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

· English League Championship

Portsmouth

9': Colby Bishop
17': Conor Shaughnessy

FT
2 - 1

Cardiff City

22': Callum O'Dowda

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Portsmouth are hosting Cardiff City at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
1': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
1': Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City).
2': Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
7': Attempt blocked. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Cardiff City 0. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
12': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Will Fish.
13': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
14': Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
15': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Will Fish.
16': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Lang.
16': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
17': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie.
17': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
17': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 0. Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross following a corner.
19': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
22': Goal! Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 1. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota with a cross.
24': Hand ball by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
25': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City).
25': Isaac Hayden (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt saved. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
27': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
28': Attempt blocked. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
29': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
29': Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
33': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
34': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
37': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
37': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
38': Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Colby Bishop with a headed pass.
38': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a headed pass.
39': Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Ritchie.
39': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Will Fish.
43': Attempt saved. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
43': Attempt saved. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
43': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor Shaughnessy.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 1.
45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 1.
45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Zak Swanson.
46': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).
48': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
52': Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Terry Devlin.
55': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
57': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum O'Dowda is caught offside.
57': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
58': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
58': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth).
60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Alves replaces Joel Bagan.
60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Joe Ralls.
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Substitution, Portsmouth. Hayden Matthews replaces Conor Shaughnessy because of an injury.
62': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
65': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
67': Substitution, Portsmouth. Adil Aouchiche replaces Matt Ritchie.
67': Substitution, Portsmouth. Marlon Pack replaces Isaac Hayden.
69': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
70': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
70': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
70': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Will Fish.
73': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech replaces Sivert Mannsverk.
73': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
75': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
75': Will Alves (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Callum Lang (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
76': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
80': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Foul by Callum Lang (Portsmouth).
81': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Terry Devlin.
82': Attempt missed. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a cross following a corner.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Perry Ng replaces Andy Rinomhota.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Cian Ashford.
84': Substitution, Portsmouth. Cohen Bramall replaces Callum Lang.
85': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
85': Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
87': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
87': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Schmid.
87': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
88': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
88': Attempt saved. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
89': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
90': Attempt blocked. Will Alves (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
90'+2': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Will Fish.
90'+4': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
90'+5': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
90'+5': Rob Atkinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 1.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 2, Cardiff City 1.

Statistics

CAR		POR
9	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	5
59.3	Possession	40.7
12	SHOTS	19
6	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
257	Accurate Passes	149
388	Passes	260
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
6	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	18
0.4	Cross %	0.2
86	Long Balls	76
22	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	6
14	Effective Tackles	6
19	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	10
38	Effective Clearances	37
38	Clearances	37

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,251

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	39	+27	83
2	Leeds United	39	+51	81
3	Burnley	39	+42	81
4	Sunderland	39	+19	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
35	Robert Atkinson
6	Conor Shaughnessy
3	Connor Ogilvie
22	Zak Swanson
49	Callum Lang
21	Andre Dozzell
45	Isaac Hayden
9	Colby Bishop
23	Josh Murphy
30	Matt Ritchie

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Jordan Archer, Cohen Bramall, Marlon Pack, Christian Saydee, Adil Aouchiche, Hayden Matthews, Mark O’Mahony, Terry Devlin, Kaide Gordon.

Cardiff City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
2	William Fish
23	Joel Bagan
4	Dimitrios Goutas
15	Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk
12	Calum Chambers
8	Joe Ralls
11	Callum O'Dowda
35	Andy Rinomhota
47	Callum Robinson
45	Cian Ashford

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Will Alves, Perry Ng, Yousef Salech, Rubin Colwill, Ethan Horvath, Luey Giles, Roko Simic, Anwar El Ghazi, Chris Willock.

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