Portsmouth 0-2 Derby County · Championship
Portsmouth lost to Derby County 0-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Portsmouth and Derby County met in the Championship at Fratton Park in Portsmouth on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Portsmouth did not score. Derby County: S. Szmodics 16'; L. Salvesen 62'.
How the match went
Portsmouth saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Portsmouth had 21 shots with 3 on target, Derby County 8 with 5 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 11 to Portsmouth and 2 to Derby County. Portsmouth conceded 12 fouls, Derby County 15. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Portsmouth, 2 for Derby County).
Line-ups
Portsmouth started in a 4-2-3-1: Daniel Bielica, Terry Devlin, Benjamin Arthur, Madiodio Dia, Zak Swanson, Marlon Pack, Ebou Adams, Abu Kamara, Adrian Segečić, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, Marko Milovanović.
Derby County started in a 4-2-3-1: Jacob Widell Zetterström, Sondre Langås, Dion Sanderson, Craig Forsyth, Charlie Taylor, Oscar Fraulo, Alex Mowatt, Ryan Hedges, Bobby Clark, Rhian Brewster, Sammie Szmodics.
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Minute by minute
- 16'Goal! Portsmouth 0-1 Derby County. S. Szmodics (Derby County) scores, assisted by B. Clark.
- 45'Half-time. Portsmouth 0-1 Derby County.
- 62'Goal! Portsmouth 0-2 Derby County. L. Salvesen (Derby County) scores, assisted by O. Fraulo.
Full commentary (63 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Portsmouth vs Derby County.
- 2'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 6'Offside, Derby County.
- 10'Offside, Derby County.
- 15'Attempt missed. A. Kamara (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 16'Goal! Portsmouth 0-1 Derby County. S. Szmodics (Derby County) scores, assisted by B. Clark.
- 19'Attempt saved. M. Milovanović (Portsmouth), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 20'Attempt missed. R. K.-McQueen (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 21'Offside, Derby County.
- 26'Attempt missed. M. Dia (Portsmouth), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 28'Attempt blocked. R. K.-McQueen (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 31'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 31'Attempt blocked. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 32'Attempt missed. E. Adams (Portsmouth), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 34'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 34'Attempt missed. A. Kamara (Portsmouth), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 39'Attempt missed. Z. Swanson (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'Attempt missed. R. Brewster (Derby County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 45'Attempt missed. M. Dia (Portsmouth), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 45'Half-time. Portsmouth 0-1 Derby County.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Corner, Derby County.
- 50'Corner, Derby County.
- 51'Yellow card for S. K. Langås (Derby County) for argument.
- 52'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 53'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 53'Attempt blocked. A. Kamara (Portsmouth), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 54'Attempt blocked. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 54'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 56'Attempt blocked. R. Hedges (Derby County), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 59'Substitution, Derby County: L. Salvesen comes on for R. Brewster.
- 60'Attempt blocked. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 62'Goal! Portsmouth 0-2 Derby County. L. Salvesen (Derby County) scores, assisted by O. Fraulo.
- 64'Attempt blocked. M. Milovanović (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 64'Attempt saved. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 64'Attempt blocked. T. Devlin (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 65'Substitution, Portsmouth: L. Brooke-Smith comes on for R. K.-McQueen.
- 66'Substitution, Portsmouth: C. Bishop comes on for M. Milovanović.
- 69'Yellow card for T. Devlin (Portsmouth) for foul.
- 69'Attempt missed. B. Clark (Derby County), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 72'Substitution, Portsmouth: R. Shein comes on for E. Adams.
- 72'Substitution, Portsmouth: I. Mohamed comes on for M. Pack.
- 72'Attempt missed. M. Dia (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 74'Attempt saved. L. Salvesen (Derby County), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 76'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 76'Attempt blocked. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 80'Substitution, Derby County: R. Nyambe comes on for C. Forsyth.
- 81'Substitution, Derby County: J. Ward comes on for B. Clark.
- 82'Attempt saved. L. Salvesen (Derby County), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 83'Yellow card for C. Taylor (Derby County) for foul.
- 85'Substitution, Portsmouth: O. Bailey comes on for Z. Swanson.
- 86'Substitution, Derby County: F. Bilbija comes on for S. Szmodics.
- 86'Substitution, Derby County: M. Johnston comes on for R. Hedges.
- 88'Attempt blocked. B. Arthur (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. J. Ward (Derby County), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90+3'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 90+5'Corner, Portsmouth.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. M. Dia (Portsmouth), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 90+7'Attempt missed. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.