Portsmouth vs Blackburn match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 8 · Fratton Park, Portsmouth · Ref John Busby, England

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Portsmouth drew with Blackburn 2–2 in the Championship on 19 September 2026. Expected goals finished 1.60–0.59. Portsmouth had 51% of the ball.

Portsmouth vs Blackburn match statistics

PortsmouthBlackburn

51% Ball possession 49%
1.60 Expected goals (xG) 0.59
22 Total shots 8
7 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 2
8 Blocked shots 1
17 Shots inside the box 7
9 Corners 7
16 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
345 Passes 336
74% Pass accuracy 73%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

4' Goal Z. Swanson Portsmouth
11' Goal O. Afolayan (assist H. Pickering) Blackburn
40' Yellow card M. Pack Portsmouth
47' Yellow card T. Atcheson Blackburn
56' Goal R. Morishita (assist O. Afolayan) Blackburn
74' Goal C. Bishop (assist R. Kavuma McQueen) Portsmouth
89' Yellow card Z. Swanson Portsmouth

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Portsmouth

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 John Mousinho

31 D. Bielica

16 J. Meghoma 6 C. Shaughnessy 55 M. Dia 22 Z. Swanson

19 R. Shein 7 M. Pack

25 R. Kavuma McQueen 10 A. Segecic 11 A. Kamara

17 T. Shade

Bench N. Schmid , R. Poole , J. Swift , E. Adams , O. Bailey , T. Devlin , I. Mohamed , C. Bishop , E. Kenny

Blackburn

Confirmed 5-4-1 Tony Mowbray

22 B. Tóth

3 H. Pickering 15 S. McLoughlin 17 H. Carter 6 T. Atcheson 2 R. Alebiosu

21 O. Afolayan 31 Kristi Montgomery 8 Sam Morsy 25 R. Morishita

10 T. Cantwell

Bench A. Pears , H. Pates , Gady Beyuku , J. Garrett , D. De Neve , M. Baradji , H. Lister , J. Fevrier , A. Guðjohnsen

Out and doubtful

L. Miller Blackburn Out — Achilles Tendon Injury
M. Jorgensen Blackburn Out — Hamstring Injury
J. Murphy Portsmouth Out — Groin Injury
A. Forshaw Blackburn Out — Hip Injury
A. Kargbo Blackburn Out — Muscle Injury
M. Litherland Blackburn Out — Muscle Injury
S. Wharton Blackburn Out — Achilles Tendon Injury
Y. Ohashi Blackburn Out — Hamstring Injury
Y. Ribeiro Blackburn Out — Hamstring Injury
C. Ogilvie Portsmouth Out — Knee Injury
F. Umeh Portsmouth Out — Hamstring Injury
K. Anderson Portsmouth Out — Muscle Injury
L. Brooke-Smith Portsmouth Out — Ankle Injury
M. Kosznovszky Portsmouth Out — Knee Injury
Marezi Portsmouth Out — Calf Injury
T. Waddingham Portsmouth Out — Ankle Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Portsmouth at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Blackburn away

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Portsmouth vs Blackburn head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
7 Mar 26	Blackburn v Portsmouth	1–1
13 Dec 25	Portsmouth v Blackburn	2–1
29 Mar 25	Portsmouth v Blackburn	1–0
15 Jan 25	Blackburn v Portsmouth	3–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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