Portsmouth 2-0 Cardiff | Result & Match Report
Portsmouth
2 - 0 Cardiff
Championship · Matchday 5 · Full Time
Championship · Matchday 5: Portsmouth beat Cardiff 2-0. The match was played on Saturday, 5 September 2026 at Fratton Park (Portsmouth); refereed by Benjamin Speedie, England.
⚽ Goals
C. Shaughnessy 31' (Portsmouth) · Marezi 52' (Portsmouth)
Match Analysis
After a 1-0 first half, the game finished 2-0.
Portsmouth held 36% of possession against 64%, attempting 15 shots to Cardiff's 16.
Shots on target read 5-5 and corners 5-7.
⏱️ Match Events
9'🟨Krystian Bielik
31'⚽C. Shaughnessy (T. Shade)
52'⚽Marezi (A. Segecic)
60'🟨Ollie Tanner
63'🔄▲ J. Colwill ▼ D. Turnbull
64'🔄▲ R. Colwill ▼ C. Willock
65'🔄▲ Z. Swanson ▼ J. Meghoma
65'🔄▲ E. Adams ▼ R. R. Shein
69'🔄▲ R. Kavuma McQueen ▼ T. Shade
69'🔄▲ C. Bishop ▼ Marezi
83'🔄▲ C. Ashford ▼ O. Tanner
86'🟨Alex Robertson
90+2'🟨Yousef Salech
90+4'🔄▲ I. Mohamed ▼ M. Pack
90+1'🔄▲ C. Scanlon ▼ K. Bielik
👕 Line-ups
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.81
Substitutes: N. Schmid, R. Poole, Z. Swanson, E. Adams, O. Bailey, I. Mohamed, R. Kavuma McQueen, C. Bishop, E. Kenny
Coach: John Mousinho
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.29
Substitutes: H. Tyrer, M. Turner, C. Scanlon, R. Kpakio, R. Colwill, C. Ashford, J. Colwill, R. Tankiewicz, C. Robinson
Coach: Brian Barry-Murphy
📊 Match Stats
2.07Expected goals (xG)1.37
⭐ Player of the Match
A. Segecic (Portsmouth) — named player of the match with a 7.7 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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