Sheffield Utd v Portsmouth result
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Sheffield Utd 3–0 Portsmouth — Sheffield Utd won this Championship match.
The result
Sheffield Utd beat Portsmouth 3–0 at Bramall Lane in the Championship on Wednesday 26 November.
The goals
Sheffield Utd led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: Sydie Peck (41’ pen), Patrick Bamford (54’) and Gustavo Hamer (73’, assisted by C. O'Hare). Terry Devlin (39’) was sent off.
The numbers
Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sheffield Utd 2.29, Portsmouth 0.08, from 15 shots to 4 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).
Discipline
Leigh Doughty, England showed one yellow card and one red — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Portsmouth: M. Kosznovszky (71’).
What it changes
Sheffield Utd move up from 22nd to 21st (17 league matches played). Sheffield Utd have scored 66 goals, the eighth-most of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Sheffield Utd have conceded 66 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.
Portsmouth move down from 19th to 20th (17 league matches played). Portsmouth have scored 49 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Portsmouth have conceded 64 goals, the eighth-most of the 24 clubs.
Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Sheffield Utd have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, Sydie Peck (Sheffield Utd) 7.5, C. O'Hare (Sheffield Utd) 7.5 and Patrick Bamford (Sheffield Utd) 5.2 led the match.
Next up
Sheffield Utd next host Watford on 21 November 2026.
Portsmouth next travel to Bolton on 21 November 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 Watford, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Portsmouth: Bolton v Portsmouth, Saturday 21 November — the preview.
The Numbers
- Result: Sheffield Utd 3–0 Portsmouth · Championship
- Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
- Referee: Leigh Doughty, England
- Head-to-head (last 2): Sheffield Utd 1 · draws 1 · Portsmouth 0 · 1.5 goals/game
- Recent form: Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L · Portsmouth 1W 1D 3L
Sheffield Utd 3–0 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →
Key Stats
Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
| Per game | Sheffield Utd for / against | Line | Portsmouth for / against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5 | 2.5standard | 1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Corners won | 8.5 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5 | 9.5standard | 5.13 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Shots | 13.88 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5 | 19.5standard | 12.13 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Shots on target | 4.63 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5 | 8.5standard | 3.88 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Fouls committed | 11.25 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5 | 21.5standard | 9.75 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Cards shown | 1 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5 | 3.5standard | 2.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5 |
Referee: Leigh Doughty, England — 3.33 yellow cards a game, 0.17 red cards, 20.5 fouls over 6 matches.
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Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd Defensive
| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydie Peck n 8 | 86.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | A. Dozzell |
| C. O'Hare n 8 | 86.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | — |
| T. Campbell n 8 | 73.5 | 1.8 | 0 | — |
| M. Cooper n 8 | 84.4 | 0 | 0.1 | — |
| J. Tanganga n 8 | 90 | 1.1 | 0.6 | R. Poole |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| Sydie Peck n 8 | 86.6 | 2.1 |
| C. O'Hare n 8 | 86.4 | 2.2 |
| T. Campbell n 8 | 73.5 | 0.9 |
| M. Cooper n 8 | 84.4 | 0 |
| J. Tanganga n 8 | 90 | 1.4 |
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Sheffield Utd Attacking
| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydie Peck n 8 | 86.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| C. O'Hare n 8 | 86.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| T. Campbell n 8 | 73.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| M. Cooper n 8 | 84.4 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Tanganga n 8 | 90 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydie Peck n 8 | 86.6 | 0 | 0.1 |
| C. O'Hare n 8 | 86.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| T. Campbell n 8 | 73.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| M. Cooper n 8 | 84.4 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Tanganga n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Schmid | 6 | 79476 min | 112.1 /90 | 40.8 /90 | 00 /90 |
| B. Killip | 3 | 81244 min | 114.1 /90 | 41.5 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| N. Schmid n 8 | 82 | 2.5 |
| B. Killip n 5 | 84.8 | 3.8 |
Portsmouth Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Poole | 17 | 861470 min | 140.9 /90 | 211.3 /90 | 130.8 /90 | 684.2 /90 | 130.8 /90 | 40.2 /90 |
| C. Ogilvie | 13 | 801046 min | 201.7 /90 | 121 /90 | 30.3 /90 | 827.1 /90 | 110.9 /90 | 20.2 /90 |
| J. Williams | 12 | 64767 min | 242.8 /90 | 70.8 /90 | 20.2 /90 | 485.6 /90 | 91.1 /90 | 20.2 /90 |
