2024–25 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2024–25 season marks Portsmouth Football Club's first season back in the EFL Championship, since the 2011–12 season following their promotion from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Portsmouth

2024–25 season
Owner-Chairman	Michael Eisner
Chief Executive Officer	Andrew Cullen
Head coach	John Mousinho
Stadium	Fratton Park
EFL Championship	16th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Colby Bishop (11) All: Colby Bishop (11)
Highest home attendance	20,451 vs. Watford (21 April 2025)
Lowest home attendance	19,388 vs Stoke City (22 January 2025)
Average home league attendance	20,263
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Players

Squad

As of 7 March 2025^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ENG Jordan Williams 3 DF  ENG Connor Ogilvie 4 DF  ENG Ryley Towler 5 DF  WAL Regan Poole 6 DF  IRL Conor Shaughnessy 7 MF  ENG Marlon Pack (captain) 8 MF  ENG Freddie Potts (on loan from West Ham United) 9 FW  ENG Colby Bishop 10 FW  AUS Kusini Yengi 11 FW  IRL Mark O'Mahony (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 13 GK  AUT Nicolas Schmid 14 FW  ENG Kaide Gordon (on loan from Liverpool) 15 FW  ENG Christian Saydee 17 FW  FRA Adil Aouchiche (on loan from Sunderland) 18 DF  ENG Cohen Bramall 19 DF  AUS Jacob Farrell 20 FW  AUS Thomas Waddingham 21 MF  ENG Andre Dozzell

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  ENG Zak Swanson 23 FW  ENG Josh Murphy 24 MF  NIR Terry Devlin 25 MF  GUI Abdoulaye Kamara 29 FW  ENG Harvey Blair 30 MF  SCO Matt Ritchie 31 GK  SCO Jordan Archer 32 FW  NIR Paddy Lane 33 GK  ENG Toby Steward 34 DF  SCO Ibane Bowat 35 DF  ENG Robert Atkinson (on loan from Bristol City) 36 GK  ENG Ben Killip 37 DF  SWE Alexander Milošević 44 DF  AUS Hayden Matthews 45 MF  JAM Issac Hayden (on loan from Newcastle United) 49 FW  ENG Callum Lang

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
28	MF	Reuben Swann	AFC Sudbury	Undisclosed	26 June 2024	[2]
31	GK	Jordan Archer	Queens Park Rangers	Free Transfer	1 July 2024	[3]
23	FW	Josh Murphy	Oxford United			[4]
2	DF	Jordan Williams	Barnsley			[5]
19	DF	Jacob Farrell	Central Coast Mariners	Undisclosed	26 July 2024	[6]
18	FW	Elias Sørensen	Esbjerg	Undisclosed	2 August 2024	[7]
21	MF	Andre Dozzell	Queens Park Rangers	Free Transfer	5 August 2024	[8]
30	MF	Matt Ritchie	Newcastle United	Free Transfer	6 August 2024	[9]
25	MF	Abdoulaye Kamara	Borussia Dortmund	Undisclosed	20 August 2024	[10]
13	GK	Nicolas Schmid	Blau-Weiß Linz	Undisclosed	21 August 2024	[11]
29	FW	Harvey Blair	Liverpool	Undisclosed	23 August 2024	[12]
34	DF	Ibane Bowat	Fulham	Undisclosed	30 August 2024	[13]
20	FW	Thomas Waddingham	Brisbane Roar	Undisclosed	22 January 2025	[14]
44	FW	Hayden Matthews	Sydney FC	Undisclosed	27 January 2025	[15][16]
18	DF	Cohen Bramall	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	31 January 2025	[17]
36	GK	Ben Killip	Barnsley	Undisclosed	3 February 2025	[18]
37	DF	Alexander Milošević	Unattached	Free	7 March 2025	[19]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
13	GK	Matt Macey	Colchester United	End of Contract	30 June 2024	[20][21]
17	DF	Joe Rafferty	Rotherham United			[20][22]
20	DF	Sean Raggett	Rotherham United			[20][23]
45	MF	Lee Evans	Blackpool			[20][24]
-	FW	Koby Mottoh	Bournemouth			[20][25]
34	DF	Josh Dockerill	Havant & Waterlooville			[20][26]
-	MF	Harry Jewitt-White	Crusaders			[20][27]
-	GK	Bastian Smith	Peterborough United			[20][28]
-	DF	Haji Mnoga	Salford City			[20][29]
-	MF	Mitch Aston	Havant & Waterlooville			[20][30]
-	FW	Sam Folarin	Unattached			[20]
-	DF	Harvey Laidlaw	Havant & Waterlooville			[20][31]
29	FW	Josh Martin	Unattached			[20]
-	MF	Daniel Murray	Unattached			[20]
-	GK	Malachi Osei-Owusu	Unattached			[20]
-	DF	Brian Quarm	Unattached			[20]
31	GK	Ryan Schofield	Morecambe			[20][32]
-	MF	Liam Vincent	Tonbridge Angels			[20][33]
21	DF	Jack Sparkes	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	26 July 2024	[34]
11	FW	Gavin Whyte	Unattached	Released	30 August 2024	[35]
18	FW	Elias Sørensen	Vålerenga	Undisclosed	9 January 2025	[36]
14	MF	Ben Stevenson	Cambridge United	Released	30 January 2025	[37]
1	GK	Will Norris	Wycombe Wanderers	Released	3 February 2025	[38][39]
17	MF	Owen Moxon	Stockport County	Undisclosed	3 February 2025	[40]

