Match summary
Stoke came from behind to win 2-1 away at Portsmouth. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.
Tyrese Shade put Portsmouth ahead from a corner in the 6th minute, Jack McGlynn equalised in the 59th minute, and Ben Wilmot won it with a header in the 77th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Portsmouth created 0.66 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Stoke 0.88 from 4.
Portsmouth registered 55 percent possession and dominated territory with 101 attacks compared to Stoke's 75, alongside 8 shots to 4 and 7 corners to 0. Despite holding the upper hand in overall play and leading at the interval, Portsmouth recorded 0.66 expected goals while Stoke generated 0.88. Both sides registered 3 shots on target. Discipline was tightly contested with 14 fouls committed by Portsmouth and 12 by Stoke, resulting in 3 yellow cards for each side. Portsmouth also completed 373 passes at an accuracy of 75.1 percent against the visitors' 321 passes at 71.0 percent.
The match commenced with Portsmouth taking the lead in the 6th minute through a right foot shot from Tyrese Shade. The first half saw yellow cards for Portsmouth players Ebou Adams and Regan Poole, as well as Stoke player Junior Tchamadeu, before reaching half-time at 1-0. Following several substitutions, Jack McGlynn equalised for Stoke in the 59th minute with a left foot shot. Ben Wilmot then scored the decisive goal with a header in the 77th minute to make it 1-2. Further bookings were issued before Terry Devlin received a yellow card in the 90+4th minute.