Sheffield Utd vs Portsmouth
Ref: Leigh Doughty, EnglandBramall Lane, Sheffield · 32,702 cap
Match recap
Sheffield Utd beat Portsmouth 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Peck, Bamford, and Hamer scored for Sheffield Utd. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.29 for Sheffield Utd versus 0.08 for Portsmouth. Sheffield Utd sit 13th in the Championship table while Portsmouth are 18th.
First Half
39'
Devlin
Red Card
⚽
Peck
Penalty
Second Half
46'
⇄
Segecic
⚽
Bamford
62'
⇄
Bishop
⇄
Bamford
⇄
McCallum
69'
⇄
Murphy
71'
Kosznovszky
Yellow Card
⚽
Hamer
Assist: O'Hare
74'
⇄
Kosznovszky
74'
⇄
Bianchini
⇄
Cannon
⇄
Riedewald
⇄
Seriki
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 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
Sheffield UtdPortsmouth
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.29VS0.08
Attack6 · 0 won
15
Shots
4
5
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
2
5
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
467
Total passes
254
383
Accurate passes
172
82%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline3 · 1 won
7
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
5
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
0
-0.29
Goals prevented
-0.29
Sheffield Utd
4-2-2-2
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Sheffield Utd
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 1M. CooperG
- 2J. TangangaD
- 3S. McCallumD
- 7T. CannonF
- 10C. O'HareM
- 11A. BrooksM
- 15B. MeeD
- 38F. SerikiD
- 42Sydie PeckM
- 44J. RiedewaldM
- 45P. BamfordF
Substitutes
- 8G. HamerM
- 9D. IngsF
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 17A. DaviesG
- 18El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 23T. CampbellF
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 26R. OnéF
- 28Alex MatosM
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. SchmidG
- 4J. KnightD
- 5R. PooleD
- 9C. BishopF
- 10A. SegecicM
- 11F. BianchiniM
- 18M. KosznovszkyM
- 21A. DozzellM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 23J. MurphyM
- 24T. DevlinD
Substitutes
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 7M. PackM
- 8J. SwiftM
- 14H. MatthewsD
- 25M. KirkF
- 26J. BursikG
- 36C. ChaplinF
- 47Yang Min-HyeokF
- 49C. LangF
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bamford | F | 63 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Mee | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sydie Peck | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Michael Cooper | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum O'Hare | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Sam McCallum | D | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jaïro Riedewald | M | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andre Brooks | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Femi Seriki | D | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/5 |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tyrese Campbell | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Matos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan One | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Hamer | M | 27 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mark McGuinness | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Burrows | D | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djibril Soumaré | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ings | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Knight | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Bianchini | M | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Adrian Segecic | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Murphy | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Colby Bishop(C) | F | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Zak Swanson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Terry Devlin | D | 39 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Márk Kosznovszky | M | 74 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Nicolas Schmid | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hayden Matthews | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Lang | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Swift | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josef Bursik | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Pack | M | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Chaplin | F | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yang Min-hyeok | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Williams | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Makenzie Kirk | F | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |