Match report

Portsmouth Defeats Blackburn 2-1 in Championship Clash

Portsmouth
Portsmouth
2–1
FT
Blackburn
Blackburn
Dec 13, 2025

Portsmouth stunned Blackburn with a late comeback to secure a crucial 2-1 win in the Championship. Goals from Chris Lang and Isaac Bowat sealed the victory for Portsmouth, who held off Blackburn's early lead courtesy of Yuta Ohashi.

Key Facts

  • • Portsmouth: Goals by C. Lang (62'), I. Bowat (79')
  • • Blackburn: Goal by Y. Ohashi (36')
  • • Yuta Ohashi and Romain Alebiosu received yellow cards for Blackburn within the first half
  • • Chris Lang was substituted off as part of Portsmouth's late game strategy

Lineups

Portsmouth

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 N. Schmid (G)
  • 24 T. Devlin (D)
  • 14 H. Matthews (D)
  • 17 I. Bowat (D)
  • 22 Z. Swanson (D)
  • 8 J. Swift (M)
  • 21 A. Dozzell (M)
  • 47 Yang Min-Hyuk (M)
  • 36 C. Chaplin (M)
  • 23 J. Murphy (M)
  • 49 C. Lang (F)

Substitutes

  • 26 J. Bursik
  • 2 J. Williams
  • 44 A. Sizer
  • 16 L. Le Roux
  • 18 M. Kosznovszky
  • 29 H. Blair
  • 10 A. Segecic
  • 9 C. Bishop
  • 25 M. Kirk

Blackburn

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1 A. Pears (G)
  • 12 L. Miller (D)
  • 15 S. McLoughlin (D)
  • 4 Y. Ribeiro (D)
  • 2 R. Alebiosu (M)
  • 25 R. Morishita (M)
  • 8 S. Tavares (M)
  • 14 D. De Neve (M)
  • 10 T. Cantwell (F)
  • 23 Y. Ohashi (F)
  • 11 A. Gudjohnsen (F)

Substitutes

  • 35 N. Michalski
  • 3 H. Pickering
  • 40 M. Litherland
  • 43 G. Pratt
  • 24 M. Baradji
  • 5 T. Gardner-Hickman
  • 6 S. Tronstad
  • 18 A. Henriksson
  • 9 M. Gueye

Timeline

  1. Blackburn
    28' Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    Y. Ohashi

    Foul

  2. Blackburn
    35' Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    R. Alebiosu

    Time wasting

  3. Blackburn
    36' Blackburn Goal · Normal Goal
    Y. Ohashi · Assist: S. Tavares
  4. Blackburn
    45'+4 Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    L. Miller

    Foul

  5. Portsmouth
    46' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Yang Min-Hyuk · On: C. Bishop
  6. Portsmouth
    54' Portsmouth Card · Yellow Card
    H. Matthews

    Foul

  7. Portsmouth
    57' Portsmouth subst · Substitution 2
    Off: John Swift · On: M. Kosznovszky
  8. Portsmouth
    59' Portsmouth Card · Yellow Card
    C. Lang

    Foul

  9. Portsmouth
    62' Portsmouth Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Lang · Assist: Josh Murphy
  10. Blackburn
    70' Blackburn subst · Substitution 1
    Off: R. Morishita · On: M. Baradji
  11. Blackburn
    70' Blackburn subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. Cantwell · On: T. Gardner-Hickman
  12. Blackburn
    76' Blackburn subst · Substitution 3
    Off: S. Tavares · On: Sondre Tronstad
  13. Portsmouth
    79' Portsmouth Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Bowat · Assist: C. Chaplin
  14. Blackburn
    84' Blackburn subst · Substitution 4
    Off: D. De Neve · On: A. Henriksson
  15. Blackburn
    84' Blackburn subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Gudjohnsen · On: M. Gueye
  16. Portsmouth
    90'+3 Portsmouth subst · Substitution 3
    Off: H. Matthews · On: J. Williams

Match Stats

Stat Portsmouth Blackburn
Fouls 9 14
Pass Accuracy 74% 68%
Offsides 2 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 18 11
Corners 7 6
Total Passes 360 314
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 6 3
Shots on Target 7 2
xG 1.77 0.72
Shots off Target 5 6
Possession 54% 46%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 266 212
Shots Inside Box 12 9
Saves 1 4
Shots Outside Box 6 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Portsmouth equalized through Chris Lang at 62 minutes, sparking a shift in momentum
  • ▸ Isaac Bowat's goal in the 79th minute secured Portsmouth's lead and eventual victory