2025–26 Portsmouth F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Owner-Chairman | Michael Eisner | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | Andrew Cullen | |||
| Manager | John Mousinho | |||
| Stadium | Fratton Park | |||
| EFL Championship | 21st (ongoing 38/46) | |||
| FA Cup | Third round (eliminated) | |||
| EFL Cup | First round (eliminated) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adrian Segečić (6) All: Adrian Segečić (6) | |||
| Highest home attendance | League: 20,449 vs. Queens Park Rangers (26 December 2025) FA Cup: 20,611 vs. Arsenal (11 January 2026) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 18,508 vs. Swansea City (10 March 2026) | |||
| Biggest win | League: 3–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion (H) (31 January 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | League: 6–1 vs. Q.P.R. (A) (21 March 2026) FA Cup: 1–4 vs. Arsenal (H) (11 January 2026) EFL Cup: 1–2 vs. Reading (H) (12 August 2025) | |||
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The 2025–26 season is the second consecutive season of Portsmouth Football Club in the EFL Championship since their promotion in 2024. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Portsmouth were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the First Round on 12 August 2025 at home to Reading after a 1–2 defeat.[1]
Portsmouth were knocked out of the FA Cup in the Third Round on 11 January 2026 at home to Arsenal after a 1–4 defeat.[2]
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | Adrian Segecic | Sydney FC | Undisclosed | 18 June 2025 | [5] |
| 8 | MF | John Swift | West Brom | Free Transfer | 15 July 2025 | [6] |
| 18 | MF | Márk Kosznovszky | MTK | Undisclosed | 25 July 2025 | [7] |
| 16 | MF | Luke Le Roux | IFK Värnamo | [8] | ||
| 4 | DF | Josh Knight | Hannover 96 | 21 August 2025 | [9] | |
| 26 | GK | Josef Bursik | Club Brugge | 1 September 2025 | [10] | |
| 25 | FW | Makenzie Kirk | St Johnstone | [11] | ||
| 15 | FW | Franco Umeh | Crystal Palace | [12] | ||
| 38 | MF | Ebou Adams | Derby County | 16 January 2026 | [13] | |
| 37 | FW | Keshi Anderson | Birmingham City | Free Transfer | 20 January 2026 | [14] |
| 55 | DF | Madiodio Dia | Haugesund | Undisclosed | 2 February 2026 | [15] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | FW | Christian Saydee | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | 19 June 2025 | [16] |
| 10 | FW | Kusini Yengi | Aberdeen | End of Contract | 30 June 2025 | [4] |
| 18 | DF | Cohen Bramall | Luton Town | [4] | ||
| 26 | MF | Tom Lowery | Kilmarnock | [4] | ||
| 27 | FW | Anthony Scully | Shrewsbury Town | [4] | ||
| 37 | DF | Alexander Milošević | Unattached | [4] | ||
| 4 | DF | Ryley Towler | Lincoln City | Undisclosed | 7 July 2025 | [17] |
| 32 | FW | Paddy Lane | Reading | 31 July 2025 | [18] | |
| 30 | MF | Matt Ritchie | Mutual Consent | 28 August 2025 | [19] | |
| - | MF | Abdoulaye Kamara | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1 September 2025 | [20][21] | |
| - | DF | Tom McIntyre | Unattached | 2 February 2026 | [22] | |
| 49 | FW | Callum Lang | Preston North End | Undisclosed | [23] |
Loaned in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FW | Florian Bianchini | Swansea City | End of Season | 31 July 2025 | [24] |
| 47 | FW | Yang Min-hyeok | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 January 2026[a] | 8 August 2025 | [25][26] |
| 36 | FW | Conor Chaplin | Ipswich Town | End of Season | 1 September 2025 | [27] |
| 27 | FW | Millenic Alli | Luton Town | 14 January 2026 | [28] | |
| 34 | DF | Aji Alese | Sunderland | 29 January 2026 | [29] | |
| 40 | FW | Jacob Brown | Luton Town | 2 February 2026 | [30] | |
| 47 | FW | Gustavo Caballero | Santos | 2 February 2026 | [31] |
- ^ On 6 January, Yang Min-hyeok was recalled from his season-long loan back to Tottenham
Loaned out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | GK | Toby Steward | St Johnstone | End of Season | 8 July 2025 | [32] |
| - | MF | Harry Clout | Farnborough | 24 October 2025[a] | 8 August 2025 | [33][34] |
| 46 | FW | Tayo Singerr | Moneyfields | End of Season[b] | 29 August 2025 | [35][36] |
| 16 | DF | Tom McIntyre | Bradford City | 14 January 2026[c] | 1 September 2025 | [37][38] |
| 28 | MF | Reuben Swann | Havant & Waterlooville | 31 October 2025 | 3 October 2025 | [39] |
