Josh Murphy stats
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Josh Murphy (Portsmouth, midfielder) has 0 goals and 6 assists in 16 appearances in 2025/26 (1118 minutes, all competitions). Shots per 90 in Championship: 2.17, higher than 97% of 218 midfielders. Started 12 of 16. Next: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tue 20 Oct, 19:45 BST.
Key facts
As of 22 August 2026: Josh Murphy is a midfielder at Portsmouth, with 16 appearances and 1118 minutes in the Championship 2025/26.
As of 22 August 2026: Josh Murphy has no goals and six assists from 16 appearances (2025/26, the matches TACTIX holds).
As of 22 August 2026: Ranked in the 82nd percentile of 574 qualifying Championship players, Josh Murphy’s Impact runs at 3.2 per match (16 appearances in Championship matches).
As of 22 August 2026, Josh Murphy of Portsmouth averages a TACTIX Impact of 3.2 per match across 16 appearances; has zero goals and six assists in 16 appearances in 2025/26 — measured by TACTIX’s transparent, published-weights Impact rating.
An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 16 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.
Profile
Josh Murphy is a midfielder at Portsmouth, with 16 appearances and 1118 minutes in the Championship 2025/26. TACTIX Impact: 3.2 per match across 16 appearances in Championship matches, the 82nd percentile of 574 qualifying Championship players. Josh Murphy has started 12 of 16 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), averaging 70 minutes. That is 27% of the Championship minutes available to him (1118 of 4140 across 46 club matches).
Keeper, venue and career
Home and away differ: 2.65 key passes per 90 at home (543 minutes) against 1.41 away (575 minutes), all competitions 2025/26.
By the numbers
By the numbers, among the 218 Championship midfielders with 450+ minutes: 2.17 shots per 90 — higher than 97% and 0.48 fouls committed per 90 — fewer than 95%. Cards per 90 is up from 0.16 last season (3441 minutes in the Championship) to 0.24 in 2025/26. Josh Murphy recorded a shot in 7 of the last 10 appearances where it was measured (all competitions).
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths, against Midfielders, Championship 2025/26 (n = 218): Shooting (elite, 97th percentile) and Creation (elite, 96th percentile). Lower on the radar: Passing (second percentile) and Defending (fifth percentile), against 218 Midfielders, Championship 2025/26 (n = 218).
Form and availability
Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 1.7, 0.9, 4.1, 0.9, 3.9 — trending down, averaging 2.3 against a season figure of 3.2. Discipline: three yellow cards in 16 appearances in 2025/26, and 0.48 fouls per 90 in the Championship. Next up: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tue 20 Oct, 19:45 BST (Championship). Wolves allow 11.9 shots per game over their last 8.
Similar players
Closest radar profiles among Midfielders, Championship 2025/26 (n = 218): K. Dembélé, M. Johnston and Tom Fellows (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).
Season 2025/26 · all competitions
Started 12 of 16 appearances, 4 from the bench · 70 minutes per appearance · 27% of the Championship minutes available (1118 of 4140).
Championship only: 16 apps · 3.2 Impact per match in 2025/26. See the Championship Impact leaderboard.
Josh Murphy stats per 90 · Championship 2025/26, midfielder
| Stat | Josh Murphy | vs midfielders | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passesper 90 | 17.71 | higher than 2% | 15.93 |
| Pass accuracy | 59.5% | higher than 1% | 64.4% |
| Key passesper 90 | 2.01 | higher than 92% | 1.39 |
| Shotsper 90 | 2.17 | higher than 97% | 1.73 |
| Shots on targetper 90 | 0.81 | higher than 88% | 0.81 |
| Successful dribblesper 90 | 1.45 | higher than 89% | 1.41 |
| Tacklesper 90 | 0.81 | higher than 4% | 1.02 |
| Interceptionsper 90 | 0.40 | higher than 20% | 0.71 |
| Fouls committedper 90 | 0.48 | fewer than 95% | 0.68 |
| Cardsper 90 | 0.24 | fewer than 34% | 0.16 |
Per 90 minutes over 1118 minutes in Championship 2025/26. Ranked against 218 Championship midfielders with 450+ minutes; “higher than N%” means a higher figure than N% of them, and for fouls, cards, offsides and goals conceded “fewer than” is the better direction. Last season: the same competition, 3441 minutes.
