Ipswich Town vs Portsmouth, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipBinny 6 for 4, India defend 105
Stuart Binny's 6 for 4 outweighed debutant Taskin Ahmed's 5 for 28 as India snatched victory in an incredible low-scoring encounter
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
- 5': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town).
- 5': Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
- 7': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Foul by Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town).
- 8': Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Portsmouth 0. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 12': Offside, Ipswich Town. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 13': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sindre Egeli following a corner.
- 18': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Szmodics with a cross.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sindre Egeli.
- 20': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
- 20': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
- 26': Attempt saved. Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by George Hirst with a headed pass.
- 28': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
- 28': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
- 29': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt saved. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok.
- 33': Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 33': Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt saved. Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a through ball.
- 34': Foul by Márk Kosznovszky (Portsmouth).
- 34': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
- 38': Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
- 41': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Portsmouth 0. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leif Davis.
- 44': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
- 45': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
- 45': Josh Knight (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 45'+1': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Portsmouth 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 2, Portsmouth 0.
- 46': Foul by Regan Poole (Portsmouth).
- 46': Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
- 49': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Márk Kosznovszky.
- 53': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
- 55': Offside, Ipswich Town. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Luke Le Roux (Portsmouth).
- 55': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 58': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
- 60': Attempt saved. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 60': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
- 60': Josef Bursik (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Substitution, Portsmouth. John Swift replaces Adrian Segecic.
- 62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Marlon Pack replaces Luke Le Roux.
- 65': Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
- 65': Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Josh Knight (Portsmouth).
- 67': Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 70': Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
- 70': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
- 73': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón replaces George Hirst.
- 74': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Sindre Egeli.
- 74': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Jaden Philogene.
- 74': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcelino Núñez replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 74': Substitution, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk replaces Yang Min-Hyeok.
- 74': Substitution, Portsmouth. Florian Bianchini replaces Márk Kosznovszky.
- 75': Foul by Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth).
- 75': Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Attempt saved. Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Josef Bursik (Portsmouth). Assisted by Marcelino Núñez with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Josef Bursik.
- 77': Florian Bianchini (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town).
- 78': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
- 78': Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Offside, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt missed. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
- 80': Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Iván Azón.
- 81': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ashley Young replaces Leif Davis.
- 85': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 88': Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kasey McAteer with a through ball.
- 89': Offside, Ipswich Town. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Portsmouth. Hayden Matthews replaces Josh Knight.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town).
- 90'+1': John Swift (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 90'+2': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Portsmouth 1. Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Portsmouth 1.
- 0': Match ends, Ipswich Town 2, Portsmouth 1.
Statistics
 POR |
IPS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.4 | Possession | 49.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 302 |
| 387 | Passes | 375 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 84 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 20 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 29,141
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 29,141
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 14 | +11 | 28 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | +8 | 27 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 14 | +13 | 26 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 14 | +5 | 26 |
Line-Ups
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 4 | Cedric Kipre |
| 26 | Dara O'Shea |
| 3 | Leif Davis |
| 19 | Darnell Furlong |
| 23 | Sammie Szmodics |
| 12 | Jens Cajuste |
| 5 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 9 | George Hirst |
| 11 | Jaden Philogene |
| 8 | Sindre Walle Egeli  |
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Josef Bursik (GK) |
| 5 | Regan Poole |
| 4 | Josh Knight |
| 3 | Connor Ogilvie |
| 22 | Zak Swanson |
| 10 | Adrian Segecic |
| 21 | Andre Dozzell |
| 16 | Luke Le Roux |
| 9 | Colby Bishop |
| 47 | Yang Min-Hyeok |
| 18 | Márk Kosznovszky |
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