Portsmouth v Carlisle result

Full-time · Portsmouth 1–0 Carlisle

League One · Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:00 BST · Fratton Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Portsmouth 1–0 Carlisle — Portsmouth won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Portsmouth beat Carlisle 1–0 at Fratton Park in League One on Saturday 21 October. Portsmouth are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Portsmouth: Conor Shaughnessy (90’, assisted by Jack Sparkes).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Portsmouth 0.00, Carlisle 0.00, from 18 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

L. Doughty showed four yellow cards — against 5.4 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Portsmouth: Joe Rafferty (78’); Carlisle: A. McCalmont (48’), C. Guy (70’) and J. Garner (73’).

What it changes

Portsmouth have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) 9.0, Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth) 9.0 and J. Morrell (Portsmouth) 8.3 led the match.

Next up

Portsmouth next travel to Wolves on 20 October 2026.

Carlisle next travel to Solihull Moors on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Portsmouth: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Carlisle: Solihull Moors v Carlisle, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Portsmouth 1–0 Carlisle · League One
Venue: Fratton Park · Portsmouth
Referee: L. Doughty
Recent form: Portsmouth 5W 0D 0L · Carlisle 1W 1D 3L

Portsmouth 1–0 Carlisle (League One): 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

11.67 / 5.8

Corners

against 5 / 6 · 1 of the last 1 over 9.5

over 3 matches

5.67 / 2

Shots on target

against 2.67 / 4.6 · 0 of the last 1 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.67 / 1.4

Cards

against 3.67 / 2.4 · 1 of the last 1 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 October 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 October 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Portsmouth for / against	Line	Carlisle for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	11.67 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	5.8 for · 6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	15.33 for · 11.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	9.2 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.67 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	2 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.33 for · 11.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 12.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: L. Doughty.

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2023. 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
K. Yengi n 5	35.4	2.5 3/1	1 2/0	—
T. Devlin n 7	31.4	2 3/1	1.6 3/1	—
C. Bishop n 8	81.6	1.7 8/4	1.9 5/4	—
R. Towler n 8	60.3	1.7 5/3	0.4 1/1	—
J. Morrell n 8	78.1	1.4 4/3	1.9 6/4	O. Moxon

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Yengi n 5	35.4	3.6 4/1	2.5 3/1
C. Bishop n 8	81.6	2.6 7/6	1.4 5/4
T. Devlin n 7	31.4	2 4/1	0.4 1/0
P. Lane n 8	72.4	1.4 6/2	0.8 4/1
A. Robertson n 8	64.5	1.4 4/2	0.9 3/2

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Yengi n 5	35.4	2 3/1	0 0/0
C. Bishop n 8	81.6	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
P. Lane n 8	72.4	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
A. Kamara n 8	67	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
R. Poole n 8	82.3	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Devlin n 7	31.4	2.9 5/2
B. Stevenson n 8	87.3	2.7 8/6
J. Morrell n 8	78.1	2.7 7/6
Z. Swanson n 8	76.8	2.3 7/4
A. Robertson n 8	64.5	1.9 5/3

Carlisle

Carlisle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2023. 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
J. Garner n 8	49.3	2.7 6/3	2.7 6/4	—
L. Plange n 8	36.9	2.4 3/1	0.3 1/0	—
J. Harris n 8	28.6	2.4 4/2	0.8 1/1	—
J. Robinson n 8	23	1.5 2/1	0 0/0	—
O. Moxon n 8	89.5	1.4 8/3	1.5 7/4	J. Morrell

Carlisle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Plange n 8	36.9	2.1 5/2	0.3 1/0
J. Garner n 8	49.3	1.8 6/2	1.1 4/1
O. Moxon n 8	89.5	1.6 6/3	0.6 3/2
J. Gibson n 8	82.4	1.6 5/4	1.1 5/2
S. Maguire n 8	70.4	1.1 5/1	1 4/1

Carlisle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Gibson n 8	82.4	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
J. Garner n 8	49.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
T. Ablade n 8	20.6	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
O. Moxon n 8	89.5	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
J. Kayode n 8	29.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Carlisle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. McCalmont n 8	49.9	3.2 6/5
J. Harris n 8	28.6	2.8 3/2
C. Guy n 8	89.3	2.5 7/5
J. Mellish n 8	87.4	2.2 7/6
J. Gibson n 8	82.4	2.2 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Portsmouth		Carlisle
65%	Possession	35%
18	Shots	14
8	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	5
10	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	3
1	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	7
479	Passes	266
78%	Pass accuracy	59%

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Norris	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
J. Rafferty	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.2
R. Poole	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
C. Shaughnessy	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	9.3
J. Sparkes	90	0	1	2	1	4	1	0	8.3
J. Morrell	90	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	7.9
A. Kamara	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
C. Bishop	90	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	6.3
A. Robertson	89	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.3
P. Lane	77	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	6.7
F. Anjorin	58	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	7.6
C. Saydee sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
K. Yengi sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Raggett sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Carlisle player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Holy	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
F. Back	90	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
S. Lavelle	90	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
J. Mellish	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Armer	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
O. Moxon	90	2	0	2	7	0	7.5
S. Maguire	90	0	0	2	3	0	7.3
J. Gibson	90	3	0	3	3	0	6.9
C. Guy	84	0	0	2	2	Y	6.6
J. Garner	78	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
A. McCalmont	69	1	1	0	0	Y	6.9
D. Butterworth sub	21	2	1	0	1	0	6.6
J. Robinson sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Plange sub	12	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 Portsmouth v Carlisle — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PortsmouthWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

CarlisleLLDWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Portsmouth#1 pos97 pts46 pl+37 GD

Carlisle#24 pos30 pts46 pl-40 GD

Goals per game

Portsmouth scored1.7

Carlisle scored0.89

Portsmouth conceded0.89

Carlisle conceded1.76

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