| - | MF | Harry Clout | Welling United | 19 December 2025 | 24 October 2025 | [34] |
| - | MF | Havant & Waterlooville | 16 January 2026 | 19 December 2025 | [40][41] | |
| 28 | MF | Reuben Swann | 20 February 2026 | [40] | ||
| 19 | DF | Jacob Farrell | Western Sydney Wanderers | End of Season | 6 February 2026 | [42] |
- ^ On 24 October, Clout was recalled from his loan at Farnborough and subsequently joined Welling on loan
- ^ On 30 August, Singerr signed for Moneyfields on an initial one-month loan. On 30 September, Moneyfields extended Singerr's loan by six weeks. Following this, Singerr's stay at Moneyfields was extended on a month-to-month arrangement agreed between the clubs to aid his development
- ^ On 14 January, McIntyre's initial season-long loan at Bradford City was terminated
Pre-season and friendlies
On 29 May, Portsmouth announced they would visit Bratislava, Slovakia for a pre-season training camp and matches against Woking, Farnborough and Havant & Waterlooville.[43] A day later, a fourth fixture was confirmed, against Crawley Town.[44] A trip to face Reading was then later added to the schedule.[45] On 30 June, it was announced that Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle would visit Fratton Park during pre-season.[46]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 15 July 2025 Friendly | Woking | 0–2 | Portsmouth | Woking |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,691 (711 Pompey fans) Referee: Isaac Searle |
| 16 July 2025 Friendly | Farnborough | 0–5 | Portsmouth | Farnborough |
| 19:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Cherrywood Road Attendance: 2,897 Referee: Dean Treleaven |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Hilsea, Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Ogilvie 30' | Report | Stadium: Portsmouth F.C. Training Ground | |
| Note: Initially the match was postponed due to an unplayable playing surface at Broadfield Stadium. Instead the match was played at Portsmouth's training ground behind closed doors.[47] | ||||
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | Reading | 0–4 | Portsmouth | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,954 (1,280 Pompey fans) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 29 July 2025 Friendly | Havant & Waterlooville | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Havant |
| 19:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Westleigh Park Attendance: 3,602 |
| 30 July 2025 Friendly | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 0–4 | Portsmouth | Lancing |
| 12:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Elite Football Performance Centre Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 2 August 2025 Friendly | Portsmouth | 1–0 | PEC Zwolle | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Waddingham 89' | Report | Oosting 68' Graves Jensen 83' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,237 (226 away fans) Referee: Tom Kirk |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| EFL Championship | Matchday 1 | TBD | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 26.32 |
| FA Cup | Third Round | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| EFL Cup | First Round | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 25.00 | ||
Last updated: 21 March 2026
Source: Soccerway
EFL Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 43 | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 43 | |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 40 | |
| 22 | Leicester City | 39 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 39[a] | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Oxford United | 39 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 39 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[49]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[49]
Notes:
- ^ Leicester City were deducted six points due to breaching the Profit and Sustainability Rules in the three-year reporting period ending with the 2023–24 season.[48]
League results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 |
Last updated: 21 March 2026.
Source: Soccerway
League results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; AB = Abandoned
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; AB = Abandoned
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 19 (vs. Charlton Athletic) was abandonded to a medical emergency in the crowd.
