EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-09-19 23:00 JST
Match summary
Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 8 on September 19. Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers traded goals in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time and 1-1 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Portsmouth – Z. Swanson and C. Bishop; Blackburn Rovers – R. Morishita and O. Afolayan. Assists: Portsmouth – R. Kavuma McQueen; Blackburn Rovers – H. Pickering and O. Afolayan.
Possession: Portsmouth 51%, Blackburn Rovers 49%. Shots: Portsmouth 22, Blackburn Rovers 8. Yellow cards: Portsmouth 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
5-4-1
View as table
| Portsmouth | Stat | Blackburn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 5-4-1 |
| 51% | Possession | 49% |
| 1.6 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.59 |
| 22 | Shots | 8 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 17 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 5 | Shots outside the box | 1 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 345 | Passes | 336 |
| 255 | Accurate passes | 245 |
| 74% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| -0.42 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.42 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: John Busby, England
Player stats
Portsmouth
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | D. Bielica | 0 | 17(59%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | Z. Swanson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23(77%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 8(4) | ||
| DF | M. Dia | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 34(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 11(6) | ||||
| DF | C. Shaughnessy | 0 | 2 | 31(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 63 | 3(3) | ||||||||
| DF | J. Meghoma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 5(2) | |||
| MF | M. Pack | 0 | 2 | 23(72%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 63 | 9(4) | |||||||
| MF | R. Shein | 0 | 2 | 19(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 45 | 2 | 9(4) | |||||
| MF | A. Kamara | 0 | 2 | 11(61%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 9(5) | ||||||
| MF | A. Segecic | 2 | 0 | 5(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 71 | 1 | 4(1) | ||||||
| MF | R. Kavuma McQueen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4(50%) | 1 | 6(50%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 | 87 | 1 | 15(6) | ||
| FW | T. Shade | 0 | 15(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 6(1) | ||||||
| MF | E. Adams | 0 | 3 | 15(65%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | 45 | 3 | 13(5) | |||||
| DF | R. Poole | 0 | 9(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 27 | 1 | 4(2) | ||||||
| MF | O. Bailey | 0 | 7(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 27 | 1 | 2(None) | ||||||||
| FW | C. Bishop | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 19 | 6(None) | ||||||
| MF | I. Mohamed | 0 | 2(40%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| GK | N. Schmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | T. Devlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | J. Swift | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | E. Kenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackburn Rovers
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | B. Tóth | 0 | 11(41%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.9 | 90 | 4(4) | ||||||||
| DF | R. Alebiosu | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7(3) | |||||
| DF | Tom Atcheson | 0 | 1(33%) | 2 | 2 | 21(81%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 69 | 1 | 10(4) | |||
| DF | H. Carter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 90 | 3(2) | |||||||
| DF | S. McLoughlin | 0 | 29(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 4 | 8(4) | |||||||
| DF | H. Pickering | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 1 | 16(64%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 10(7) | |||
| MF | R. Morishita | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(50%) | 4 | 1 | 18(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 | 90 | 1 | 14(8) | |
| MF | Sam Morsy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 1 | 6(3) | |||||
| MF | Kristi Montgomery | 0 | 4 | 20(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 14(9) | |||||
| MF | O. Afolayan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10(91%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 7(4) | |||
| FW | T. Cantwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 1 | 26(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.6 | 83 | 2 | 10(5) | ||
| MF | M. Baradji | 0 | 6(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 21 | 1 | 3(1) | |||||||
| FW | A. Guðjohnsen | 0 | 2 | 1(17%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 21 | 6(5) | |||||||
| FW | J. Fevrier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(100%) | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 14 | 3(3) | |||||
| GK | A. Pears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Gady Beyuku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | H. Pates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | J. Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | H. Lister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | D. De Neve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Portsmouth
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 31 | D. Bielica |
| Starter | DF | 22 | Z. Swanson |
| Starter | DF | 55 | M. Dia |
| Starter | DF | 6 | C. Shaughnessy |
| Starter | DF | 16 | J. Meghoma |
| Starter | MF | 7 | M. Pack |
| Starter | MF | 19 | R. Shein |
| Starter | MF | 11 | A. Kamara |
| Starter | MF | 10 | A. Segecic |
| Starter | MF | 25 | R. Kavuma McQueen |
| Starter | FW | 17 | T. Shade |
| Bench | DF | 5 | R. Poole |
| Bench | MF | 38 | E. Adams |
| Bench | MF | 27 | O. Bailey |
| Bench | MF | 37 | I. Mohamed |
| Bench | FW | 9 | C. Bishop |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | N. Schmid |
| Bench | MF | 8 | J. Swift |
| Bench | MF | 24 | T. Devlin |
| Bench | MF | 32 | E. Kenny |
Blackburn Rovers
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 22 | B. Tóth |
| Starter | DF | 2 | R. Alebiosu |
| Starter | DF | 6 | Tom Atcheson |
| Starter | DF | 17 | H. Carter |
| Starter | DF | 15 | S. McLoughlin |
| Starter | DF | 3 | H. Pickering |
| Starter | MF | 25 | R. Morishita |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Sam Morsy |
| Starter | MF | 31 | Kristi Montgomery |
| Starter | MF | 21 | O. Afolayan |
| Starter | FW | 10 | T. Cantwell |
| Bench | MF | 24 | M. Baradji |
| Bench | FW | 11 | J. Fevrier |
| Bench | FW | 9 | A. Guðjohnsen |
Show unused substitutes (6)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | A. Pears |
| Bench | DF | 39 | H. Pates |
| Bench | DF | 27 | Gady Beyuku |
| Bench | MF | 30 | J. Garrett |
| Bench | MF | 14 | D. De Neve |
| Bench | MF | 42 | H. Lister |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 4' | Portsmouth | ⚽ Goal | Z. Swanson | 1-0 |
| 1H 11' | Blackburn Rovers | ⚽ Goal | O. Afolayan | 1-1 |
| 1H 40' | Portsmouth | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Pack | |
| 2H 1' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Shein → IN E. Adams | |
| 2H 2' | Blackburn Rovers | 🟨 Yellow card | Tom Atcheson | |
| 2H 11' | Blackburn Rovers | ⚽ Goal | R. Morishita | 1-2 |
| 2H 18' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Shaughnessy → IN R. Poole | |
| 2H 18' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Pack → IN O. Bailey | |
| 2H 24' | Blackburn Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Tom Atcheson → IN M. Baradji | |
| 2H 24' | Blackburn Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Afolayan → IN A. Guðjohnsen | |
| 2H 26' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Segecic → IN C. Bishop | |
| 2H 29' | Portsmouth | ⚽ Goal | C. Bishop | 2-2 |
| 2H 38' | Blackburn Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Cantwell → IN J. Fevrier | |
| 2H 42' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Kavuma McQueen → IN I. Mohamed | |
| 2H 44' | Portsmouth | 🟨 Yellow card | Z. Swanson |
Match data is compiled from publicly available information. Highlight videos are embedded from their official channels.























