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

· English League Championship

Preston North End

76': Ryan Porteous
87': Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
90'+4': Sam Greenwood

FT
2 - 1

Portsmouth

83': Colby Bishop

About

Preston North End are hosting Portsmouth at Deepdale, Preston, 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.
4': Attempt missed. Will Keane (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
5': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Terry Devlin.
6': Attempt saved. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
11': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Preston North End).
11': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
11': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Freddie Potts.
14': Attempt blocked. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Andre Dozzell.
14': Attempt blocked. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Porteous.
15': Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
16': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
16': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
17': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
19': Attempt missed. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche following a fast break.
20': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
20': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
22': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
24': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
25': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
30': Offside, Preston North End. Kaine Kesler-Hayden is caught offside.
31': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
32': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
33': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cohen Bramall.
37': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Preston North End).
37': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
38': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
40': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).
40': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a headed pass.
45': Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Portsmouth 0.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Portsmouth 0.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Liam Lindsay.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Ryan Ledson.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Jayden Meghoma.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Sam Greenwood replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
48': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
48': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
49': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End).
53': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
59': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
59': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kaide Gordon replaces Adil Aouchiche.
60': Foul by Freddie Potts (Portsmouth).
60': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Regan Poole.
61': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson with a cross.
61': Attempt blocked. Will Keane (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Porteous.
62': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
62': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Brady (Preston North End).
64': Delay in match because of an injury Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
68': Substitution, Portsmouth. Mark O’Mahony replaces Kusini Yengi.
71': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Stefán Thórdarson.
73': Foul by Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth).
73': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth).
75': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Will Keane.
76': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
76': Goal! Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 0. Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ched Evans following a set piece situation.
80': Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Preston North End).
81': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Preston North End).
81': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
81': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
82': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
82': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
83': Goal! Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 1. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross following a corner.
84': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross.
85': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson.
86': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Regan Poole.
87': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
87': Goal! Preston North End 2, Portsmouth 1. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Brady with a through ball.
90': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ched Evans following a fast break.
90': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
90': Freddie Potts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
90'+2': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Substitution, Portsmouth. Marlon Pack replaces Andre Dozzell.
90'+2': Substitution, Portsmouth. Thomas Waddingham replaces Terry Devlin.
90'+4': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
90'+4': Second yellow card to Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) for a bad foul.
90'+5': Foul by Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth).
90'+5': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Thomas Waddingham (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Portsmouth 1.
0': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Portsmouth 1.

Statistics

POR		PNE
14	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	1
45.8	Possession	54.2
9	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
211	Accurate Passes	281
320	Passes	385
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	6
24	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.3
70	Long Balls	70
23	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	11
27	Effective Clearances	46
27	Clearances	46

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 17,240

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

Preston North End (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
19	Lewis Gibson
2	Ryan Porteous
3	Jayden Meghoma
29	Kaine Kesler Hayden
22	Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
10	Mads Frökjaer
18	Ryan Ledson
9	Emil Riis Jakobsen
7	Will Keane

Preston North End Substitutes:

Benjamin Whiteman, Ched Evans, Robbie Brady, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, David Cornell, Theo Mawene, Sam Greenwood, Patrick Bauer.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
3	Connor Ogilvie
5	Regan Poole
18	Cohen Bramall
24	Terry Devlin
9	Colby Bishop
21	Andre Dozzell
8	Freddie Potts
10	Kusini Yengi
23	Josh Murphy
17	Adil Aouchiche

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Jordan Archer, Mark O’Mahony, Kaide Gordon, Zak Swanson, Marlon Pack, Thomas Waddingham, Matt Ritchie, Ryley Towler, Isaac Hayden.

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