- 2 Matchday 26 (vs. Ipswich Town) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
League matches
The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.[50][51]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 9 August 2025 1 | Oxford United | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Goodrham 64' | Report | Segecic 38' Swift 41' Ogilvie 63' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,492 (1,490 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 16 August 2025 2 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Norwich City | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 BST | Poole 58' Bishop 80' Segecic 84' Ogilvie 90+7' Swift 90+9' |
Report | Darling 6', 90+8' Sargent 14' Topić 25' Córdoba 37' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,382 (1,911 away) Referee: Stephen Martin |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[52] | ||||
| 23 August 2025 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Portsmouth | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Campbell 7' Johnston 26' Mowatt 70' |
Report | Swift 43' Bishop 56', 66' Poole 63' Le Roux 79' Waddingham 80' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,818 (2,473 away) Referee: Elliot Bell |
| Note: Ryan Mason (W.B.A. manager) 65' 70' | ||||
| 30 August 2025 4 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Preston North End | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Dozzell 41', 48' | Report | Storey 13' Hughes 34' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,226 (748 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 14 September 2025 5 | Southampton | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Southampton |
| 12:00 BST | Harwood-Bellis 45+1' Stephens 47' Downes 65' Roerslev 68' |
Report | Swanson 45' Swift 73' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,889 (2,700 away) Referee: Matthew Donohue |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[52] | ||||
| 20 September 2025 6 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Swanson 45' | Report | Bannan 12' Cadamarteri 17' Valery 45' Brown 50' Horvath 62' Iorfa 65' M. Lowe 79' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,225 (2,001 away) Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo |
| 27 September 2025 7 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Philogene 9' Hirst 41' Egeli 65' |
Report | Dozzell 7' Le Roux 79' Pack 90+2' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,141 (2,001 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 1 October 2025 8 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Watford | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Yang Min-hyeok 9', 13' Segecic 79' Pack 90+5' |
Report | Alleyne 2' Petris 43' Louza 46', 77' Vata 56' Selvik 77' Pollock 89' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,646 (1,243 away) Referee: Ben Toner |
| 4 October 2025 9 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Yang Min-hyeok 23' Pack 76' Bursik 83' |
Report | Brittain 68' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,397 (2,158 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 18 October 2025 10 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Pereira 3' Ramsey 26' |
Report | Swift 58' Yang Min-hyeok 71' Dozzell 87' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,496 (3,292 away) Referee: Farai Hallam |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved due to a clash with Leicester Tigers also playing.[53] | ||||
| 21 October 2025 11 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Coventry City | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Swift 85' Kirk 90+6' |
Report | Thomas-Asante 30', 56' Van Ewijk 50' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,321 (2,186 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 25 October 2025 12 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Stoke City | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 BST | Kirk 35' Pack 41' |
Report | Thomas 48' Mubama 61' Matthews 70' (o.g.) Talovierov 87' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,164 (1,907 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[54] | ||||
| 1 November 2025 13 | Birmingham City | 4–0 | Portsmouth | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Paik Seung-ho 9' Klarer 23', 61' Iwata 56' Anderson 88' |
Report | Williams 60' | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,903 (2,003 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 5 November 2025 14 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Wrexham | Portsmouth |
| 20:00 GMT | Dozzell 11' Bishop 73' |
Report | Sheaf 41' Kaboré 69' Scarr 73' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,877 (706 away) Referee: Bobby Madley |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[54] | ||||
| 8 November 2025 15 | Hull City | 3–2 | Portsmouth | Kingston upon Hull |
| 12:30 GMT | Coyle 27' Joseph 42' Gelhardt 79' Pandur 90+8' |
Report | Devlin 16', 45+2', 62' Williams 76' Pack 82' |
Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 23,205 (1,761 away) Referee: Tom Nield |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[54] | ||||
| 22 November 2025 16 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Millwall | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Swanson 22', 66' Poole 45+4' Segecic 51' Williams 89' |
Report | McNamara 45+4' Bryan 67' Ivanović 72' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,423 (2,180 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 26 November 2025 17 | Sheffield United | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Peck 41' (pen.) Bamford 54' Hamer 73' |
Report | Devlin 39' Kosznovszky 71' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,785 (1,305 away) Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 29 November 2025 18 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Bristol City | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 GMT | Dozzell 31' Poole 49' Murphy 52' |
Report | Mehmeti 17' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,388 (2,179 away) Referee: Sam Allison |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[54] | ||||
| 9 December 2025 20 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Swansea |
| 19:45 GMT | Cabango 13' Franco 45+1' Cullen 78' |
Report | Swift 61' Pack 90+3' |
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 18,163 (1,153 away) Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 13 December 2025 21 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Matthews 54' Lang 59', 62' Bowat 79' |
