Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Portsmouth, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Wolverhampton Wanderers are hosting Portsmouth
at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Portsmouth. Tyrese Shade is caught offside.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Rocco Shein (Portsmouth).
- 8': Attempt missed. Rafiki Saïd (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 9': Attempt missed. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 15': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fer López is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Abu Kamara (Portsmouth).
- 19': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Sean Neave (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 22': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Sean Neave (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 22': Sean Neave (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Rafiki Saïd (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi.
- 23': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Regan Poole.
- 34': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 35': Attempt missed. Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Madiodio Dia following a set piece situation.
- 35': Attempt missed. Rocco Shein (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 36': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané is caught offside.
- 37': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 42': Foul by Rocco Shein (Portsmouth).
- 42': Rafiki Saïd (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+2': Offside, Portsmouth. Tyrese Shade is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Portsmouth 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Portsmouth 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jordan James replaces Marshall Munetsi.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Sean Neave.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André.
- 48': Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
- 52': Attempt blocked. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
- 53': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen replaces Rocco Shein.
- 53': Substitution, Portsmouth. Marezi replaces Tyrese Shade.
- 54': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fer López.
- 55': Foul by Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth).
- 55': Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
- 56': Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Iyad Mohamed.
- 58': Offside, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt missed. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafiki Saïd with a cross.
- 59': Offside, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic is caught offside.
- 62': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Portsmouth 0. Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fer López with a through ball.
- 64': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Rafiki Saïd (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 65': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by André.
- 66': Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
- 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Mateus Mané.
- 68': Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Rafiki Saïd (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 68': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jordan James is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fer López.
- 71': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
- 74': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
- 74': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Rafiki Saïd.
- 75': Substitution, Portsmouth. Odin Bailey replaces Iyad Mohamed.
- 75': Substitution, Portsmouth. Eoin Kenny replaces Abu Kamara.
- 80': Marezi (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Eoin Kenny (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 82': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 83': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Odin Bailey (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 84': Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Portsmouth 1. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Yerson Mosquera replaces André.
- 90': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
- 90': Attempt missed. Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
- 90'+4': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth).
- 90'+5': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Portsmouth. Marlon Pack replaces Adrian Segecic.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Portsmouth 1.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Portsmouth 1.
Statistics
 POR |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 422 |
| 352 | Passes | 485 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 29 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 21 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,058
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 29,058
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 11 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 11 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 11 | +9 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 37 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 34 | Nasser Djiga |
| 3 | Hugo Bueno |
| 38 | Jackson Tchatchoua |
| 28 | Fernando López |
| 5 | Marshall Munetsi |
| 7 | André |
| 14 | Sean Neave  |
| 19 | Rafiki Said |
| 36 | Mateus Mané |
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Schmid (GK) |
| 55 | Madiodio Dia |
| 5 | Regan Poole |
| 16 | Jayden Meghoma |
| 24 | Terry Devlin |
| 19 | Rocco Robert Shein |
| 37 | Iyad Mohamed |
| 38 | Ebrima Adams |
| 17 | Tyrese Shade |
| 10 | Adrian Segecic |
| 11 | Abu Kamara |
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