Loaned in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	Until	Date	Source
20	FW	Samuel Silvera	Middlesbrough	13 January 2025[a]	1 July 2024	[41][42]
8	MF	Freddie Potts	West Ham United	End of Season	26 August 2024	[43]
11	FW	Mark O'Mahony	Brighton & Hove Albion		28 August 2024	[44]
35	DF	Robert Atkinson	Bristol City		3 January 2025	[45]
45	MF	Isaac Hayden	Newcastle United		10 January 2025	[46]
17	FW	Adil Aouchiche	Sunderland		31 January 2025	[47]
14	FW	Kaide Gordon	Liverpool		3 February 2025	[48]

1. On 13 January, Silvera was recalled back to Middlesbrough

Loaned out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Until	Date	Source
33	GK	Toby Steward	Tonbridge Angels	25 October 2024[a]	16 July 2024	[49][50]
28	MF	Reuben Swann	Havant & Waterlooville	End of Season	9 August 2024	[51]
27	FW	Anthony Scully	Colchester United	14 January 2025[b]	30 August 2024	[52][53]
33	GK	Toby Steward	Wealdstone FC	23 November 2024	23 December 2024	[54]
26	MF	Tom Lowery	Crewe Alexandra	End of Season	30 January 2025	[55]
27	FW	Anthony Scully	Colchester United		3 February 2025	[56]
16	DF	Tom McIntyre	Charlton Athletic			[57]
33	GK	Toby Steward	Crawley Town	17 April 2025	24 April 2025	[58]

1. On 25 October, Steward was recalled back from his loan at Tonbridge
2. On 14 January, Colchester opted to end Scully's loan deal

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 31, Pompey announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Gosport Borough, Havant & Waterlooville and Bognor Regis Town.^[59] A fourth was confirmed five days later, versus Milton Keynes Dons.^[60] In June, the club announced a pre-season training camp in Pula, Croatia.^[61] On 1 July, Portsmouth added a fifth pre-season opposition, away to Charlton Athletic.^[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Gosport Borough v Portsmouth

16 July 2024 Friendly	Gosport Borough	1–3	Portsmouth	Gosport
19:00 BST	Wooden 87'	Report	Murphy 20' Yengi 61' Sparkes 90+3'	Stadium: Privett Park Attendance: 2,009 Referee: Tom Copping

Havant & Waterlooville v Portsmouth

19 July 2024 Friendly	Havant & Waterlooville	0–3	Portsmouth	Havant
19:00 BST		Report	Saydee 19' Towler 50' Trialist 59'	Stadium: Westleigh Park Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Anthony Cross

Bognor Regis Town v Portsmouth

20 July 2024 Friendly	Bognor Regis Town	0–2	Portsmouth	Bognor Regis
13:00 BST		Report	Williams 23' Yengi 24'	Stadium: MKM Arena Referee: Dan Austin

Portsmouth XI v Wycombe Wanderers

27 July 2024 Friendly	Portsmouth XI	0–4	Wycombe Wanderers	Hilsea
13:30 BST		Report	McCleary Kone pen.' Lubala Trialist	Stadium: Portsmouth F.C. Hilsea Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) Referee: Dean Treleaven
Note: This "match" was actually two 60 minutes halves finishing 0-2 each, played with two different Portsmouth XI teams.[63]

