Sheffield Utd v Portsmouth result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 2–1 Portsmouth

Championship · Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:00 GMT · Bramall Lane

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Sheffield Utd 2–1 Portsmouth — Sheffield Utd won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Utd beat Portsmouth 2–1 at Bramall Lane in the Championship on Saturday 8 February. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Portsmouth out-shot Sheffield Utd 16 to 11 and created the better chances, 3.06 xG to 1.12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: Gustavo Hamer (24’, assisted by B. Brereton) and J. Rak-Sakyi (73’, assisted by Rhian Brewster); Portsmouth: C. Ogilvie (27’, assisted by Josh Murphy).

Discipline

O. Langford showed five yellow cards — against 2.3 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Utd: B. Brereton (42’), Harrison Clarke (77’), Sydie Peck (86’) and Anel Ahmedhodžić (90’); Portsmouth: Robert Atkinson (25’).

What it changes

Portsmouth are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield Utd) 6.7, Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) 6.5 and J. Robinson (Sheffield Utd) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Sheffield Utd next host Derby on 24 October 2026.

Portsmouth next travel to Wolves on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Portsmouth: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 2–1 Portsmouth · Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: O. Langford
Head-to-head (last 1): Sheffield Utd 0 · draws 1 · Portsmouth 0 · 0 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 3W 0D 2L · Portsmouth 2W 1D 2L

Sheffield Utd 2–1 Portsmouth (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 6

Corners

against 3.57 / 5 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.14 / 3

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 6 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1 / 2

Cards

against 1.86 / 1 · 0 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.33 yellows

Referee · O. Langford

1.25 home / 1.08 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 February 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 February 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Portsmouth for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	13.86 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.33 for · 12.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4.14 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 6 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.43 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 11.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: O. Langford — 2.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 18.92 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.08 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.08

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Hamer n 8	86.4	2 7/5	1.3 8/2	A. Dozzell
A. Gilchrist n 8	73	1.7 6/4	0.5 3/0	—
Vinicius Souza n 8	72.9	1.7 7/4	1.2 5/2	A. Dozzell
A. Brooks n 8	53.8	1.7 4/2	1 2/2	—
T. Cannon n 8	85.4	1.6 6/4	1.1 5/2	M. Ritchie

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Brewster n 8	62.6	2.2 5/3	0.9 3/1
G. Hamer n 8	86.4	2.1 7/6	0.9 4/2
T. Cannon n 8	85.4	2.1 7/6	1.4 6/4
K. Moore n 8	64.4	2.1 5/4	1.2 4/2
T. Campbell n 8	45.1	2 5/2	1.7 5/2

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Campbell n 8	45.1	0.7 3/0	0.2 1/0
K. Moore n 8	64.4	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
T. Cannon n 8	85.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
H. Burrows n 8	82.4	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
A. Brooks n 8	53.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Brooks n 8	53.8	3.6 7/5
Vinicius Souza n 8	72.9	3.1 7/5
Sydie Peck n 8	74.5	2.6 6/4
T. Davies n 8	77	2.3 6/5
A. Gilchrist n 8	73	2 7/3

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Moxon n 8	29.9	3.4 5/2	0.4 1/0	—
I. Hayden n 8	50.3	2.5 5/5	0 0/0	—
A. Dozzell n 8	61.3	2.4 6/4	0.6 2/1	Vinicius Souza
M. Ritchie n 8	62.4	2.3 8/3	1.3 4/1	T. Cannon
J. Williams n 8	62.3	2 7/3	0.5 2/1	—

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Murphy n 8	79.5	2.5 8/6	1.3 5/3
T. Waddingham n 3	39.7	2.3 2/1	1.5 1/1
C. Bishop n 8	85.8	1.7 7/4	0.5 4/0
C. Lang n 8	80.1	1.7 7/4	0.6 4/0
M. Ritchie n 8	62.4	1.6 4/2	0.9 3/1

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Waddingham n 3	39.7	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
F. Potts n 8	79.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
M. Ritchie n 8	62.4	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
C. Bishop n 8	85.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Lang n 8	80.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Z. Swanson n 8	64.1	4.2 8/6
I. Hayden n 8	50.3	3.8 7/6
J. Williams n 8	62.3	3.4 8/5
O. Moxon n 8	29.9	3 3/2
T. Devlin n 8	31.1	2.5 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Utd		Portsmouth
61%	Possession	39%
1.12	Expected goals (xG)	3.06
11	Shots	16
3	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	5
7	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	5
3	Offsides	2
17	Fouls	10
4	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	1
408	Passes	246
81%	Pass accuracy	63%

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
H. Clarke	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	Y	7.5
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
J. Robinson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7.3
Vinicius Souza	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
G. Hamer	90	1	0	3	1	4	1	0	8.3
T. Cannon	82	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.6
B. Brereton	72	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
H. Burrows	58	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
H. Choudhury	58	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
T. Campbell	58	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
S. McCallum sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Sydie Peck sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
J. Rak-Sakyi sub	32	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
R. Brewster sub	18	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
R. Holding sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Schmid	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Z. Swanson	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
R. Atkinson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
C. Ogilvie	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.3
C. Lang	90	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	6.3
J. Murphy	90	0	1	3	2	4	1	0	8.2
C. Bishop	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.3
F. Potts	89	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Shaughnessy	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Dozzell	82	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.3
M. Ritchie	72	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
A. Aouchiche sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
H. Matthews sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Kaide Gordon sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Pack sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sheffield Utd v Portsmouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield UtdLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

PortsmouthWWLLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Sheffield Utd 0 · 1 draw · Portsmouth 0 · 0 goals/game

2024-09-28 Portsmouth 0–0 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Utd#3 pos90 pts46 pl+27 GD

Portsmouth#16 pos54 pts46 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.37

Portsmouth scored1.26

Sheffield Utd conceded0.78

Portsmouth conceded1.54

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Portsmouth?: In their last 1 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 0, Portsmouth won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 0 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Portsmouth?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 3W 0D 2L; Portsmouth 2W 1D 2L.

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