Portsmouth vs Sheffield United

14 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Oliver Langford

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Zak Swanson 41’
  • Adrian Segečić 54’
  • Ebou Adams 89’
  • Japhet Tanganga 59’
  • Thomas Cannon 67’

Match summary

Portsmouth beat Sheffield United 3-2, with a late winner. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Zak Swanson put Portsmouth ahead from a corner in the 41st minute. In the second half, Adrian Segečić made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, Japhet Tanganga pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 59th minute, Thomas Cannon equalised with a header in the 67th minute, and Ebou Adams won it in the 89th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Portsmouth created 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots, Sheffield United 2.01 from 11. Sheffield United had a player sent off.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
24 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 4
10 Corners 6
92 Attacks 85
51 Dangerous attacks 52
485 Passes 232
83.7% Pass accuracy 67.7%
19 Tackles 23
6 Fouls 7
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
4 Offsides 1

Key events

Portsmouth Sheffield United
Kick-off
Corner
4’
Corner
7’
Corner
8’
10’
Corner
17’
Thomas CannonShot on target
17’
Corner
23’
Corner
25’
Corner
Jayden MeghomaFoul
27’
Corner
31’
35’
Hamza ChoudhuryFoul
Corner
40’
Zak SwansonRight foot shot1-0 (Portsmouth)
41’
44’
Hamza ChoudhurySecond yellowFoul
Half-time1-0
46’
Kalvin PhillipsBen Brereton Díaz
46’
Mark McGuinnessPatrick Bamford
Second half underway
Ryan Kavuma-McQueenShot on target
50’
51’
Thomas CannonShot on target
Adrian SegečićLeft foot shot2-0 (Portsmouth)
54’
Marlon PackShot on target
58’
59’
Japhet TangangaLeft foot shot2-1 (Sheffield United)
59’
Corner
60’
Oliver ArblasterJoe Rothwell
60’
Sam McCallumArgument
Nicolas SchmidArgument
60’
Colby BishopMarko Milovanović
62’
66’
Corner
67’
Thomas CannonHeader2-2 (Sheffield United)
Keshi AndersonAbu Kamara
68’
Terry DevlinZak Swanson
69’
Ebou AdamsIyad Mohamed
69’
Corner
70’
Corner
74’
Keshi AndersonShot on target
77’
Corner
77’
Ryan Kavuma-McQueenShot on target
78’
79’
Tyrese CampbellThomas Cannon
79’
Romelle DonovanTahith Chong
Ebou AdamsFoul
82’
Corner
86’
Odin BaileyKeshi Anderson
87’
Corner
87’
Ebou AdamsRight foot shot3-2 (Portsmouth)
89’
Full-time3-2

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.22 2.01 41’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), 1-0 41’ 54’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), 2-0 54’ 59’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), 2-1 59’ 67’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), 2-2 67’ 89’ Ebou Adams (Portsmouth), 3-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.22 2.01 41’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), 1-0 Swanson 41’ 54’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), 2-0 Segečić 54’ 59’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), 2-1 Tanganga 59’ 67’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), 2-2 Cannon 67’ 89’ Ebou Adams (Portsmouth), 3-2 Adams 89’
Portsmouth 2.22 xGSheffield United 2.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Portsmouth attacking 
22’ Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.93 xG, off target 54’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 67’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 17’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 50’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 89’ Ebou Adams (Portsmouth), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 71’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 41’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 16’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Marko Milovanović (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 57’ Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Ebou Adams (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 77’ Keshi Anderson (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Tahith Chong (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Liam Kitching (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90+4’ Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.93 xG, off target 54’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 67’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 17’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 50’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 89’ Ebou Adams (Portsmouth), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 71’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 16’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 7’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Marko Milovanović (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 57’ Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Keshi Anderson (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Ebou Adams (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 47’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Adrian Segečić (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Tahith Chong (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 53’ Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Liam Kitching (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Schmid
Swanson 69’
Poole
Dia
Meghoma
Pack
Mohamed 69’
Kamara 68’
Segečić
Kavuma-McQueen
Milovanović 62’
Sheffield United 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cooper
McCallum
Tanganga
Kitching
Choudhury
Peck
Rothwell 60’
Chong 79’
Díaz 46’
Cannon 79’
Bamford 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Nicolas Schmid
90′ 2 2 39 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Zak Swanson Taken off
69′ 1 1 – 4 2 42 1 1 – –
Regan Poole
90′ 1 3 – 3 1 66 – – – –
Madiodio Dia
90′ 7 – 1 10 1 54 – – – –
Jayden Meghoma
90′ 2 1 1 2 – 41 1 – –
Terry Devlin Came on as a substitute
21′ 2 1 – 2 – 19 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Marlon Pack
90′ – – 76 2 – – – 3 – – –
Iyad Mohamed Taken off
69′ – – 27 2 – 1 – 1 1 – –
Abu Kamara Taken off
68′ – – 25 2 – 1 – 3 1 – –
Adrian Segečić
90′ 1 – 30 5 – 1 – 3 – – –
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen
90′ – 1 14 2 – 2 1 8 – 2 –
Keshi Anderson Came on as a substituteTaken off
19′ – – 12 – – – – – – – –
Ebou Adams Came on as a substitute
21′ 1 – 21 – – 1 – 1 1 –
Odin Bailey Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 7 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Marko Milovanović Taken off
62′ – – 1 – 0.07 – – 1 – 6 –
Colby Bishop Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 – 0.11 – – 4 1 4 –
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 39% Avg odds 2.44
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Sheffield United win 33% Avg odds 2.82

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

Form going into the game

Portsmouth LWDDL
Sheffield United LWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Portsmouth 0-1 Sheffield United, 14 Feb 26 Next meeting: Sheffield United vs Portsmouth, 16 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Portsmouth vs Sheffield United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.