Match summary
Before kickoff, Portsmouth were 21st in the table but 9th on points from the last five league games. Sheffield Wednesday had gone 15 matches without a win before this one.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Portsmouth in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Portsmouth's first win over Sheffield Wednesday in 7 meetings on record.No earlier win in 7 meetings on record since 2021-12-07 (3D 4L); all competitions.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sheffield Wednesday0W 2D 3L
Sheffield WednesdayPortsmouth
2Pointsof 155
2Goals scored5
10Goals conceded12
1Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row1
15+Without a win2
3Conceded in a row11
Head to head7 meetings · Dec 2021 – Sep 2025
- Sheffield Wednesday wins
- 4
- Draws
- 3
- Portsmouth wins
- 0
2.71goals per meeting
57%both teams scored
43%3+ goals
14%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSheffield Wednesday 3W 2D 0L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 311 earlier results
Sheffield WednesdayPortsmouth
#24Position#21
11Points25 v 24 games25
-33Goal difference-14
0.72Scored per gameleague avg 1.310.88
2.04Conceded per game1.46
#24Form table position#9
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Sheffield WednesdayPortsmouth
- 77'Yellow Card · Portsmouth · Conor Chaplin
- Substitution · Sheffield Wednesday · Nathan Redmond · InOut: Liam Palmer76'
- 73'Substitution · Portsmouth · Jordan Williams · InOut: Millenic Alli
- 65'Goal · Portsmouth · Adrian Segecic0-1
- Substitution · Sheffield Wednesday · Reece Johnson · InOut: Yisa Alao63'
- Substitution · Sheffield Wednesday · Jaden Heskey · InOut: Jarvis Thornton63'
- Substitution · Sheffield Wednesday · Charlie McNeill · InOut: Jamal Lowe63'
- 56'Substitution · Portsmouth · Ebou Adams · InOut: Connor Ogilvie
- 31'Yellow Card · Portsmouth · Connor Ogilvie
Match Statistics
Match stats
Sheffield WednesdayPortsmouth
47%Ball Possession53%
7Shots Total12
1Shots On Target3
7Corners6
15Fouls10
0Yellow Cards2
1Offsides3
2Saves1
344Passes394
3Shots Off Target5
67Attacks107
33Dangerous Attacks64
7Shots Inside Box10
0Shots Outside Box2
0Goals1
10Free Kicks15
3Shots Blocked4
4Substitutions2
14Tackles11
259Accurate Passes311
1Injuries1
18Total Crosses22
3Accurate Crosses5
20Interceptions8
41Duels Won52
0Big Chances Created4
0Big Chances Missed4
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Danny Röhl
Starting XI
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MC
Murphy Cooper6.3
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JT
Jarvis Thornton6.6
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YA
Yisa Alao6.7
Substitutes
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RS
Rio Shipston-
LS
Logan Stretch-
RJ
Reece Johnson6.2
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CM
Cole McGhee-
JE
Joe Emery-
DM
Devlan MosesPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(79%) | 4 | 4/7 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 42(71%) | 1 | 8/12 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(84%) | - | 0/4 | |
Yisa Alao MF | 6.7 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(90%) | - | 1/3 |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 12(83%) | 3 | 6/17 | |
Jarvis Thornton MF | 6.6 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 20(76%) | 1 | 2/6 |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(70%) | 3 | 9/12 | |
| 6.5 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 8(50%) | - | 4/9 | |
| 6.5 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(57%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 12(69%) | - | 1/6 | |
| 6.4 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.4 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(100%) | - | 0/4 | |
| 6.4 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(82%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
Murphy Cooper GK | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(60%) | - | - |
Reece Johnson DF | 6.2 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(69%) | 1 | 2/6 |
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