Portsmouth vs Swansea

1 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Linington

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Josh Murphy 22’
  • Paddy Lane 29’
  • Ryley Towler 61’
  • Colby Bishop 78’

Match summary

Portsmouth won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Swansea. Portsmouth led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Murphy put Portsmouth ahead in the 22nd minute and Paddy Lane made it 2-0 in the 29th minute. In the second half, Ryley Towler made it 3-0 with a header in the 61st minute and Colby Bishop made it 4-0 in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: Portsmouth created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Swansea's 1.10 from 12.

Match stats

Portsmouth Swansea
14 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.70 xG 1.10
1.70 Non-penalty xG 1.10

Key events

Portsmouth Swansea
Kick-off
Josh Murphy1-0 (Portsmouth)
22’
Paddy Lane2-0 (Portsmouth)
29’
Half-time2-0
Ryley Towler3-0 (Portsmouth)
61’
Colby Bishop4-0 (Portsmouth)
78’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Portsmouth
  • Marlon Pack

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.70 1.10 22’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), 1-0 22’ 29’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), 2-0 29’ 61’ Ryley Towler (Portsmouth), 3-0 61’ 78’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 4-0 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.70 1.10 22’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), 1-0 Murphy 22’ 29’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), 2-0 Lane 29’ 61’ Ryley Towler (Portsmouth), 3-0 Towler 61’ 78’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 4-0 Bishop 78’
Portsmouth 1.70 xGSwansea 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Swansea attacking Portsmouth attacking 
78’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 22’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 42’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 25’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 44’ Florian Bianchini (Swansea), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 51’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 31’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 29’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 28’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 49’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Florian Bianchini (Swansea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Jay Fulton (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Ryley Towler (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 74’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 22’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 42’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 44’ Florian Bianchini (Swansea), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 25’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 51’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 31’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 28’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 49’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Florian Bianchini (Swansea), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Jay Fulton (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Ryley Towler (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 74’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Zak Swanson (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Paddy Lane Taken off
71′ 1 – 1 0.10 – – –
Callum Lang Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.11 – – –
Josh Murphy Taken off
84′ 1 – 2 0.40 – – –
Colby Bishop Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 0.87 – – –
Matt Ritchie Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Terry Devlin Came on as a substitute
6′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
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 29% Avg odds 3.22
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Swansea win 43% Avg odds 2.21

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.