EFL Championship · Matchday 10

Portsmouth v Sheffield United

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:45:00 UTCFratton ParkMatchday 10

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Portsmouth 37%Draw 26%Sheffield United 37%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

PortsmouthSheffield United
67Possession33
2.25Expected goals (xG)2.03
24Shots11
7Shots on target4
8Shots off target3
9Blocked shots4
15Shots inside box8
9Shots outside box3
10Corners6
4Offsides1
6Fouls7
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
2Saves4
485Passes232
406Accurate passes157

Match events

  • 27′Jayden Meghoma
  • 35′Hamza Choudhury
  • 41′Zak Swanson
  • 44′Hamza Choudhury
  • 45′Patrick Bamford ← Mark McGuinness
  • 45′Ben Brereton Díaz ← Kalvin Phillips
  • 54′Adrian Segecic (assist Ryan Kavuma-McQueen)
  • 59′Japhet Tanganga (assist Tahith Chong)
  • 60′Nicolas Schmid
  • 60′Sam McCallum
  • 60′Joe Rothwell ← Oliver Arblaster
  • 62′Marko Milovanović → Colby Bishop
  • 67′Thomas Cannon (assist Kalvin Phillips)
  • 68′Abu Kamara → Keshi Anderson
  • 69′Iyad Mohamed → Ebrima Adams
  • 69′Zak Swanson → Terry Devlin
  • 79′Tahith Chong ← Romelle Donovan
  • 79′Thomas Cannon ← Tyrese Campbell
  • 82′Ebrima Adams
  • 87′Keshi Anderson → Odin Bailey
  • 89′Ebrima Adams

Portsmouth · Sheffield United

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Portsmouth3-4-3
76.8Pack
56.8Poole
296.8↓62'Milovanović
227.8↓69'Swanson
107.8Segecic
116.8↓68'Kamara
16.2Schmid
166.5Meghoma
376.8↓69'Mohamed
556.8Dia
257.5Kavuma-McQueen
Sheffield United3-4-3
456.3↓45'Bamford
84.4Choudhury
226.3↓45'Díaz
76.3↓60'Rothwell
57.3Tanganga
197.1↓79'Chong
15.9Cooper
36.0McCallum
156.3Kitching
97.3↓79'Cannon
426.3Peck

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Portsmouth

  • 7Marlon Pack6.8
  • 5Regan Poole6.8
  • 29Marko Milovanović6.8
  • 22Zak Swanson7.8
  • 10Adrian Segecic7.8
  • 11Abu Kamara6.8
  • 1Nicolas Schmid6.2
  • 16Jayden Meghoma6.5
  • 37Iyad Mohamed6.8
  • 55Madiodio Dia6.8
  • 25Ryan Kavuma-McQueen7.5

Sheffield United

  • 45Patrick Bamford6.3
  • 8Hamza Choudhury4.4
  • 22Ben Brereton Díaz6.3
  • 7Joe Rothwell6.3
  • 5Japhet Tanganga7.3
  • 19Tahith Chong7.1
  • 1Michael Cooper5.9
  • 3Sam McCallum6.0
  • 15Liam Kitching6.3
  • 9Thomas Cannon7.3
  • 42Sydie Peck6.3
PortsmouthTale of the tapeSheffield United
3-4-3Formation3-4-3
15 ptsTable15 pts
+0Goal difference+1
LDDWLFormWLLWL
0Head-to-head wins2
37%Win chance37%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Portsmouth 0W0D2W Sheffield United

Goals 0–4

  • 2026-02-14Portsmouth0–1Sheffield United
  • 2025-11-26Sheffield United3–0Portsmouth

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Portsmouth

LDDWL
  • @Southampton0-1
  • vsBlackburn Rovers2-2
  • @Charlton Athletic0-0
  • vsCardiff City2-0
  • vsDerby County0-2

Sheffield United

WLLWL
  • vsLincoln City3-0
  • @Stoke City1-2
  • vsWolverhampton Wanderers0-1
  • @Blackburn Rovers2-1
  • vsNorwich City1-3

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Portsmouth11434+015
Sheffield United11434+115