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Portsmouth Edges Out Blackburn in Tense Fratton Park Encounter
Portsmouth secured a 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers in a thrilling Championship match at Fratton Park on March 29th, 2025. The game, part of the league’s 39th round, was a tense affair marked by numerous yellow cards. Despite Blackburn enjoying slightly more possession (52%), Portsmouth proved more clinical in front of goal. A 20th-minute strike from Joe Murphy, assisted by Colby Bishop, proved to be the decisive goal. The match was punctuated by a total of 26 fouls (13 each) and six yellow cards (four for Portsmouth and two for Blackburn). While Blackburn had a significant advantage in shots (9 to Portsmouth’s 3), Portsmouth’s accuracy was the key to their win. Referee Jeremy Simpson, from England, oversaw the match.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 13 R. Hedges came in and O. Beck went out., at minute 57 T. Cantwell came in and Y. Ohashi went out., at minute 57 M. Gueye came in and C. Woodrow went out., at minute 72 J. Buckley came in and S. Tronstad went out., at minute 72 J. Rankin-Costello came in and H. Carter went out.
Substitutions portsmouth: at minute 61 T. Devlin came in and A. Aouchiche went out., at minute 68 J. Williams came in and M. Ritchie went out., at minute 89 M. Pack came in and C. Bramall went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Portsmouth
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