| Z. Swanson | 11 | 62677 min | 243.2 /90 | 101.3 /90 | 20.3 /90 | 445.8 /90 | 81.1 /90 | 30.4 /90 |
| J. Knight | 10 | 77773 min | 40.5 /90 | 70.8 /90 | 50.6 /90 | 354.1 /90 | 60.7 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Poole n 8 | 90 | 0.5 | 0.5 | J. Tanganga |
| A. Dozzell n 8 | 88.1 | 1 | 0.6 | Sydie Peck |
| C. Bishop n 8 | 83.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | — |
| C. Ogilvie n 8 | 80.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | — |
| J. Swift n 8 | 66.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| R. Poole n 8 | 90 | 0.6 |
| A. Dozzell n 8 | 88.1 | 0.5 |
| C. Bishop n 8 | 83.4 | 0.9 |
| C. Ogilvie n 8 | 80.1 | 1.7 |
| J. Swift n 8 | 66.9 | 1 |
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Portsmouth Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Bishop | 16 | 861372 min | 10.1 /90 | 00 /90 | 191.2 /90 | 80.5 /90 | 60.4 /90 | 30.2 /90 |
| C. Lang | 3 | 55165 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 21.1 /90 | 21.1 /90 | 52.7 /90 | 52.7 /90 |
| A. Dozzell | 17 | 861455 min | 10.1 /90 | 00 /90 | 80.5 /90 | 20.1 /90 | 161 /90 | 90.6 /90 |
| J. Swift | 13 | 69903 min | 10.1 /90 | 20.2 /90 | 101 /90 | 40.4 /90 | 111.1 /90 | 40.4 /90 |
| A. Segecic | 11 | 63694 min | 30.4 /90 | 10.1 /90 | 121.6 /90 | 70.9 /90 | 111.4 /90 | 81 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Poole n 8 | 90 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| A. Dozzell n 8 | 88.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| C. Bishop n 8 | 83.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| C. Ogilvie n 8 | 80.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| J. Swift n 8 | 66.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Poole n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dozzell n 8 | 88.1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bishop n 8 | 83.4 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ogilvie n 8 | 80.1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Swift n 8 | 66.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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Match Statistics & Details
| Sheffield Utd | Portsmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 65% | Possession | 35% |
| 2.29 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.08 |
| 15 | Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 10 | Shots inside the box | 2 |
| 7 | Corners | 2 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 467 | Passes | 254 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 68% |
Sheffield Utd Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Cooper | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| J. Tanganga | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| B. Mee | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Sydie Peck | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| A. Brooks | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| C. O'Hare | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 |
| F. Seriki | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| J. Riedewald | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| T. Cannon | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| S. McCallum | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| P. Bamford | 63 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| H. Burrows sub | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| G. Hamer sub | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| D. Ings sub | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| M. McGuinness sub | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| El Hadji Djibril Soumaré sub | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Portsmouth Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Schmid | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| J. Knight | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| R. Poole | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Z. Swanson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| A. Dozzell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| M. Kosznovszky | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | 6 |
| F. Bianchini | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| J. Murphy | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| C. Bishop | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| A. Segecic | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| T. Devlin | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | R | 6 |
| J. Williams sub | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| M. Kirk sub | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| C. Chaplin sub | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| M. Pack sub | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Yang Min-Hyeok sub | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
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.)
- 2025-02-08 Sheffield Utd 2–1 Portsmouth
- 2024-09-28 Portsmouth 0–0 Sheffield Utd
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Frequently Asked Questions
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- In their last 2 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 1, Portsmouth won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
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- Recent form — Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L; Portsmouth 1W 1D 3L.
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