Portsmouth FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Portsmouth FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Fratton Park.
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Charles Breakspear
- Referee Lee Swabey
- Referee Brett Huxtable
- Referee Paul Lister
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Rochdale AFC H 2–1 W 27 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–1 W 20 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W 16 Mar Peterborough United FC A 0–1 L 09 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L 06 Mar Northampton Town FC A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L 20 Mar Peterborough United FC H 3–3 D 13 Mar Lincoln City FC A 2–1 W 09 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–2 L 06 Mar Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L 02 Mar Hull City AFC A 0–2 L Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)71% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Portsmouth FC gets underway.
- 5' GOAL! Ryan Williams scores on 5. Assisted by Marcus Harness
- 10' Alex Newby needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rochdale AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 24' It’s a booking for Rochdale AFC player. Jimmy Keohane gets a Yellow card.
- 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 37' Goal! Ronan Curtis scores his 54 goal in 361 matches.
- 42' Portsmouth FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 47' It’s high time Danny Cowley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 52' Rochdale AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 53' The supporters are chanting for Aaron Morley. He replaces Conor Grant on 53 minute.
- 58' It looks surprising Rochdale AFC does not make any changes. Michael Jacobs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 65' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Michael Jacobs is replaced by Harvey White.
- 68' The whistle greets Conor Shaughnessy as he departs to be replaced by Stephen Dooley.
- 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
- 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ryan Williams.
- 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jack Whatmough suffering a number of foals already.
- 82' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andy Cannon is hanging Marcus Harness on the field on 82 minute.
- 87' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Ben Close is replaced by Charlie Daniels on 87 minute.
- Full Time. Portsmouth FC beats Rochdale AFC
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Portsmouth FC
Starting XI- 4
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Ben Close ↓ Charlie Daniels 87'
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Marcus Harness ↓ Andy Cannon 82'
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Michael Jacobs ↓ Harvey White 65'
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Bench-
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Charlie Daniels ↑ 87'
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Andy Cannon ↑ 82'
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Harvey White ↑ 65'
Coach Danny CowleyRochdale AFC
Starting XI-
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Paul McShane ↓ Haydon Roberts 53'
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Jimmy Keohane ↓ Alex Newby 82'
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Conor Grant ↓ Aaron Morley 53'
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Bench- 4
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Aaron Morley ↑ 53'
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Stephen Dooley ↑ 68'
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Alex Newby ↑ 82'
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Haydon Roberts ↑ 53'
Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
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