Milton Keynes Dons v Portsmouth

30 July 2024 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Portsmouth	Denbigh
19:30 BST	Murphy 62'	Report	Lubala 3'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,317

Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth

3 August 2024 Friendly	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Portsmouth	Charlton
15:00 BST	Campbell 9' Ahadme 51'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Farai Hallam

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	Matchday 1	16th	46	14	12	20	58	71	−13	030.43
FA Cup	Third round	Third Round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	First round	First Round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total			48	14	12	22	58	74	−16	029.17

Last updated: 3 May 2025
Source: Soccerway

EFL Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Watford	46	16	9	21	53	61	−8	57
15	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	14	18	53	63	−10	56
16	Portsmouth	46	14	12	20	58	71	−13	54
17	Oxford United	46	13	14	19	49	65	−16	53
18	Stoke City	46	12	15	19	45	62	−17	51

Source: English Football League
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)^[64]

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
46	14	12	20	58	71	−13	54	11	7	5	33	21	+12	3	5	15	25	50	−25

Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway

League results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	161	27	28	29	172	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	D
Position	9	15	13	18	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	23	21	22	20	21	23	21	21	23	22	18	21	21	20	20	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	18	16	16	16
Points	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	8	8	8	9	9	12	13	16	17	17	20	20	20	23	23	23	26	29	29	29	30	30	33	36	39	39	42	42	42	45	45	45	46	49	52	53	54

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 16 (vs. Blackburn Rovers) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
• ² Matchday 17 (vs. Millwall) was postponed due to power failure in the local area.

League matches

On 26 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were announced.^[65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leeds United v Portsmouth

10 August 2024 1	Leeds United	3–3	Portsmouth	Leeds
12:30 BST	Struijk 10' (pen.),  78' Rodon  40' Gnonto 46' Aaronson 90+5'	Report	Lang  6', 41', 90+2' (pen.) Sørensen 23' Dozzell  45' Ogilvie  57' Towler  86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,432 Referee: Oliver Langford

Portsmouth v Luton Town

17 August 2024 2	Portsmouth	0–0	Luton Town	Portsmouth
12:30 BST	Shaughnessy  36' Pack  42' Dozzell  60'	Report	Kaminski  29'  31' Clark  74' Chong  85'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,293 Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[66]

Middlesbrough v Portsmouth

24 August 2024 3	Middlesbrough	2–2	Portsmouth	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Clarke 11' Conway 90' (pen.)	Report	Saydee 2', 25',  43' Towler  42' Blair  55' Norris  57' Williams  80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,270 Referee: Matt Donohue

Portsmouth v Sunderland

31 August 2024 4	Portsmouth	1–3	Sunderland	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Kamara  78' Swanson  88' O'Nien 90+1' (o.g.) Yengi  90+2'	Report	Swanson 31' (o.g.) Rigg  44' Browne 51' Mundle 56'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,231 Referee: Sam Allison

Portsmouth v West Bromwich Albion

15 September 2024 5	Portsmouth	0–3	West Bromwich Albion	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Saydee  9' Norris  28' Murphy  35' Ogilvie  85' Pack  90+1'	Report	Maja 1' Ajayi  43' Mowatt 51', 90+2' Fellows  63'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,205 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[66]

Burnley v Portsmouth

21 September 2024 6	Burnley	2–1	Portsmouth	Burnley
15:00 BST	Cullen  34' Sarmiento 63' Flemming  78' Brownhill 90+4'	Report	Lang 42' Murphy  48' Williams  78'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,476 Referee: David Webb

Portsmouth v Sheffield United

28 September 2024 7	Portsmouth	0–0	Sheffield United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	McIntyre  2' Blair  86'	Report	Ahmedhodžić  41' Souza  90+6'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,330 Referee: Matt Donohue

Stoke City v Portsmouth

2 October 2024 8	Stoke City	6–1	Portsmouth	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Cannon 13', 43', 48' (pen.), 51' Gallagher 45+1' Moran 53',  55' Bae Jun-ho  73'	Report	Lane  26' O'Mahony 29'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,824 Referee: Tom Nield

Portsmouth v Oxford United

5 October 2024 9	Portsmouth	1–1	Oxford United	Portsmouth
12:30 BST	O'Mahony 58'	Report	Kioso  67' Sibley 72'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,125 Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[67]