Report | Ōhashi 28', 36' Alebiosu 35' Miller 45+4' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,652 (695 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 20 December 2025 22 | Derby County | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Brewster 44' Matthews 45' (o.g.) |
Report | Lang 6' Dozzell 42' |
Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 28,877 (2,007 away) Referee: Farai Hallam |
| 26 December 2025 23 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Devlin 45' Segečić 62' |
Report | Dunne 61' Hayden 87' Norrington-Davies 88' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,449 (1,926 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 29 December 2025 24 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Shaughnessy 69' Poole 74' Bowat 90+4' Yang Min-hyeok 90+8' |
Report | Bell 59' Rankin-Costello 61' Knibbs 90+6' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,401 (2,168 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 1 January 2026 25 | Bristol City | 5–0 | Portsmouth | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Randell 11' Mehmeti 24' Twine 50' Armstrong 59', 90+3' |
Report | Le Roux 22' | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,649 (2,464 away) Referee: James Bell |
| 17 January 2026 27 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Ogilvie 31' Segečić 65' Chaplin 77' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,351 (1,643 away) Referee: John Busby |
| 21 January 2026 28 | Watford | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Watford |
| 19:45 GMT | Doumbia 79' Irankunda 90+10' |
Report | Dozzell 51' Segečić 73' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,577 (1,774 away) Referee: Ben Toner |
| 25 January 2026 29 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Southampton | Portsmouth |
| 12:00 GMT | Swanson 70' Adams 77', 82' |
Report | Scienza 57' Downes 70' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,290 (2,651 away) Referee: Lewis Smith |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 24 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[55] | ||||
| 31 January 2026 30 | Portsmouth | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Chaplin 20' Alli 25' Adams 49' |
Report | Phillips 11' Johnston 22' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,413 (2,175 away) Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 7 February 2026 31 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Devine 40' McCann 71' Cornell 90' |
Report | Alese 90' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,034 (1,748 away) Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 14 February 2026 32 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Swift 25' | Report | Hamer 45+3' Soumaré 48' Phillips 89' Brooks 90' Hoever 90+7' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,092 (1,375 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 17 February 2026 19[56] | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Portsmouth | Charlton |
| 19:45 GMT | Clarke 7' Chambers 14' Leaburn 27' Kaminski 34' Jones 38' Fevrier 64' Carey 74' |
Report | Devlin 22', 56' Pack 31' Bishop 35' (pen.) Adams 87' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 18,713 (2,504 away) Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[54] The match was then abandoned following a medical incident in the crowd.[57] | ||||
| 21 February 2026 33 | Millwall | 1–3 | Portsmouth | Bermondsey |
| 15:00 GMT | De Norre 64' Crama 75' |
Report | Alli 17' Caballero 46' Swift 55' , 60' Pack 67' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 19,153 (3,178 away) Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 24 February 2026 34 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Wrexham |
| 19:45 GMT | Smith 23' Cleworth 39' |
Report | Poole 30' Swanson 49' |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,499 (1,269 away) Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 28 February 2026 35 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Hull City | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 GMT | Report | Hadžiahmetović 60' Crooks 73' Pandur 88' Coyle 90+6' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,228 (988 away) Referee: Sam Allison | |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[55] | ||||
| 7 March 2026 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Blackburn |
| 12:30 GMT | Cashin 83' Carter 90+3', 90+4' |
Report | Ogilvie 84' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,100 (1,845 away) Referee: Tom Nield |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[58] | ||||
| 10 March 2026 37 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Swansea City | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Brown 64' Dia 69' |
Report | Galbraith 26' Vipotnik 33' Key 39' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,508 (536 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 16 March 2026 38 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Derby County | Portsmouth |
| 20:00 GMT | Chaplin 40' Swift 67' |
Report | Szmodics 8', 41' Clarke 53' Brereton 78' Clark 86' Ward 88' Fraulo 90+2' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,253 (1,311 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 March, but was rearranged for Sky Sports broadcasting.[59] | ||||
| 21 March 2026 39 | Queens Park Rangers | 6–1 | Portsmouth | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00 GMT | Smyth 7', 29', 22' Kolli 24', 55' Hayden 32' Norrington-Davies 73' Kone 86' (pen.), 87', 90+4' |
Report | Adams 32' Swift 38' Devlin 90+2' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,962 (1,760 away) Referee: John Busby |
| 3 April 2026 40 | Norwich City | v | Portsmouth | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Carrow Road |
| 6 April 2026 41 | Portsmouth | v | Oxford United | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: Fratton Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for Sky Sports broadcasting.[60] | ||||
| 11 April 2026 42 | Middlesbrough | v | Portsmouth | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Riverside Stadium |
| 14 April 2026 26[61][62] | Portsmouth | v | Ipswich Town | Portsmouth |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Fratton Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 January, but it was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[63] Then it was postponed again on 3 February due to a waterlogged pitch.[64] | ||||
| 18 April 2026 43 | Portsmouth | v | Leicester City | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: Fratton Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for Sky Sports broadcasting.[62] | ||||
| 21 April 2026 44 | Coventry City | v | Portsmouth | Coventry |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena |
