Portsmouth vs Plymouth Argyle, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Portsmouth

89': Adil Aouchiche

FT
1 - 2

Plymouth Argyle

44': Mustapha Bundu
49': Ryan Hardie
86': Matthew Sorinola

About

Portsmouth are hosting Plymouth Argyle 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': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
2': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
2': Attempt missed. Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross following a corner.
4': Attempt missed. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
6': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth).
7': Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
7': Offside, Portsmouth. Matt Ritchie is caught offside.
9': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
9': Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Pleguezuelo.
14': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
14': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy following a corner.
18': Attempt missed. Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
20': Foul by Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
20': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
21': Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
24': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Plymouth Argyle).
24': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Nikola Katic (Plymouth Argyle).
25': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Dozzell with a headed pass.
27': Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).
27': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
28': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
29': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
32': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
33': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
33': Foul by Josh Murphy (Portsmouth).
33': Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt blocked. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).
44': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Plymouth Argyle 1. Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
45'+1': Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Plymouth Argyle).
45'+4': First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Plymouth Argyle 1.
45': Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Plymouth Argyle 1.
46': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
47': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie.
49': Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
49': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Plymouth Argyle 2. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola following a fast break.
52': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright replaces Michael Obafemi.
55': Substitution, Portsmouth. Cohen Bramall replaces Marlon Pack.
55': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kaide Gordon replaces Matt Ritchie.
57': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu is caught offside.
60': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Swanson.
60': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Mark O’Mahony replaces Freddie Potts.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Kornél Szucs replaces Julio Pleguezuelo because of an injury.
65': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Bali Mumba replaces Ryan Hardie.
67': Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
69': Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
69': Attempt missed. Nikola Katic (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola following a set piece situation.
70': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
70': Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt missed. Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
77': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Nathanael Ogbeta replaces Mustapha Bundu.
78': Attempt missed. Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross.
81': Attempt missed. Kaide Gordon (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
82': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright is caught offside.
82': Foul by Nikola Katic (Plymouth Argyle).
82': Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Kaide Gordon (Portsmouth).
86': Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).
86': Second yellow card to Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) for a bad foul.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Plymouth Argyle 2. Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
90': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Cohen Bramall with a cross.
90'+3': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark O’Mahony with a headed pass.
90'+4': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth).
90'+4': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright is caught offside.
90'+6': Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
90'+6': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth).
90'+7': Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+8': Foul by Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle).
90'+9': Foul by Kaide Gordon (Portsmouth).
90'+9': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
90'+10': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
90'+10': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
90'+10': Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+12': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Plymouth Argyle 2.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Plymouth Argyle 2.

Statistics

PLY		POR
15	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	1
19.5	Possession	80.5
6	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
72	Accurate Passes	547
163	Passes	648
0.4	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	10
2	Crosses	43
0.5	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	66
13	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.2	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	2
16	Tackles	6
0.8	Tackle %	0.3
6	Interceptions	5
63	Effective Clearances	21
63	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,394

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)
7	Marlon Pack
5	Regan Poole
3	Connor Ogilvie
22	Zak Swanson
17	Adil Aouchiche
21	Andre Dozzell
8	Freddie Potts
9	Colby Bishop
23	Josh Murphy
30	Matt Ritchie

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Kaide Gordon, Thomas Waddingham, Cohen Bramall, Jordan Archer, Ryley Towler, Isaac Hayden, Mark O’Mahony, Kusini Yengi, Terry Devlin.

Plymouth Argyle (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
21	Conor Hazard (GK)
25	Nikola Katic
5	Julio Pleguezuelo
40	Maksym Talovierov
18	Darko Gyabi
4	Jordan Houghton
17	Tymoteusz Puchacz
29	Matthew Sorinola
15	Mustapha Bundu
14	Michael Obafemi
9	Ryan Hardie

Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:

Daniel Grimshaw, Bali Mumba, Joe Edwards, Rami Al Hajj, Malachi Boateng, Nathanael Ogbeta, Callum Wright, Kornel Szucs, Frederick Issaka.

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