Last 10 appearances · all competitions
- 1+ shot7 of 10
- 1+ shot on target4 of 10
- 1+ tackle2 of 10
- 1+ foul committed3 of 10
- Scored0 of 10
- Assisted4 of 10
- Booked1 of 10
How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2025-11-22 to 2026-08-22, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.
Profile radar · Championship 2025/26, midfielder
Josh Murphy · Midfielders, Championship 2025/26 (n = 218) median
| Axis | Josh Murphy | Median | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootingshots p90 | 2.17on target 37.0% | 0.79 | 97th |
| Scoringgoals p90 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 14th |
| Creationkey passes + assists p90 | 2.50 | 1.19 | 96th |
| Passingpasses p90 | 17.71accuracy 59.5% | 35.70 | 2nd |
| Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p90 | 1.45success 39.1% | 0.60 | 89th |
| Duelsduels won p90 | 5.23win rate 50.8% | 4.72 | 62nd |
| Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p90 | 1.21 | 2.86 | 5th |
| Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better) | 0.72 | 1.33 | 11th |
Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 1118 minutes in Championship 2025/26. Cohort: 218 players with 450+ minutes.
Where that sits in the Championship
3.2 per match — 82th percentile of 574 qualifying Championship players (10+ apps), 2025/26. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.
Career · every team, by season · all competitions
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | SoT/90 | KP/90 | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1.3 |
| 2025/26 | Portsmouth | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0.81 | 2.01 | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | Portsmouth | 42 | 7 | 14 | 0.81 | 1.39 | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | Oxford United | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1.05 | 1.51 | 3.3 |
| 2022/23 | Oxford United | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0.35 | 1.41 | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | Preston | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.5 |
| 2021/22 | Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2.4 |
| 2020/21 | Cardiff | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0.48 | 1.57 | 1.7 |
| 2019/20 | Cardiff | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0.66 | 1.02 | 2.7 |
| 2018/19 | Cardiff | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 2.8 |
| 2017/18 | Norwich | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1.13 | 0.98 | 3.1 |
Game log · last 10 appearances · all competitions
| Date | Opponent | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating | Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | @ Lincoln2026/27 sub | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 1.7 | Match → |
| 2026-08-15 | v QPR2026/27 sub | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.9 | Match → |
| 2026-04-25 | @ Stoke City sub | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 4.1 | Match → |
| 2026-04-21 | @ Coventry sub | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | Match → |
| 2025-12-20 | @ Derby | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 3.9 | Match → |
| 2025-12-13 | v Blackburn | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.9 | Match → |
| 2025-12-09 | @ Swansea | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 1.4 | Match → |
| 2025-11-29 | v Bristol City | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.7 | Match → | |
| 2025-11-26 | @ Sheffield Utd | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.7 | Match → |
| 2025-11-22 | v Millwall | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 5.7 | Match → |
Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.
Home v away · per 90 · 2025/26 · all competitions: Key passes 2.65 at home (543 min), 1.41 away (575 min); Shots 2.98 at home (543 min), 1.41 away (575 min).
Impact trend · last 10 matches
TACTIX model: Josh Murphy’s match projections
Frequently asked questions
- How many shots does Josh Murphy average per 90?
- Josh Murphy averages 2.17 shots per 90 minutes in Championship 2025/26 (1118 minutes) — higher than 97% of 218 Championship midfielders with 450+ minutes.
- How many goals and assists does Josh Murphy have this season?
- This season Josh Murphy has 0 goals and 6 assists in 16 appearances (1118 minutes played).
- Does Josh Murphy start every game?
- Josh Murphy started 12 of 16 appearances in 2025/26, averaging 70 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
- How often does Josh Murphy get booked?
- Josh Murphy was booked in 1 of the last 10 appearances where cards were recorded (all competitions); 3 yellow and 0 red this season.
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