Portsmouth vs Blackburn

29 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josh Murphy 20’

Match summary

Portsmouth won 1-0 at home to Blackburn. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Josh Murphy put Portsmouth ahead in the 20th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Portsmouth created 0.31 expected goals (xG) from 3 shots, Blackburn 0.56 from 9.

Match stats

Portsmouth Blackburn
3 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.31 xG 0.56
0.31 Non-penalty xG 0.56

Key events

Portsmouth Blackburn
Kick-off
Josh Murphy1-0 (Portsmouth)
20’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Portsmouth
  • Zak Swanson
  • Regan Poole
  • Freddie Potts
  • Jordan Lee Williams
Blackburn
  • Danny Batth
  • Tyrhys Dolan

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.31 0.56 20’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), 1-0 20’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.31 0.56 20’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), 1-0 Murphy 20’
Portsmouth 0.31 xGBlackburn 0.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Portsmouth attacking 
20’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 65’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 21’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 32’ Cauley Woodrow (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 20’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 65’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 21’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 46’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 32’ Cauley Woodrow (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Cohen Bramall Taken off
89′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Ritchie Taken off
67′ – – – – – – –
Adil Aouchiche Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.28 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Terry Devlin Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jordan Lee Williams Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – –
Marlon Pack Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Portsmouth win 42% Avg odds 2.25
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Blackburn win 29% Avg odds 3.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.