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Portsmouth vs Blackburn 2-2
- Zak Swanson4'
- Colby·Bishop74'
- Oladapo Afolayan11'
- Ryoya Morishita56'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 19 Sept 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Referee
- John Busby
Match timeline
- 89’Yellow card
PortsmouthZak Swanson - 87’SubstitutionPortsmouthIyad Mohamed ONRyan Kavuma-McQueen OFF
- 83’Substitution
BlackburnJ. Fevrier ONTodd Cantwell OFF - 74’Goal!PortsmouthColby·BishopAssist: Ryan Kavuma-McQueen2 – 2
- 71’SubstitutionPortsmouthColby·Bishop ONAdrian Segecic OFF
- 69’SubstitutionBlackburnMoussa·Baradji ONTom Atcheson OFF
- 68’SubstitutionBlackburnAndri Guðjohnsen ONOladapo Afolayan OFF
- 63’SubstitutionPortsmouthOdin Bailey ONMarlon Pack OFF
Show 7 earlier events
- 63’SubstitutionPortsmouthRegan Poole ONConor Shaughnessy OFF
- 56’Goal!BlackburnRyoya MorishitaAssist: Oladapo Afolayan1 – 2
- 47’Yellow cardBlackburnTom Atcheson
- 45’SubstitutionPortsmouthEbou Adams ONRocco Robert Shein OFF
- 40’Yellow cardPortsmouthMarlon Pack
- 11’Goal!BlackburnOladapo AfolayanAssist: Harry Pickering1 – 1
- 4’Goal!PortsmouthZak Swanson1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
PortsmouthBlackburn- 54%Possession46%
- 20Shots8
- 6Shots on Target5
- 9Corners7
- 16Fouls9
- 2Offsides2
- 3Saves4
- 321Passes314
- 2Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Portsmouth4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 45’↑38 E. Adams↓19 R. Shein
- 63’↑27 O. Bailey↓7 M. Pack
- 63’↑5 R. Poole↓6 C. Shaughnessy
- 71’↑ Colby·Bishop↓10 A. Segecic
- 87’↑37 I. Mohamed↓25 R. Kavuma McQueen
Unused substitutes 9 C. Bishop, 24 T. Devlin, 32 E. Kenny, 1 N. Schmid, 8 J. Swift
Coach John Mousinho
Blackburn5 - 4 - 1
- 22Tóth
- 2Alebiosu
- 6Atcheson
- 17Carter
- 15McLoughlin
- 3Pickering
- 25Morishita
- 8Morsy
- 31Montgomery
- 21Afolayan
- 10Cantwell
Substitutions
- 68’↑9 A. Guðjohnsen↓21 O. Afolayan
- 69’↑ Moussa·Baradji↓6 Tom Atcheson
- 83’↑11 J. Fevrier↓10 T. Cantwell
Unused substitutes 24 M. Baradji, 27 Gady Beyuku, 14 D. De Neve, 30 J. Garrett, 42 Harry Lister, 1 A. Pears, 39 H. Pates
Coach Tony Mowbray
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 8
- Date
- Sat, 19 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Referee
- John Busby
- Portsmouth coach
- John Mousinho
- Blackburn coach
- Tony Mowbray
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 |  West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 |  Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 15 |
| 13 |  Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Portsmouth- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Blackburn- W-D-L
- 1-1-3
- Scored / match
- 1.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
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- Blackburn0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Portsmouth and Blackburn drew 2-2 in matchday 8 of the EFL Championship - English Second Tier at Fratton Park, Portsmouth.
Zak Swanson 4' and Colby·Bishop 74' scored for Portsmouth, Oladapo Afolayan 11' and Ryoya Morishita 56' for Blackburn.
Portsmouth had 54% of the ball to Blackburn's 46%; the sides had 20 and 8 shots (6 and 5 on target).
The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Referee
- John Busby
- Match ID
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15 events
- 4’Goal!PortsmouthZak Swanson1 – 0
- 11’Goal!BlackburnOladapo AfolayanAssist: Harry Pickering1 – 1
- 40’Yellow cardPortsmouthMarlon Pack
- 45’SubstitutionPortsmouthEbou Adams ONRocco Robert Shein OFF
- 47’Yellow cardBlackburnTom Atcheson
- 56’Goal!BlackburnRyoya MorishitaAssist: Oladapo Afolayan1 – 2
- 63’SubstitutionPortsmouthOdin Bailey ONMarlon Pack OFF
- 63’SubstitutionPortsmouthRegan Poole ONConor Shaughnessy OFF
- 68’SubstitutionBlackburnAndri Guðjohnsen ONOladapo Afolayan OFF
- 69’SubstitutionBlackburnMoussa·Baradji ONTom Atcheson OFF
- 71’SubstitutionPortsmouthColby·Bishop ONAdrian Segecic OFF
- 74’Goal!PortsmouthColby·BishopAssist: Ryan Kavuma-McQueen2 – 2
- 83’SubstitutionBlackburnJ. Fevrier ONTodd Cantwell OFF
- 87’SubstitutionPortsmouthIyad Mohamed ONRyan Kavuma-McQueen OFF
- 89’Yellow cardPortsmouthZak Swanson