Portsmouth vs Sheffield Utd 3-2

Portsmouth beat Sheffield Utd 3-2 at Fratton Park after Ebou Adams struck in the 89th minute to settle a game that had swung twice after the interval. Sheffield Utd finished with 10 men after Hamza Choudhury’s dismissal in the 44th minute.

Portsmouth went ahead in the 41st minute when Zak Swanson scored to make it 1-0. Choudhury was then sent off before the break, and Sheffield Utd made two changes on 45 minutes, with Patrick Bamford and Ben Brereton replaced by Mark McGuinness and Kalvin Phillips. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Adrian Segecic doubled Portsmouth’s lead in the 54th minute from Ryan Kavuma-McQueen’s pass, but Sheffield Utd replied five minutes later through Japhet Tanganga, set up by Tahith Chong. Thomas Cannon then equalised in the 67th minute from Kalvin Phillips’ assist, with Phillips having come on in the 45th minute. Portsmouth made two changes on 69 minutes and Sheffield Utd made two more on 79 minutes, before Portsmouth’s substitute Adams, who had come on in the 69th minute, made it 3-2 on 89 minutes. Portsmouth had 67% of the ball, 483 passes to Sheffield Utd’s 232 and 24 shots to 11, while Sheffield Utd still managed 4 shots on target and 6 corners. Portsmouth had 10 corners and 7 shots on target, and the xG was 2.25 to 2.03.

Jayden Meghoma was booked for Portsmouth in the 27th minute. Hamza Choudhury was booked for Sheffield Utd in the 35th minute before his red card, while Nicolas Schmid and Ebou Adams were booked for Portsmouth in the 60th and 82nd minutes and Sam McCallum was booked for Sheffield Utd in the 60th minute.