Portsmouth 1-2 Stoke City: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Stoke City beat Portsmouth 2-1 in Championship on Saturday, 7 November 2026.

Stoke City trailed 0-1 at half-time before turning the game around. The game was played at Fratton Park, Portsmouth. The recorded attendance was 20,306.

Before kick-off

Portsmouth: 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-D-W-D-W), scoring 7 goals and conceding 3 goals. Portsmouth are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Stoke City: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (L-W-D-W-W), scoring 7 goals and conceding 4 goals.

Portsmouth arrive in better form, taking 11 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 10 for Stoke City.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Stoke City 1-3 Portsmouth on Saturday, 25 April 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

Tyrese Shade found the net for Portsmouth in minute 6, making it 1-0. Jack McGlynn found the net for Stoke City in minute 59, making it 1-1. Ben Wilmot found the net for Stoke City in minute 77, making it 1-2.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 6 yellow cards: 3 for Portsmouth and 3 for Stoke City.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Portsmouth and 3 substitutions for Stoke City.

Match statistics

Portsmouth had 54.6% of possession, against 45.4% for Stoke City.

Portsmouth had 8 shots, 3 on target, while Stoke City had 4 shots, 3 on target. Portsmouth won 7 corners and Stoke City won 0 corners. Portsmouth committed 14 fouls and Stoke City committed 12 fouls.

Impact on the table

The table shows Portsmouth in 10th place (22 points from 15 matches) and Stoke City in 1st place (29 points from 15 matches). Stoke City hold a 7 points advantage over Portsmouth in the standings.

Stoke City are top of the table. Stoke City are currently in the promotion places.

More on this match

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