CORNERFLICK
Portsmouth vs Cardiff 2-0
- Conor Shaughnessy31'
- Marko Milovanović52'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 5 Sept 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Referee
- B. Speedie
Match timeline
- 90+4’Substitution
PortsmouthIyad Mohamed ONMarlon Pack OFF - 90+2’Yellow card
CardiffYousef Salech - 90+1’SubstitutionCardiffCalum Scanlon ONKrystian Bielik OFF
- 86’Yellow cardCardiffAlexander Sean Pablo Robertson
- 83’SubstitutionCardiffC. Ashford ONOllie·Tanner OFF
- 69’SubstitutionPortsmouthColby·Bishop ONMarko Milovanović OFF
- 69’SubstitutionPortsmouthRyan Kavuma-McQueen ONTyrese Shade OFF
- 65’SubstitutionPortsmouthEbou Adams ONRocco Robert Shein OFF
Show 7 earlier events
- 65’SubstitutionPortsmouthZak Swanson ONJayden Meghoma OFF
- 64’SubstitutionCardiffRubin Colwill ONChristopher Willock OFF
- 63’SubstitutionCardiffJoel Colwill ONDavid Turnbull OFF
- 60’Yellow cardCardiffOllie·Tanner
- 52’Goal!PortsmouthMarko MilovanovićAssist: Adrian Segecic2 – 0
- 31’Goal!PortsmouthConor ShaughnessyAssist: Tyrese Shade1 – 0
- 9’Yellow cardCardiffKrystian Bielik
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
PortsmouthCardiff- 36%Possession64%
- 14Shots17
- 5Shots on Target5
- 5Corners7
- 15Fouls13
- 5Offsides2
- 5Saves3
- 252Passes466
- 0Yellow Cards4
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Portsmouth4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 31Bielica
- 24Devlin
- 2Arthur
- 6Shaughnessy
- 16Meghoma
- 7Pack
- 19Shein
- 11Kamara
- 10Segecic
- 17Shade
- 29Milovanović
Substitutions
- 65’↑38 E. Adams↓19 R. Shein
- 65’↑22 Z. Swanson↓16 J. Meghoma
- 69’↑ Colby·Bishop↓29 M. Milovanović
- 69’↑25 R. Kavuma McQueen↓17 T. Shade
- 90+4’↑37 I. Mohamed↓7 M. Pack
Unused substitutes 27 O. Bailey, 9 C. Bishop, 32 E. Kenny, 5 R. Poole, 1 N. Schmid
Coach John Mousinho
Cardiff4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Trott
- 38Ng
- 5Bielik
- 4Osho
- 3Bagan
- 18Robertson
- 14Turnbull
- 11Tanner
- 16Willock
- 8Moylan
- 9Salech
Substitutions
- 63’↑27 J. Colwill↓14 D. Turnbull
- 64’↑10 R. Colwill↓16 C. Willock
- 83’↑45 Cian Ashford↓ Ollie·Tanner
- 90+1’↑23 C. Scanlon↓5 K. Bielik
Unused substitutes 41 M. Turner, 30 H. Tyrer, 44 R. Kpakio, 47 C. Robinson
Coach B. Barry-Murphy
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 5
- Date
- Sat, 5 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Referee
- B. Speedie
- Portsmouth coach
- John Mousinho
- Cardiff coach
- B. Barry-Murphy
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 17 |
| 2 |  West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 21 |  Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Portsmouth- W-D-L
- 1-0-3
- Scored / match
- 1.3
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
Cardiff- W-D-L
- 0-3-1
- Scored / match
- 1.5
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
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- Cardiff0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Portsmouth beat Cardiff 2-0 in matchday 5 of the EFL Championship - English Second Tier at Fratton Park, Portsmouth.
Conor Shaughnessy 31' and Marko Milovanović 52' scored for Portsmouth.
Portsmouth had 36% of the ball to Cardiff's 64%; the sides had 14 and 17 shots (5 and 5 on target).
The referee showed 4 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 5
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Referee
- Benjamin Speedie
- Match ID
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15 events
- 9’Yellow cardCardiffKrystian Bielik
- 31’Goal!PortsmouthConor ShaughnessyAssist: Tyrese Shade1 – 0
- 52’Goal!PortsmouthMarko MilovanovićAssist: Adrian Segecic2 – 0
- 60’Yellow cardCardiffOllie·Tanner
- 63’SubstitutionCardiffJoel Colwill ONDavid Turnbull OFF
- 64’SubstitutionCardiffRubin Colwill ONChristopher Willock OFF
- 65’SubstitutionPortsmouthEbou Adams ONRocco Robert Shein OFF
- 65’SubstitutionPortsmouthZak Swanson ONJayden Meghoma OFF
- 69’SubstitutionPortsmouthColby·Bishop ONMarko Milovanović OFF
- 69’SubstitutionPortsmouthRyan Kavuma-McQueen ONTyrese Shade OFF
- 83’SubstitutionCardiffC. Ashford ONOllie·Tanner OFF
- 86’Yellow cardCardiffAlexander Sean Pablo Robertson
- 90+1’SubstitutionCardiffCalum Scanlon ONKrystian Bielik OFF
- 90+2’Yellow cardCardiffYousef Salech
- 90+4’SubstitutionPortsmouthIyad Mohamed ONMarlon Pack OFF