Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

What it means

• Portsmouth has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago

Southampton beat rivals Portsmouth 1-0 in first match after Spygate conclusion

ESPN · Sep 13

Toure nets again but loses English battle of Socceroos

ESPN · Sep 6

Portsmouth urge supporters not to speculate on social media as fan incident with Cardiff player is investigated

ESPN · Aug 15

Will Lankshear scores brace as Middlesbrough come back to survive scare and beat Lincoln

Recap · Aug 7

Middlesbrough edge Wrexham in Carabao Cup 1st round

ESPN · Jul 28

USMNT's Berhalter joins Middlesbrough from Vancouver Whitecaps

ESPN · Jun 30

Everton set to sign midfielder Hayden Hackney from Middlesbrough - sources

ESPN · Apr 18

Portsmouth beat Leicester to push Foxes to brink of relegation

Lineups

Portsmouth19th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1David JamesG
2. 2Sylvain DistinCD-L
3. 3Sol CampbellCD-R
4. 4Hermann HreidarssonLB
5. 5Glen JohnsonRB
6. 6Sean DavisCM-L
7. 7Hayden MullinsCM-R
8. 8Niko KranjcarLM
9. 9Jermaine PennantRM
10. 10David NugentCF-L
11. 11Peter CrouchCF-R

Boro2nd in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Brad JonesG
2. 2Robert HuthCD-L
3. 3David WheaterCD-R
4. 4Emanuel PogatetzLB
5. 5Tony McMahonRB
6. 6Julio ArcaCM-L
7. 7Matthew BatesCM-R
8. 8Stewart DowningLM
9. 9Jeremie AliadiereRM
10. 10Tuncay SanliCF-L
11. 11Marlon KingCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

POR

• Lvs CHE0-1
• T@ STK2-2
• Wvs MNC2-0
• Lvs LIV2-3
• L@ FUL1-3

MID

• L@ EVE1-2
• L@ TOT0-4
• Wvs LIV2-0
• Wvs WHU2-0
• Tvs WGA0-0

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

The Riverside Stadium, England · Attendance 24,281

Officials

M Atkinson (Referee), Martin Atkinson (Referee), M Atkinson (Referee)