Portsmouth vs Derby County

Championship

Portsmouth

1-0-3

0-2

Final

Derby

1-1-2

Fratton Park

Match pulse

PORAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'DER

65%Possession35%

21Shots8

3On target5

11Corners2

3Saves3

12Fouls15

51'Sondre LangasDER69'Terry DevlinPOR83'Charlie TaylorDER

Team	1H	2H	T
POR	0	0	0
DER	1	1	2

Who won: Derby 2-0

Derby County beat Portsmouth 2-0 on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at Fratton Park. Goals for Derby: Sammie Szmodics (16') and Lars Jorgen Salvesen (62').

Play by play

Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Derby County 2.
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Derby County 2.
90'+7'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Arthur.
90'+5'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iyad Mohamed with a cross following a corner.
M. Dia
90'+5'POR
Corner awarded
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Max Johnston.
90'+3'POR
Corner awarded
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Derby County).
90'+2'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Joe Ward (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (Portsmouth). Assisted by Oscar Fraulo.
J. Ward
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'POR
Corner awarded
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Joe Ward.
89'
Free kick won
Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'DER
Foul
Foul by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County).
88'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Benjamin Arthur (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rocco Shein.
86'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Szmodics
Substitution, Derby County. Filip Bilbija replaces Sam Szmodics.
F. Bilbija
86'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Hedges
Substitution, Derby County. Max Johnston replaces Ryan Hedges.
M. Johnston
85'
Sub
Subbed on for Z. Swanson
Substitution, Portsmouth. Odin Bailey replaces Zak Swanson.
O. Bailey
84'
Foul
Foul by Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth).
84'
Free kick won
Ryan Hedges (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Yellow card
Charlie Taylor (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
C. Taylor
83'
Free kick won
Luke Brooke-Smith (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83'
Foul
Foul by Charlie Taylor (Derby County).
82'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (Portsmouth). Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross.
82'
Foul
Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
82'
Free kick won
Dion Sanderson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.