Portsmouth vs Preston North End, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Portsmouth

36': Josh Murphy
45': Connor Ogilvie
89': Colby Bishop (P)

FT
3 - 1

Preston North End

50': Emil Riis Jakobsen

About

Portsmouth are hosting Preston North End 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.
5': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
6': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
7': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
10': Offside, Preston North End. Emil Riis is caught offside.
11': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
13': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
13': Offside, Preston North End. Sam Greenwood is caught offside.
14': Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Terry Devlin.
15': Attempt missed. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
16': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
16': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Freddie Potts with a cross.
17': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Duane Holmes.
17': Attempt saved. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddie Potts with a cross.
17': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
19': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
19': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
23': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
25': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
27': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
27': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
28': Attempt missed. Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Freddie Woodman (Preston North End).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
30': Attempt blocked. Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie with a cross.
30': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
31': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Freddie Potts following a corner.
35': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
36': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
36': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Preston North End 0. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
38': Attempt blocked. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kusini Yengi.
39': Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
41': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
41': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Attempt blocked. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kusini Yengi.
44': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
45': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Preston North End 0. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
45'+1': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 2, Preston North End 0.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Duane Holmes.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Brad Potts.
49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Regan Poole.
49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Regan Poole.
50': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Preston North End 1. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a through ball.
51': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
51': Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
53': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
58': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.
60': Attempt saved. Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Dozzell with a cross.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
61': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Murphy.
64': Attempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali McCann with a cross following a corner.
65': Attempt missed. Ali McCann (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
65': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali McCann.
65': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kusini Yengi.
66': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
66': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
68': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
70': Substitution, Portsmouth. Christian Saydee replaces Matt Ritchie.
71': Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kusini Yengi with a cross.
72': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
72': Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Delay in match (Preston North End).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
75': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
78': Substitution, Preston North End. Jeppe Okkels replaces Sam Greenwood.
78': Substitution, Portsmouth. Owen Moxon replaces Freddie Potts.
78': Substitution, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop replaces Kusini Yengi.
79': Foul by Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
79': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
80': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
81': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Bowler replaces Ali McCann.
86': Substitution, Portsmouth. Paddy Lane replaces Josh Murphy.
87': Foul by Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
87': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
88': Penalty Portsmouth. Callum Lang draws a foul in the penalty area.
88': Penalty conceded by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
89': Goal! Portsmouth 3, Preston North End 1. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
90'+2': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
90'+2': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Whatmough.
90'+3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Colby Bishop.
90'+4': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
90'+4': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 3, Preston North End 1.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 3, Preston North End 1.

Statistics

PNE		POR
13	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	11
2	Saves	1
58.1	Possession	41.9
6	SHOTS	18
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
281	Accurate Passes	174
421	Passes	292
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	7
14	Crosses	26
0.3	Cross %	0.3
108	Long Balls	72
42	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	6
9	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	10
41	Effective Clearances	21
41	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,295

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

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
7	Marlon Pack
5	Regan Poole
3	Connor Ogilvie
24	Terry Devlin
49	Callum Lang
21	Andre Dozzell
8	Freddie Potts
10	Kusini Yengi
23	Josh Murphy
30	Matt Ritchie

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Samuel Silvera, Tom Mcintyre, Jordan Archer, Owen Moxon, Christian Saydee, Colby Bishop, Paddy Lane, Mark O’Mahony, Abdoulaye Kamara.

Preston North End (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
5	Jack Whatmough
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
8	Alistair McCann
25	Duane Holmes
4	Benjamin Whiteman
29	Kaine Kesler Hayden
44	Brad Potts
20	Sam Greenwood
9	Emil Riis Jakobsen

Preston North End Substitutes:

David Cornell, Kitt Nelson, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Layton Stewart, Ryan Ledson, Mads Frökjaer, Jeppe Okkels, Josh Bowler, Kian Best.

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