Queens Park Rangers v Portsmouth

19 October 2024 10	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Portsmouth	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST	Dembélé 9' Field  47'	Report	Potts 18' McIntyre  54' Lang 57' (pen.) Williams  85' Yengi  90+7'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,438 Referee: James Linington

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

22 October 2024 11	Cardiff City	2–0	Portsmouth	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Poole 6' (o.g.) Robinson 13' Chambers  17' Rinomhota  79'	Report	Williams  23' Potts  64'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,534 Referee: Oliver Langford

Portsmouth v Sheffield Wednesday

25 October 2024 12	Portsmouth	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Portsmouth
20:00 BST	Ogilvie 44' Lang  73'	Report	Bernard  42' Windass 55' Smith 70' Palmer  80' Valery  87'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,262 Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 26 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[67]

Hull City v Portsmouth

2 November 2024 13	Hull City	1–1	Portsmouth	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Pedro 11' Hughes  65'	Report	Andre Dozzell  53' Murphy 46' Ritchie  58' Moxon  87'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 21,904 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

5 November 2024 14	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Portsmouth	Plymouth
20:00 GMT	Whittaker  4' Gray  25' Gyabi  34' Pleguezuelo  60' Obafemi 82'	Report	Lang  67' Potts  78'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,647 Referee: James Bell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[67]

Portsmouth v Preston North End

9 November 2024 15	Portsmouth	3–1	Preston North End	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Murphy 36' Ogilvie 45' Poole  69' Bishop 89' (pen.)	Report	Riis 50'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,295 Referee: John Busby

Swansea City v Portsmouth

30 November 2024 18	Swansea City	2–2	Portsmouth	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Cabango  9' Cullen  36', 53' Ogilvie 45+2' (o.g.)	Report	Pack  1' Ritchie 25',  35' Murphy 45' Blair  71' Dozzell  83'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,404 Referee: Will Finnie

Portsmouth v Bristol City

7 December 2024 19	Portsmouth	3–0	Bristol City	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Bishop 20' Dozzell  41' Murphy 62' Lang 71',  83'	Report	Dickie  8' Pring  12' Armstrong  90+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,415 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Portsmouth v Norwich City

10 December 2024 20	Portsmouth	0–0	Norwich City	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Potts  35' Poole  38' Moxon  88'	Report	Barnes  19' Sørensen  30' Stacey  41' Duffy  45' Núñez  60'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,151 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Derby County v Portsmouth

13 December 2024 21	Derby County	4–0	Portsmouth	Derby
20:00 GMT	Wilson 8' Cashin 23' Adams 29' Pack 65' (o.g.)	Report	McIntyre  84'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,980 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[67]

Portsmouth v Coventry City

21 December 2024 22	Portsmouth	4–1	Coventry City	Portsmouth
12:30 GMT	Lang 14',43',48',55' Pack  32'	Report	Bassette 3'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,330 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[67]

Watford v Portsmouth

26 December 2024 23	Watford	2–1	Portsmouth	Watford
15:00 GMT	Baah  30'  90+8' Kayembe 57' (pen.),  59' Vata 90+5'	Report	Swanson 10',  75' Pack  57' Schmid  59' Murphy  60' Lang  64' Moxon  90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,696 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bristol City v Portsmouth

29 December 2024 24	Bristol City	3–0	Portsmouth	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Mehmeti 15', 32' Dickie 35' McCrorie  55'	Report	Lang  67'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,560 Referee: John Busby

Portsmouth v Swansea City

1 January 2025 25	Portsmouth	4–0	Swansea City	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Murphy 22' Lane 29' Pack  44' Towler 61' Bishop 78'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,427 Referee: James Linington

Sunderland v Portsmouth

5 January 2025 26	Sunderland	1–0	Portsmouth	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Isidor 7'	Report	Towler  58' Swanson  64' Pack  67'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,846 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[67]

Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth

15 January 2025 16[68]	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Portsmouth	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Tronstad  50' Gueye 61' Brittain 71' Weimann 76'	Report	Potts  19' Murphy  81' Devlin  87'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,703 Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 November, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[69]