| 25 April 2026 45 | Stoke City | v | Portsmouth | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Bet365 Stadium |
| 2 May 2026 46 | Portsmouth | v | Birmingham City | Portsmouth |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: Fratton Park |
FA Cup
Portsmouth were eliminated from the FA Cup on 11 January 2026 at home to Arsenal in the Third Round.[65]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 11 January 2026 Third round | Portsmouth | 1–4 | Arsenal | Portsmouth |
| 14:00 GMT | Bishop 3' Le Roux 55' |
Report | Dozzell 8' (o.g.) Martinelli 25', 51', 72' Madueke 43' Lewis-Skelly 45' White 68' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,611 (3,063 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
EFL Cup
Portsmouth were eliminated from the EFL Cup at home on 12 August 2025 to Reading in the First Round.[66][67]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 12 August 2025 First Round | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Reading | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | Le Roux 53' Singerr 90+3' Poole 90+5' |
Report | Garcia 34' Ehibhatiomhan 38' Fraser 80' Ryan 90' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,525 (1,040 away) Referee: Farai Hallam |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of match played 21 March 2026
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
Loaned players in italics.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | AUT | Nicolas Schmid | 28 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jordan Williams | 24 | 1 | 10+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Connor Ogilvie | 28 | 1 | 27+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Josh Knight | 14 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | WAL | Regan Poole | 36 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | IRL | Conor Shaughnessy | 13 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marlon Pack | 28 | 2 | 16+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG | John Swift | 28 | 3 | 19+7 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Colby Bishop | 36 | 3 | 30+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | AUS | Adrian Segečić | 34 | 6 | 20+12 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | FRA | Florian Bianchini | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | AUS | Hayden Matthews | 12 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | IRL | Franco Umeh | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | RSA | Luke Le Roux | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | SCO | Ibane Bowat | 13 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | HUN | Márk Kosznovszky | 16 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | AUS | Jacob Farrell | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | AUS | Thomas Waddingham | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG | Andre Dozzell | 31 | 1 | 29+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | ENG | Zak Swanson | 34 | 2 | 26+6 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | ENG | Josh Murphy | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | NIR | Terry Devlin | 35 | 5 | 24+9 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | NIR | Makenzie Kirk | 14 | 1 | 4+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK | ENG | Josef Bursik | 10 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | IRL | Millenic Alli | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | ENG | Harvey Blair | 13 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | ENG | Ben Killip | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | ENG | Aji Alese | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | ENG | Conor Chaplin | 31 | 1 | 21+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | ENG | Keshi Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | GAM | Ebou Adams | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | FW | SCO | Jacob Brown | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | FW | ENG | Tayo Singerr | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 47 | MF | PAR | Gustavo Caballero | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | DF | SEN | Madiodio Dia | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 47 | MF | KOR | Yang Min-hyeok | 16 | 3 | 9+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) who featured but departed permanently during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 49 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang | 8 | 2 | 7+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 21 March 2026
Loaned players in italics.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jordan Williams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Connor Ogilvie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | WAL | Regan Poole | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Marlon Pack | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG | John Swift | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Colby Bishop | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | AUS | Adrian Segečić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | AUS | Hayden Matthews | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | RSA | Luke Le Roux | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | SCO | Ibane Bowat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | HUN | Márk Kosznovszky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | AUS | Thomas Waddingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG | Andre Dozzell | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | ENG | Zak Swanson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ENG | Josh Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | NIR | Terry Devlin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | NIR | Makenzie Kirk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK | ENG | Josef Bursik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | IRL | Millenic Alli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | ENG | Aji Alese | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | ENG | Conor Chaplin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | GAM | Ebou Adams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | DF | SEN | Madiodio Dia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 47 | MF | KOR | Yang Min-hyeok | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) who featured but departed permanently during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 49 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Squad Total | 65 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
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