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Matchday 8 · · Fratton Park

Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers: result, lineups and stats

Portsmouth 12 · 18 points
2 - 2
Blackburn Rovers 11 · 18 points
  • 4' Zak Swanson
  • 74' Colby Bishop
  • 11' Oladapo Afolayan
  • 56' Ryoya Morishita

Lineups Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 · John Mousinho
31 Bielica
16 Meghoma
6 Shaughnessy
55 Dia
22 Swanson
19 Shein
7 Pack
25 Kavuma-McQueen
10 Segečić
11 Kamara
17 Shade
  • 45' Ebou Adams Rocco Shein
  • 63' Odin Bailey Marlon Pack
  • 63' Regan Poole Conor Shaughnessy
  • 71' Colby Bishop Adrian Segečić
  • 87' Iyad Mohamed Ryan Kavuma-McQueen

Lineup for Portsmouth: Bielica, Meghoma, Shaughnessy, Dia, Swanson, Shein, Pack, Kavuma-McQueen, Segečić, Kamara, Shade

Bench
  • 38 E. Adams 45'
  • 27 O. Bailey 63'
  • 9 C. Bishop 71'
  • 24 T. Devlin
  • 32 E. Kenny
  • 37 I. Mohamed 87'
  • 5 R. Poole 63'
  • 1 N. Schmid
  • 8 J. Swift
Absentees Portsmouth

Arthur, Bishop, Ogilvie, Swift, Anderson, Brooke-Smith, Kosznovszky (injured), Shaughnessy, Murphy (doubtful)

Blackburn Rovers 5-4-1 · Tony Mowbray
22 Tóth
3 Pickering
15 McLoughlin
17 Carter
6 Atcheson
2 Alebiosu
21 Afolayan
31 Montgomery
8 Morsy
25 Morishita
10 Cantwell
  • 68' Andri Gudjohnsen Oladapo Afolayan
  • 69' Moussa Baradji Tom Atcheson
  • 83' Jayden Fevrier Todd Cantwell

Lineup for Blackburn Rovers: Tóth, Pickering, McLoughlin, Carter, Atcheson, Alebiosu, Afolayan, Montgomery, Morsy, Morishita, Cantwell

Bench
  • 24 M. Baradji 69'
  • 27 Gady Beyuku
  • 14 D. De Neve
  • 11 J. Fevrier 83'
  • 30 J. Garrett
  • 9 A. Guðjohnsen 68'
  • 42 Harry Lister
  • 1 A. Pears
  • 39 H. Pates
Absentees Blackburn Rovers

Forshaw, Miller, Litherland (injured), Morsy (suspended), Morishita (doubtful)

Stats Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth Match Blackburn Rovers
  • 54% Possession 46%
  • 20 Shots 8
  • 6 Shots on target 5
  • 7 Shots off target 2
  • 9 Corners 7
  • 16 Fouls 9
  • 2 Offsides 2
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Portsmouth

Marezi is a doubt for Portsmouth's game against Blackburn Rovers because of a calf issue. The striker also missed the trip to Charlton Athletic last time out.

There are still question marks in defence: Terry Devlin's place could go to Madiodio Dia, and Benjamin Arthur may make way for Zak Swanson. Conor Shaughnessy, who has been the pick of Portsmouth's players over this stretch, is expected to keep his own place.

Further forward, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen has started three of Portsmouth's last five matches and been substituted each time. He is expected to keep his place again this weekend.

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers will be without both Adam Forshaw and Yuri Ribeiro at Portsmouth. Forshaw's hip problem requires a further consultation and will keep him out in the short term, while Ribeiro faces a few weeks out with a hamstring injury, having started Blackburn's last five matches.

Hayden Carter, who made his first start in Blackburn's last five matches against Millwall, is expected to keep his place in the back line. Ryan Alebiosu is also expected to keep his place after recovering from illness. In goal, Balázs Tóth is set to continue ahead of Aynsley Pears, who did not play last time out.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Portsmouth

  1. Marko Milovanović 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Adrian Segečić 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Ebou Adams 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Zak Swanson 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Terry Devlin 2 goals 0 assists

Blackburn Rovers

  1. Andri Gudjohnsen 8 goals 1 assists
  2. Oladapo Afolayan 4 goals 2 assists
  3. Ryoya Morishita 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Todd Cantwell 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Sean McLoughlin 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Portsmouth

Player Starts Min. Form
Nicolas Schmid 5/5 450 mixed
Regan Poole 5/5 450 solid
Madiodio Dia 5/5 450 strong
Abu Kamara 5/5 413 mixed
Adrian Segečić 4/5 382 solid
Marlon Pack 4/5 351 poor
Jayden Meghoma 4/4 335 solid
Zak Swanson 4/4 326 mixed

Blackburn Rovers

Player Starts Min. Form
Balázs Tóth 5/5 450 mixed
Ryan Alebiosu 5/5 450 mixed
Sean McLoughlin 5/5 450 mixed
Harry Pickering 5/5 450 mixed
Sam Morsy 5/5 421 mixed
Todd Cantwell 5/5 385 solid
Hayden Carter 4/5 377 mixed
Oladapo Afolayan 5/5 355 strong

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.86 1.20
  • Predicted goals2.5
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners15.0

Team comparison

POR home Per match BLB away
1.67 Points 1.00
1.67 Goals for 1.33
1.67 Goals against 1.50
1.82 xG for 1.01
1.30 xG against 1.84
7.7 Corners 6.5
LWDWW Home and away form DLDWL

Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers: head-to-head record

12 previous meetings
4 Portsmouth 2 draws 6 Blackburn Rovers
  • Goals per match2.33
  • Both teams scored42%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Mar 2026 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Portsmouth
  • Dec 2025 Portsmouth 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Mar 2025 Portsmouth 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Jan 2025 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Portsmouth
  • Feb 2018 Portsmouth 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
  • Oct 2017 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Portsmouth
  • Apr 2010 Portsmouth 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Nov 2009 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Portsmouth
  • May 2009 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Portsmouth
  • Nov 2008 Portsmouth 3 - 2 Blackburn Rovers

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers?

John Busby took charge of Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers.

Who is unavailable for Portsmouth against Blackburn Rovers?

Portsmouth are without Conor Shaughnessy (injury), Josh Murphy (groin injury), Benjamin Arthur (back injury), Colby Bishop (knee injury), Connor Ogilvie (knee injury) and John Swift (knee injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Blackburn Rovers against Portsmouth?

Blackburn Rovers are without Ryoya Morishita (injury), Adam Forshaw (hip injury), Lewis Miller (achilles tendon injury), Matthew Litherland (muscle injury) and Sam Morsy (yellow cards).

What formation do Portsmouth play?

Portsmouth have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under John Mousinho.

What formation do Blackburn Rovers play?

Blackburn Rovers have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers finish?

On 7 March 2026, Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth finished 1-1.

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