Portsmouth v Middlesbrough

18 January 2025 27	Portsmouth	2–1	Middlesbrough	Portsmouth
15:35 GMT*	Ritchie  40', 54',82'	Report	Doak  24' Latte Lath 30' Edmundson  55'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,389 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: *15:00 GMT kick-off delayed until 15:35 GMT due to a North Stand spectator medical emergency.[70]

Portsmouth v Stoke City

22 January 2025 28	Portsmouth	3–1	Stoke City	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Bishop 5' (pen.) Lang 9' Pack  13' Atkinson  31' Ogilvie 49'	Report	Wilmot 27' Seko  33' Baker  56' Lowe  79' Burger  90+1' Johansson  90+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,388 Referee: Josh Smith

West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth

25 January 2025 29	West Bromwich Albion	5–1	Portsmouth	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Mowatt 25' Diangana 32',44' Wallace 37' Swift 56'	Report	Dozzell  60' Ritchie  62' Williams  78' Waddingham 90+3'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,261 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Portsmouth v Millwall

28 January 2025 17[71]	Portsmouth	0–1	Millwall	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT		Report	Ivanović 40' Bangura-Williams  53' Connolly  62'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,815 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Fixture was postponed from 27 November 2024 due to power failure in the local area.[72]

Portsmouth v Burnley

1 February 2025 30	Portsmouth	0–0	Burnley	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Dozzell  2' Atkinson  59' Lang  82'	Report	Roberts  22'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,381 Referee: David Webb

Sheffield United v Portsmouth

8 February 2025 31	Sheffield United	2–1	Portsmouth	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Hamer 24' Brereton  42' Rak-Sakyi 73' Clarke  77' Peck  86' Ahmedhodžić  90'	Report	Atkinson  25' Ogilvie 27'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 29,104 Referee: Oliver Langford

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

11 February 2025 32	Portsmouth	2–1	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Bishop 9' Shaughnessy 17' Lang  75' Ogilvie  90+2'	Report	O'Dowda 22' Goutas  76' Salech  90+5'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,251 Referee: Tom Nield

Oxford United v Portsmouth

15 February 2025 33	Oxford United	0–2	Portsmouth	Oxford
13:00 GMT		Report	Dozzell  45+10' , 47' O'Mahony  87' , 90+6'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,423 Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[73] Kick-off then delayed by appoximately 30 minutes due to Oxford spectator medical incident.

Portsmouth v Queens Park Rangers

22 February 2025 34	Portsmouth	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Ogilvie  17' Murphy 48' Ritchie 51' Poole  86' Saydee  90+5'	Report	Frey  45+4' Dunne 74' Chair  90+7'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,426 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Luton Town v Portsmouth

1 March 2025 35	Luton Town	1–0	Portsmouth	Luton
15:00 GMT	Clark 25' Brown  55' Kaminski  90'	Report	Dozzell  5' Ritchie  16' Murphy  39' Saydee  90+5'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,662 Referee: Sam Allison

Portsmouth v Leeds United

9 March 2025 36	Portsmouth	1–0	Leeds United	Portsmouth
12:00 GMT	Poole  43' Bishop 61' Potts  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,314 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[74]

Portsmouth v Plymouth Argyle

12 March 2025 37	Portsmouth	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Aouchiche 89' Bramall  90+7'	Report	Bundu 44' Hardie 49' Sorinola  67'  86' Gyabi  90+6'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,394 Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 11 March, but was moved due to a fixture on the preceding Sunday.[74]

Preston North End v Portsmouth

15 March 2025 38	Preston North End	2–1	Portsmouth	Preston
15:00 GMT	Frøkjær-Jensen  24' Porteous 76' Þórðarson 87' Greenwood  90'  90+4'	Report	Bishop 83' Waddingham  90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,240 Referee: Tony Harrington

Portsmouth v Blackburn Rovers

29 March 2025 39	Portsmouth	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Murphy 20' Swanson  36' Poole  37' Williams  75' Potts  81'	Report	Dolan  6' Batth  40'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,342 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Millwall v Portsmouth

5 April 2025 40	Millwall	2–1	Portsmouth	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Ivanović 57',87'	Report	Devlin  29' Bishop  59' Ritchie  67' Dozzell 80' Pack  90+1'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,913 Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture coincides with 127th 'birthday' anniversary of Portsmouth F.C.'s founding.

