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

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

11': Matthew Clarke
90': Tommy Conway (P)

FT
2 - 2

Portsmouth

2': Christian Saydee
25': Christian Saydee

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.
2': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 1. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Lang.
4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
4': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
4': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
11': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Portsmouth 1. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a cross following a corner.
13': Delay in match because of an injury Will Norris (Portsmouth).
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
17': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
19': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Elias Sørensen (Portsmouth).
19': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
25': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Portsmouth 2. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
27': Offside, Portsmouth. Paddy Lane is caught offside.
29': Attempt missed. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
29': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
29': Hand ball by Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough).
34': Offside, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg is caught offside.
36': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Latte Lath.
36': Attempt missed. Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
37': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
37': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
37': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Latte Lath with a headed pass.
38': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
38': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukas Engel with a cross following a corner.
40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Christian Saydee.
41': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Finn Azaz following a corner.
41': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Elias Sørensen (Portsmouth).
42': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Ryley Towler (Portsmouth).
42': Ryley Towler (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt blocked. Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
43': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Foul by Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
43': Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
44': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
44': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
44': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Seny Dieng.
45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
45'+5': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough).
45'+7': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Portsmouth 2.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Portsmouth 2.
46': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
47': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
48': Attempt blocked. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross.
48': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
48': Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
49': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
50': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
50': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
51': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Azaz following a corner.
51': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Elias Sørensen.
51': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
52': Attempt saved. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aidan Morris with a through ball.
53': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Engel with a cross.
53': Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey Blair replaces Elias Sørensen.
54': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
54': Harvey Blair (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
55': Harvey Blair (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
56': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
57': Will Norris (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
58': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
58': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
61': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Harvey Blair (Portsmouth).
62': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
62': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
64': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaiah Jones with a through ball.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Will Norris (Portsmouth).
64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kusini Yengi replaces Christian Saydee.
65': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Paddy Lane.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harvey Blair.
69': Attempt missed. Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a cross following a corner.
70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Finn Azaz.
70': Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie.
72': Attempt saved. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
72': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Norris.
72': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris following a corner.
73': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).
73': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
77': Attempt missed. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Lang with a cross.
79': Foul by Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
79': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).
80': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Jordan Williams (Portsmouth).
80': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Daniel Barlaser replaces Aidan Morris.
81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Micah Hamilton replaces Lukas Engel.
82': Substitution, Portsmouth. Matt Ritchie replaces Callum Lang.
82': Substitution, Portsmouth. Owen Moxon replaces Andre Dozzell.
83': Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a through ball.
84': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).
84': Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Micah Hamilton.
84': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
86': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Micah Hamilton.
87': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
87': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
87': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Norris.
89': Penalty Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones draws a foul in the penalty area.
89': Penalty conceded by Owen Moxon (Portsmouth) after a foul in the penalty area.
90': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Portsmouth 2. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
90'+4': Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Harvey Blair (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Micah Hamilton.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Portsmouth 2.
0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Portsmouth 2.

Statistics

POR		MID
15	Fouls	10
5	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	15
5	Saves	1
29.5	Possession	70.5
7	SHOTS	30
3	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
177	Accurate Passes	514
252	Passes	594
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	7
8	Crosses	31
0.5	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	28
15	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	13
7	Effective Tackles	13
15	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
13	Interceptions	9
43	Effective Clearances	9
43	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 26,270

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	27	+21	55
2	Leeds United	26	+29	53
3	Burnley	27	+22	53
4	Sunderland	27	+17	51

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Seny Dieng (GK)
5	Matthew Clarke
12	Luke Ayling
27	Lukas Ahlefeld Engel
15	Anfernee Dijksteel
20	Finn Azaz
7	Hayden Hackney
18	Aidan Morris
9	Emmanuel Latte Lath
10	Delano Burgzorg
11	Isaiah Jones

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Daniel Barlaser, Alex Gilbert, Micah Hamilton, Tommy Conway, Sonny Finch, Solomon Brynn, Josh Coburn, George Mccormick, Harley Hunt.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Will Norris (GK)
4	Ryley Towler
2	Jordan Williams
3	Connor Ogilvie
22	Zak Swanson
32	Paddy Lane
7	Marlon Pack
21	Andre Dozzell
15	Christian Saydee
18	Elias Sörensen
49	Callum Lang

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Owen Moxon, Terry Devlin, Ben Stevenson, Jordan Archer, Abdoulaye Kamara, Matt Ritchie, Harvey Blair, Kusini Yengi, Harry Clout.

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