Stoke City vs Portsmouth, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Stoke City

13': Thomas Cannon
43': Thomas Cannon
45'+1': Sam Gallagher
48': Thomas Cannon (P)
51': Thomas Cannon
53': Andy Moran

FT
6 - 1

Portsmouth

29': Mark O’Mahony

About

Stoke City are hosting Portsmouth at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
1': Attempt saved. Enda Stevens (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
1': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
2': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
4': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
4': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
5': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
6': Attempt saved. Andrew Moran (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
7': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Paddy Lane.
8': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
9': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
11': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
12': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
12': Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Goal! Stoke City 1, Portsmouth 0. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
14': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
14': Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
16': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Attempt missed. Tom McIntyre (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Blair with a cross following a set piece situation.
19': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
19': Attempt blocked. Harvey Blair (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Swanson.
19': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
21': Offside, Portsmouth. Mark O’Mahony is caught offside.
24': Offside, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
26': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Paddy Lane (Portsmouth).
26': Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
28': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
28': Attempt blocked. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
29': Goal! Stoke City 1, Portsmouth 1. Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a through ball following a fast break.
34': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
34': Attempt missed. Enda Stevens (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
36': Foul by Tom McIntyre (Portsmouth).
36': Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Harvey Blair (Portsmouth).
37': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
39': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paddy Lane.
40': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
43': Goal! Stoke City 2, Portsmouth 1. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a through ball following a fast break.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Goal! Stoke City 3, Portsmouth 1. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
45'+5': First Half ends, Stoke City 3, Portsmouth 1.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 3, Portsmouth 1.
46': Penalty Stoke City. Thomas Cannon draws a foul in the penalty area.
46': Penalty conceded by Will Norris (Portsmouth) after a foul in the penalty area.
48': Goal! Stoke City 4, Portsmouth 1. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
50': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
50': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
51': Goal! Stoke City 5, Portsmouth 1. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
52': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
52': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Goal! Stoke City 6, Portsmouth 1. Andrew Moran (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho following a fast break.
55': Substitution, Stoke City. Emre Tezgel replaces Sam Gallagher.
55': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City).
55': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
56': Substitution, Portsmouth. Abdoulaye Kamara replaces Marlon Pack.
56': Substitution, Portsmouth. Christian Saydee replaces Harvey Blair.
56': Substitution, Portsmouth. Sam Silvera replaces Josh Murphy.
57': Foul by Emre Tezgel (Stoke City).
57': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Sam Silvera (Portsmouth).
65': Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces Andrew Moran.
65': Substitution, Stoke City. André Vidigal replaces Lewis Koumas.
69': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
71': Attempt missed. André Vidigal (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
72': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jordan Williams replaces Regan Poole.
72': Offside, Portsmouth. Mark O’Mahony is caught offside.
73': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
73': Sam Silvera (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': André Vidigal (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Abdoulaye Kamara (Portsmouth).
76': Substitution, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu replaces Ben Wilmot.
77': Substitution, Stoke City. Eric-Junior Bocat replaces Enda Stevens.
79': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Foul by Freddie Potts (Portsmouth).
79': Substitution, Portsmouth. Elias Sørensen replaces Mark O’Mahony.
86': Foul by Tom McIntyre (Portsmouth).
86': Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City).
87': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt saved. Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Silvera with a cross.
90': Delay in match because of an injury André Vidigal (Stoke City).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom McIntyre with a headed pass.
90'+1': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Silvera with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdoulaye Kamara following a corner.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Elias Sørensen (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Silvera with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Stoke City 6, Portsmouth 1.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 6, Portsmouth 1.

Statistics

POR		STK
13	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
44.9	Possession	55.1
9	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
286	Accurate Passes	390
386	Passes	478
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	12
0.4	Cross %	0.3
53	Long Balls	51
16	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	11
16	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	10
13	Effective Clearances	9
13	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 20,824

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sunderland	15	+14	31
2	Sheffield United	15	+12	31
3	Leeds United	15	+15	29
4	Burnley	15	+12	27

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Viktor Johansson (GK)
23	Ben Gibson
5	Michael Rose
3	Enda Stevens
16	Ben Wilmot
20	Sam Gallagher
6	Wouter Burger
24	Andy Moran
9	Thomas Cannon
10	Bae Jun-Ho
11	Lewis Koumas

Stoke City Substitutes:

Emre Tezgel, Eric Bocat, Ashley Phillips, Jordan Thompson, Jack Bonham, Sol Sidibe, Junior Tchamadeu, André Vidigal, Tatsuki Seko.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Will Norris (GK)
16	Tom Mcintyre
5	Regan Poole
3	Connor Ogilvie
22	Zak Swanson
32	Paddy Lane
7	Marlon Pack
8	Freddie Potts
11	Mark O’Mahony
23	Josh Murphy
29	Harvey Blair

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Jordan Williams, Ryley Towler, Elias Sörensen, Matt Ritchie, Christian Saydee, Abdoulaye Kamara, Samuel Silvera, Andre Dozzell, Nicolas Schmid.

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