Coventry City v Portsmouth

9 April 2025 41	Coventry City	1–0	Portsmouth	Coventry
20:00 BST	Paterson 90+4'  90+6'	Report	Murphy  37' Ogilvie  69' Bramall  90+2'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 28,411 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[75]

Portsmouth v Derby County

12 April 2025 42	Portsmouth	2–2	Derby County	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Swanson  27' Hayden  33' Saydee  68' Bishop  69' Atkinson 71',90+1',  80'	Report	Zetterström  6' Clarke  21' Mendez-Laing  34' Adams  57' Yates 70' Atkinson 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,412 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Norwich City v Portsmouth

18 April 2025 43	Norwich City	3–5	Portsmouth	Norwich
15:00 BST	Sargent 21' Stacey 64' Sainz  79' Marcondes 90'	Report	Bishop 15', 45+4' (pen.), 51' Ritchie  31', 39' Hayden  32' Poole 71' Dozzell  90+5'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,838 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Portsmouth v Watford

21 April 2025 44	Portsmouth	1–0	Watford	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Bishop 25',  27' Aouchiche  44' Potts  64' Lang  90+5'	Report	Dwomoh  53' Keben  57' Louza  67'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,451 Referee: Sam Allison

Sheffield Wednesday v Portsmouth

26 April 2025 45	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Portsmouth	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Paterson 9' Ingelsson  90+1'	Report	Blair 23' Shaughnessy  37' Dozzell  67'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,346 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Portsmouth v Hull City

3 May 2025 46	Portsmouth	1–1	Hull City	Portsmouth
12:30 BST	Saydee 55'	Report	McLoughlin  13' Crooks 18',  44'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,420 Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but all EFL Championship final matchday fixtures were moved to an earlier kick-off.[76]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Portsmouth joined the FA Cup on 10 January 2025 at the Third Round stage, and were knocked out by Wycombe Wanderers after losing 2-0.^[77][78]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth

10 January 2025 Third round	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Portsmouth	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Hanlan 17' Bradley 27' Harvie  63'	Report	Saydee  63' Devlin  90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,240 Referee: Tom Reeves

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Portsmouth being knocked out on 13 August by Millwall after losing 0-1.^[79]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Portsmouth v Millwall

13 August 2024 First round	Portsmouth	0–1	Millwall	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Whyte  45' Lang  86'	Report	Esse 13' Roberts  81'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,913 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match(es) played 3 May 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	ENG	Jordan Williams	22	0	16+4	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Connor Ogilvie	46	4	45+0	4	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Ryley Towler	14	1	10+2	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
5	DF	WAL	Regan Poole	28	1	24+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Conor Shaughnessy	9	1	7+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Marlon Pack	40	0	29+11	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Freddie Potts	38	1	35+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Colby Bishop	32	11	31+1	11	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	AUS	Kusini Yengi	14	0	4+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	IRL	Mark O'Mahony	13	3	5+8	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	AUT	Nicolas Schmid	36	0	35+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Kaide Gordon	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW	ENG	Christian Saydee	31	3	10+19	3	1+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	SCO	Tom McIntyre	13	0	11+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	FRA	Adil Aouchiche	12	1	9+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	ENG	Cohen Bramall	12	0	4+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	AUS	Jacob Farrell	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	AUS	Thomas Waddingham	5	1	1+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Andre Dozzell	41	2	32+7	2	0+1	0	0+1	0
22	DF	ENG	Zak Swanson	32	1	23+7	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Josh Murphy	42	7	40+2	7	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	NIR	Terry Devlin	36	0	13+21	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	GUI	Abdoulaye Kamara	6	0	0+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Tom Lowery	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Harvey Blair	12	1	3+9	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	SCO	Matt Ritchie	41	5	28+11	5	1+0	0	0+1	0
31	GK	SCO	Jordan Archer	3	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	NIR	Paddy Lane	23	1	12+9	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
35	DF	ENG	Robert Atkinson	15	2	13+1	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
36	GK	ENG	Ben Killip	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF	ENG	Harry Clout	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
44	DF	AUS	Hayden Matthews	6	0	3+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45	MF	JAM	Issac Hayden	17	0	12+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
49	FW	ENG	Callum Lang	33	10	28+4	10	0+0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
20	FW	AUS	Samuel Silvera	12	0	5+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed permanently during the season:
1	GK	ENG	Will Norris	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Ben Stevenson	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Owen Moxon	13	0	2+10	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	DEN	Elias Sørensen	13	1	4+8	1	0+0	0	0+1	0