Hull City vs Portsmouth
Ref: Tom Nield, EnglandThe MKM Stadium, Hull · 25,504 cap
Match recap
Hull City beat Portsmouth 3–2 in their Championship fixture. Destan, Joseph, and Gelhardt scored for Hull City; Devlin and Devlin replied for Portsmouth. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.36 for Hull City versus 1.29 for Portsmouth. Hull City sit 6th in the Championship table while Portsmouth are 18th.
First Half
15'
⚽
Devlin
⚽
Destan
Assist: Coyle
⚽
Joseph
Assist: Gelhardt
45'
⚽
Devlin
Assist: Murphy
Second Half
46'
⇄
Le Roux
62'
Devlin
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Devlin
⇄
Hadžiahmetović
⇄
Destan
76'
Williams
Yellow Card
⚽
Gelhardt
Assist: Hughes
82'
Pack
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Bowat
83'
⇄
Chaplin
⇄
Gelhardt
90+3'
⇄
Williams
⇄
Slater
Pandur
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Hull CityPortsmouth
9Won
Statistical edge
9–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.36VS1.29
Attack2 · 2 won
13
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
392
Total passes
286
289
Accurate passes
193
74%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
4
-0.44
Goals prevented
-0.44
Hull City
4-2-3-1
Portsmouth
3-4-2-1Hull City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1I. PandurG
- 2L. CoyleD
- 3R. GilesD
- 4C. HughesD
- 15J. EganD
- 20A. HadžiahmetovićM
- 21J. GelhardtM
- 22K. JosephM
- 25M. CrooksM
- 27R. SlaterM
- 39E. DestanF
Substitutes
- 6S. AjayiD
- 10M. BelloumiF
- 11D. AkintolaF
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 18C. DramehD
- 19Joel Tshisanga NdalaF
- 23A. FamewoD
- 24D. GyabiM
- 58C. McCarthyD
Portsmouth
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2J. WilliamsM
- 4J. KnightD
- 5R. PooleD
- 9C. BishopF
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 17I. BowatD
- 21A. DozzellM
- 23J. MurphyF
- 24T. DevlinM
- 26J. BursikG
- 36C. ChaplinF
Substitutes
- 7M. PackM
- 11F. BianchiniF
- 14H. MatthewsD
- 18M. KosznovszkyM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 25M. KirkF
- 30B. KillipG
- 44Ashton SizerD
- 47Yang Min-HyeokF
Hull City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Gelhardt | M | 86 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Enis Destan | F | 74 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Charlie Hughes | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| John Egan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewie Coyle(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kyle Joseph | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Amir Hadžiahmetović | M | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Regan Slater | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Matt Crooks | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Ryan Giles | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Ivor Pandur | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Babajide David Akintola | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Akin Famewo | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Phillips | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Drameh | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Belloumi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cathal McCarthy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Gyabi | M | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Semi Ajayi | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Ndala | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Devlin | M | 74 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Josh Murphy | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Colby Bishop(C) | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Conor Chaplin | F | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luke Le Roux | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibane Bowat | D | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Williams | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Josh Knight | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josef Bursik | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Killip | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Bianchini | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Márk Kosznovszky | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Matthews | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashton Sizer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yang Min-hyeok | F | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Makenzie Kirk | F | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Zak Swanson | D | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Marlon Pack | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |