Match report

Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth Draw 1-1 in Championship Clash

Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
1–1
FT
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Apr 26, 2025

Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at the Riverside Stadium. Christopher Paterson opened scoring for the hosts early on, but Harry Blair equalized for Portsmouth shortly after. Despite several chances created by both sides, neither team managed to break the deadlock in a hard-fought encounter.

Key Facts

  • • Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Portsmouth (Championship)
  • • Christopher Paterson scored for Sheffield Wednesday at minute 9
  • • Harry Blair equalized for Portsmouth at minute 23
  • • Chris Shaughnessy was substituted due to a yellow card in the 46th minute
  • • Stuart Armstrong was replaced by Sebastian Ingelsson in the 69th minute

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday

Formation: 4-4-1-1

Starting XI

  • 47 P. Charles (G)
  • 27 Y. Valery (D)
  • 44 S. Charles (D)
  • 20 M. Ihiekwe (D)
  • 18 M. Johnson (D)
  • 13 C. Paterson (M)
  • 40 S. Armstrong (M)
  • 10 B. Bannan (M)
  • 41 D. Gassama (M)
  • 11 J. Windass (F)
  • 24 M. Smith (F)

Substitutes

  • 45 A. Musaba
  • 8 S. Ingelsson
  • 2 L. Palmer
  • 4 N. Chalobah
  • 17 C. McNeill
  • 28 R. Hatsuse
  • 1 J. Beadle
  • 12 I. Ugbo
  • 19 O. Kobacki

Portsmouth

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 36 B. Killip (G)
  • 24 T. Devlin (D)
  • 6 C. Shaughnessy (D)
  • 35 R. Atkinson (D)
  • 3 C. Ogilvie (D)
  • 8 F. Potts (M)
  • 45 I. Hayden (M)
  • 29 H. Blair (M)
  • 21 A. Dozzell (M)
  • 23 J. Murphy (M)
  • 9 C. Bishop (F)

Substitutes

  • 5 R. Poole
  • 14 K. Gordon
  • 49 C. Lang
  • 7 M. Pack
  • 18 C. Bramall
  • 30 M. Ritchie
  • 15 C. Saydee
  • 13 N. Schmid
  • 11 M. O’Mahony

Timeline

  1. Sheffield Wednesday
    9' Sheffield Wednesday Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Paterson · Assist: Stuart Armstrong
  2. Portsmouth
    23' Portsmouth Goal · Normal Goal
    H. Blair · Assist: Josh Murphy
  3. Portsmouth
    37' Portsmouth Card · Yellow Card
    C. Shaughnessy

    Foul

  4. Portsmouth
    46' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Shaughnessy · On: Regan Poole
  5. Portsmouth
    59' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 2
    Off: H. Blair · On: K. Gordon
  6. Portsmouth
    67' Portsmouth Card · Yellow Card
    A. Dozzell

    Foul

  7. Sheffield Wednesday
    69' Sheffield Wednesday subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Stuart Armstrong · On: S. Ingelsson
  8. Portsmouth
    71' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Dozzell · On: C. Lang
  9. Portsmouth
    72' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 4
    Off: I. Hayden · On: M. Pack
  10. Sheffield Wednesday
    74' Sheffield Wednesday subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Y. Valery · On: L. Palmer
  11. Sheffield Wednesday
    74' Sheffield Wednesday subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Smith · On: N. Chalobah
  12. Sheffield Wednesday
    84' Sheffield Wednesday subst · Substitution 5
    Off: C. Paterson · On: C. McNeill
  13. Portsmouth
    86' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Josh Murphy · On: C. Bramall
  14. Sheffield Wednesday
    90' Sheffield Wednesday Card · Yellow Card
    S. Ingelsson

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth
Fouls 14 7
Pass Accuracy 86% 74%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 2
Corners 5 4
Total Passes 550 261
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 6 1
Shots on Target 5 1
xG 1.54 0.46
Shots off Target 7 0
Possession 68% 32%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 474 194
Shots Inside Box 13 2
Saves 0 4
Shots Outside Box 5 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early goal from Christopher Paterson gave Sheffield Wednesday an immediate boost and a lead after just nine minutes.
  • ▸ Portsmouth quickly responded, with Harry Blair scoring only fourteen minutes later to level the match.