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Bolton
EFL Championship
15:00
UTC, Saturday 21 November 2026
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Portsmouth

Bolton vs Portsmouth: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Bolton Wanderers host Portsmouth at Toughsheet Community Stadium on Saturday 21 November 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC, in the EFL Championship (round 16). Bolton have had 35 days of rest since playing Southampton (EFL Championship); Portsmouth have had 31 after facing Wolves and travel about 325 km. Bolton are without 1 player (Chris Forino-Joseph); Portsmouth are missing 10 (Colby Bishop, John Swift, Keshi Anderson and others).

Injuries and suspensions

Bolton

  • Chris Forino-Joseph injury, back Early November 2026

Portsmouth

  • Colby Bishop injury, back Doubtful
  • John Swift injury, back Late November 2026
  • Keshi Anderson injury, back Late November 2026
  • Benjamin Arthur injury, back Back in training
  • Conor Shaughnessy injury, back Doubtful
  • Luke Brooke-Smith injury, out for season
  • Josh Murphy injury, back Doubtful
  • Franco Umeh-Chibueze injury, back Back in training
  • Connor Ogilvie injury, back Doubtful
  • Márk Kosznovszky injury, back Unknown
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 13 April 2024: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Portsmouth
  • Monday 11 December 2023: Portsmouth 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
  • Tuesday 28 February 2023: Portsmouth 3-1 Bolton Wanderers
  • Saturday 14 January 2023: Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Portsmouth
  • Tuesday 10 January 2023: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Portsmouth