddingham is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 86': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Lang with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
  • 90'+3': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 5, Portsmouth 1. Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 5, Portsmouth 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 5, Portsmouth 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 5
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 3
38 Possession 62
14 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
259 Accurate Passes 478
334 Passes 558
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 49
21 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 2
20 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
11 Interceptions 2
19 Effective Clearances 19
19 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,261

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

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex Palmer (GK)
14 Torbjorn Heggem
3 Mason Holgate
4 Callum Styles
2 Darnell Furlong
10 John Swift
27 Alex Mowatt
22 Michael Johnston
31 Tom Fellows
7 Jed Wallace
11 Grady Diangana
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Oliver Bostock, Devante Cole, Joe Wildsmith, Gianluca Frabotta, Caleb Taylor, Ousmane Diakite, Karlan Grant, Isaac Price, Uros Racic.

POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Nicolas Schmid (GK)
4 Ryley Towler
7 Marlon Pack
3 Connor Ogilvie
22 Zak Swanson
15 Christian Saydee
21 Andre Dozzell Yellow Card
45 Isaac Hayden
9 Colby Bishop
30 Matt Ritchie Yellow Card
24 Terry Devlin
Portsmouth Substitutes:
Thomas Waddingham, Robert Atkinson, Freddie Potts, Owen Moxon, Jordan Williams, Tom Mcintyre, Josh Murphy, Callum Lang, Jordan Archer.

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