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Portsmouth
EFL Championship
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3 - 2
Full time
Sheffield Utd
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Utd: match report
Portsmouth hosted Sheffield United at Fratton Park on Wednesday 14 October 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 10). Portsmouth are without 1 player (Benjamin Arthur); Sheffield Utd have no reported absences. Oliver Langford is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Portsmouth 3-2 Sheffield Utd. Goals: Zak Swanson 41' for Portsmouth; Adrian Segecic 54' for Portsmouth; Japhet Tanganga 59' for Sheffield Utd; Thomas Cannon 67' for Sheffield Utd; Ebrima Adams 89' for Portsmouth. Attendance: 18,446.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 27' Yellow card: Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth)
- 35' Yellow card: Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield Utd)
- 41' Goal: Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) 1-0
- 44' Second yellow: Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield Utd)
- 54' Goal: Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) 2-0
- 59' Goal: Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield Utd) 2-1
- 60' Yellow card: Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth)
- 60' Yellow card: Sam McCallum (Sheffield Utd)
- 67' Goal: Thomas Cannon (Sheffield Utd) 2-2
- 82' Yellow card: Ebrima Adams (Portsmouth)
- 89' Goal: Ebrima Adams (Portsmouth) 3-2
Match stats (contains the result)
| 67.2% | Possession | 32.8% |
| 24 | Shots | 11 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 10 | Corners | 6 |
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Line-ups
Portsmouth 4-2-3-1
Coach: John Mousinho
- 1 Nicolas Schmid GK
- 22 Zak Swanson DEF
- 5 Regan Poole DEF
- 55 Madiodio Dia DEF
- 16 Jayden Meghoma DEF
- 7 Marlon Pack MID
- 37 Iyad Mohamed MID
- 11 Abu Kamara FWD
- 10 Adrian Segečić MID
- 25 Ryan Kavuma-McQueen FWD
- 29 Marezi FWD
Bench
- 9 Colby Bishop FWD
- 21 Keshi Anderson MID
- 24 Terry Devlin MID
- 38 Ebou Adams MID
- 27 Odin Bailey MID
- 30 Ben Killip GK
- 31 Daniel Bielica GK
- 19 Rocco Shein MID
- 32 Eoin Kenny MID
Sheffield Utd 4-4-2
Coach: Chris Wilder
- 1 Michael Cooper GK
- 8 Hamza Choudhury DEF
- 5 Japhet Tanganga DEF
- 15 Liam Kitching DEF
- 3 Sam McCallum DEF
- 19 Tahith Chong MID
- 42 Sydie Peck MID
- 7 Joe Rothwell MID
- 22 Ben Brereton MID
- 9 Thomas Cannon FWD
- 45 Patrick Bamford FWD
Bench
- 25 Mark McGuinness DEF
- 27 Kalvin Phillips MID
- 4 Ollie Arblaster MID
- 11 Romelle Donovan MID
- 23 Tyrese Campbell FWD
- 17 Adam Davies GK
- 14 Harrison Burrows DEF
- 44 Jaïro Riedewald MID
- 10 Jordan Ayew FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Portsmouth
- Benjamin Arthur injury, back Back in training
Sheffield Utd
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Saturday 14 February 2026: Portsmouth 0-1 Sheffield United
- Wednesday 26 November 2025: Sheffield United 3-0 Portsmouth
- Saturday 8 February 2025: Sheffield United 2-1 Portsmouth
- Saturday 28 September 2024: Portsmouth 0-0 Sheffield United
- Saturday 20 April 2013: Portsmouth 3-0 Sheffield United