Goals and Highlights for Stoke City 1-3 Portsmouth in EFL Championship Match

We'll have five more minutes of added time in this second half. Sorba Thomas received the pass up front and found Nzonzi, who shot hard but sent the ball wide. Then, in a counter-attack, Josh Murphy received the pass and shot hard, but wide as well.

Junior Tchamadeu received a pass from Nzonzi and shot hard from inside the area, sending the ball wide once again. Shortly after, Adrian Segecic went down, received treatment, and returned to the game, during a period when the team's rhythm dropped.

Both teams are making changes at the moment. For Portsmouth, Joh Swift and Colby Bishop have been replaced by Jacob Brown and Thomas Waddingham. For Stoke City, Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo, injured after receiving treatment on the field, has been replaced by Millon Manhoef.

Jordan Williams received the pass up front and shot from distance, but sent the ball wide once again. Shortly after, Stoke made a change, with Ben Pearson leaving and Steven Nzonzi entering, in yet another substitution for the home side.

Both teams made substitutions at that moment. Portsmouth made two changes, with Matthews and Garbey Blair leaving and Josh Murphy and Ibane Bowat entering. Stoke's Syd Agina was replaced by Junior Tchamadeu. Shortly before leaving, Matthews received a yellow card.

The early goal changes the pressure, and Stoke comes out looking to turn the game around. Furthermore, it's now confirmed that Stoke made two substitutions at halftime, bringing on Ben Gibson and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi for Sam Gallagher and Bocat.

Phillips, crossing the ball into the area, managed a header, but it was blocked by the defense. Cissé then received a cross from Phillips and headed powerfully, but wide! Robert Bozenik, on a pass from Gallagher, shot powerfully, but it went into Killip's hands.

From the corner kick, Ben Pearson received Thomas' cross and headed powerfully, but it was blocked by the defense, resulting in another corner kick. Thomas took the corner and Cissé headed it towards goal, but Killip made the save!

Lamine Cissé, crossing the ball into the area, set it up for Sam Gallagher in the middle, who shot hard, but sent the ball straight at the defense, winning a corner, which was taken into the area for the defense to clear once again.

On the right, Stoke won a corner, which was taken into the box and cleared by the defense. Tatsuki Seko picked up the rebound and shot powerfully, but sent the ball wide. Stoke City are starting to speed up the game, applying pressure and trying to take the lead!

Robert Bozenik received the pass up front, shot hard, but hit the defense. Then it was Tatsuki Seko's turn to have a chance to shoot powerfully from inside the box, but his shot was also saved. Stoke are starting to apply pressure!

Stoke won a corner on the right, the ball was taken into the box but cleared by the defense. The home team is trying to apply high pressure, maintaining possession and looking to speed up the game, which starts slowly and statically, with no chances created.

The game was stopped once again, this time for treatment to Robert Bozenik, who was in pain after being fouled by Madiodio Dia. Bozenik, however, is already back in the game and Stoke will not need to make a substitution at this time.

Portsmouth made a change early in the game as Josef Bursik was treated for pain and left the field, replaced by Ben Killip in this early 1st half. The match started slower and more stopped due to this injury in the game.

The players are taking to the pitch and the ball is rolling for Stoke City vs Portsmouth, in the first 45 minutes of the match in the 44th round of the EFL Championship, with all the action and excitement in real time here on VAVEL!

Finally, but no less important, there were 69 confrontations with 92 goals by Stoke City, which has an average of 1.33 goals per game. Portsmouth, on the other hand, scored 97 goals in the history of the confrontation, thus totaling an average of 1.41 per game!

At home, Stoke City hosted Portsmouth in 33 games, totaling 19 victories, six draws and eight defeats. In the EFL Championship there were also 16 games, with 11 victories, three draws and only two defeats, where Stoke dominates the record.

There have been 69 matches in history between the two teams, with a great balance, where Stoke City won 27 games, against 28 victories for Portsmouth and also 14 draws. In the EFL Championship there were also 33 confrontations, with 14 victories for Stoke, nine draws and 10 victories for Portsmouth.

Also at the same time as the game later today, Oxford United host Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City face Swansea City. Tomorrow, closing out today's round of games, we will have the match between Coventry and Wrexham at 7 am!

At the same time as the game later today, we will have many other games, where Queens Park Rangers host Derby County, Sheffield United face Preston United, and Birmingham host Bristol City in this EFL Championship match.
 

Yesterday only one game took place, where Leicester drew 1-1 with Millwall. Earlier today Charlton beat Hull City 2-1 in the score, Middlesbrough beat Watford 5-1 and West Brom drew 0-0 with Ipswich Town.

For tonight's game, John Mousinho will have the following players to use during the match against Stoke: Ben Killip, Ibane Bowat, Regan Poole, Millenic Alli, Josh Murphy, Ebou Adams, Conor Chaplin, Jacob Brown and Thomas Waddingham.

For tonight's game, Mark Robins will have the following players to use during the match against Portsmouth: Frank Fielding, Junior Tchamadeu, Ben Gibson, Million Manhoef, Lewis Baker, Steven N'Zonzi, Jesurun Rak-Sakayi, Jun-Ho Bae and Milan Smit.

With a 4-2-3-1 formation, Portsmouth's starting lineup for tonight's EFL Championship match against Stoke is: Bursik, Williams, Matthews, Dia and Ogilvie; Dozzell, Roux, Segecic, Swift and Blair; Bishop.

With a 4-2-3-1 formation, Stoke City's starting lineup for tonight's EFL Championship match against Portsmouth is: Simkin, Agina, Phillips, Otegbayo and Bocat; Pearson, Seko, Cissé, Gallagher and Thomas; Bozenik.

We are now live streaming Stoke City vs Portsmouth, with all the action and excitement in real time from matchday 44 of the EFL Championship. Kick-off is about to begin at Bet365 Stadium, in this game between two teams from opposite ends of the table!