Middlesbrough 2-2 Portsmouth: result and report

Championship · Saturday 24 August 2024

Result

Middlesbrough 2-2 Portsmouth

Championship · Saturday 24 August 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

Middlesbrough · Portsmouth · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 2-2 Portsmouth: match report

Middlesbrough drew with Portsmouth 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 24 August 2024. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Christian Saydee opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Matt Clarke (11') and Tommy Conway (90', penalty). Portsmouth scored through Christian Saydee (2') and Christian Saydee (25').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; Portsmouth received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 13th on 3 points from 2 and Portsmouth 17th on 2 points from 2. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Portsmouth 16th with 54.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Portsmouth in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Isaiah Jones of Middlesbrough (8.2), ahead of Christian Saydee (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 5 draws and 2 for Portsmouth.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Christian SaydeePortsmouth · 0-1
  • 11'Goal · Matt ClarkeMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 25'Goal · Christian SaydeePortsmouth · 1-2
  • 42'Yellow card · Ryley TowlerPortsmouth
  • 43'Yellow card · Christian SaydeePortsmouth
  • 55'Yellow card · Harvey BlairPortsmouth
  • 57'Yellow card · Will NorrisPortsmouth
  • 80'Yellow card · Jordan WilliamsPortsmouth
  • 90'Penalty goal · Tommy ConwayMiddlesbrough · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 3, draws 5, Portsmouth 2.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Seny Dieng, Anfernee Dijksteel, Luke Ayling, Matt Clarke, Lukas Engel, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Isaiah Jones, Finn Azaz, Delano Burgzorg, Emmanuel Latte Lath

Portsmouth line-up (4-2-3-1)

Will Norris, Zak Swanson, Jordan Williams, Ryley Towler, Connor Ogilvie, Andre Dozzell, Marlon Pack, Callum Lang, Paddy Lane, Elias Sørensen, Christian Saydee