Portsmouth 0-2 Derby County: result and goals
Derby County beat Portsmouth 2-0 on Tuesday, 1 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Sammie Szmodics 16', Lars Jorgen Salvesen 62'.
Portsmouth sit 11th on 18 points.
Derby County sit 23rd on 7 points.
Portsmouth have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Derby County have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Portsmouth won 0, Derby County won 2, 3 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- 👥
- 20282
The match in numbers
- A 2-0 win for Derby County over Portsmouth.
- The first goal came from Sammie Szmodics (Derby County) on 16'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
16'⚽Sammie SzmodicsGoal
Live commentary
- Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Derby County 2.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Derby County 2.
- 90'+7'Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Arthur.
- 90'+5'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.
- 90'+5'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Max Johnston.
- 90'+3'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
- 90'+2'Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2'Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Derby County).
- 90'+2'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.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Joe Ward.
- 89'Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Foul by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County).
- 88'Attempt blocked. Benjamin Arthur (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rocco Shein.
- 86'Substitution, Derby County. Filip Bilbija replaces Sam Szmodics.
- 86'Substitution, Derby County. Max Johnston replaces Ryan Hedges.
- 85'Substitution, Portsmouth. Odin Bailey replaces Zak Swanson.
- 84'Foul by Iyad Mohamed (Portsmouth).
- 84'Ryan Hedges (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Charlie Taylor (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83'Luke Brooke-Smith (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83'Foul by Charlie Taylor (Derby County).
- 82'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 by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
- 82'Dion Sanderson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81'Substitution, Derby County. Joe Ward replaces Bobby Clark.
- 80'Substitution, Derby County. Ryan Nyambe replaces Craig Forsyth because of an injury.
- 79'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79'Delay in match because of an injury Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
- 78'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78'Delay in match because of an injury Dion Sanderson (Derby County).
- 77'Luke Brooke-Smith (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77'Foul by Charlie Taylor (Derby County).
- 76'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen.
- 76'Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74'Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74'Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
- 74'Foul by Rocco Shein (Portsmouth).
- 74'Ryan Hedges (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Attempt saved. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (Portsmouth). Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
- 73'Foul by Zak Swanson (Portsmouth).
- 73'Alex Mowatt (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'Substitution, Portsmouth. Rocco Shein replaces Ebou Adams.
- 72'Substitution, Portsmouth. Iyad Mohamed replaces Marlon Pack.
- 72'Attempt missed. Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Arthur.
- 70'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69'Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Hedges (Derby County).
- 69'Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69'Attempt missed. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
- 68'Benjamin Arthur (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68'Foul by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County).
- 67'Foul by Abu Kamara (Portsmouth).
- 67'Charlie Taylor (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Foul by Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County).
- 66'Substitution, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop replaces Marezi.
- 65'Substitution, Portsmouth. Luke Brooke-Smith replaces Ryan Kavuma-McQueen.
- 64'Attempt saved. Marezi (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).
- 64'Attempt saved. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen.
- 64'Attempt blocked. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abu Kamara.
- 62'Goal! Portsmouth 0, Derby County 2. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Oscar Fraulo.
- 60'Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59'Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces Rhian Brewster.
- 57'Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
- 57'Oscar Fraulo (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56'Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56'Foul by Alex Mowatt (Derby County).
- 56'Attempt blocked. Ryan Hedges (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
- 54'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
- 54'Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Madiodio Dia.
- 53'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Arthur.
- 52'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
- 51'Sondre Langås (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
- 50'Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Zak Swanson.
- 49'Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Benjamin Arthur.
- 48'Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
- 48'Bobby Clark (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Derby County 1.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Derby County 1.
- 45'+2'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
- 45'Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 45'Attempt missed. Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 44'Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44'Foul by Dion Sanderson (Derby County).
- 44'Marezi (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44'Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
- 39'Attempt missed. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen.
- 37'Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
- 37'Alex Mowatt (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34'Attempt missed. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 34'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 32'Attempt missed. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Adrian Segecic with a cross following a corner.
- 31'Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Oscar Fraulo.
- 31'Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abu Kamara.
- 28'Foul by Marezi (Portsmouth).
- 28'Craig Forsyth (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28'Attempt blocked. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Swanson.
- 25'Attempt missed. Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
- 23'Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23'Foul by Alex Mowatt (Derby County).
- 21'Offside, Derby County. Bobby Clark is caught offside.
- 20'Attempt missed. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zak Swanson.
- 19'Attempt saved. Marezi (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
- 16'Goal! Portsmouth 0, Derby County 1. Sam Szmodics (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
- 15'Attempt missed. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Terry Devlin.
- 14'Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'Foul by Oscar Fraulo (Derby County).
- 13'Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13'Foul by Charlie Taylor (Derby County).
- 12'Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
- 12'Sam Szmodics (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10'Offside, Derby County. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 8'Marezi (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8'Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
- 6'Offside, Derby County. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 6'Handball by Sam Szmodics (Derby County).
- 3'Foul by Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (Portsmouth).
- 3'Sondre Langås (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
38Ebrima AdamsLM
29Marko MilovanovicF
Substitutes
Derby County · 4-2-3-1
11Sammie SzmodicsF
Substitutes
37Owen EamesSUB
Match stats
PORDER
65.3Possession (%)34.7
21Shots8
3Shots on target5
11Corners2
12Fouls15
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Offsides3
3Saves3
Last 5 matches
Portsmouth
DBirmingham City1-12 May 2026
L@ West Ham United3-18 Aug 2026
LQueens Park Rangers3-115 Aug 2026
W@ Lincoln City3-122 Aug 2026
L@ Bristol City2-129 Aug 2026
Derby County
LSheffield United2-12 May 2026
LLincoln City2-18 Aug 2026
L@ Charlton Athletic2-115 Aug 2026
DCardiff City2-222 Aug 2026
LSwansea City3-029 Aug 2026
Head-to-head record
0
Portsmouth
3
Draws
2
Derby
Last meetings
16 Mar 2026Portsmouth0 – 1Derby County
20 Dec 2025Derby County1 – 1Portsmouth
12 Apr 2025Portsmouth2 – 2Derby County
13 Dec 2024Derby County4 – 0Portsmouth
2 Apr 2024Portsmouth2 – 2Derby County
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | DLLWL |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | LLLDL |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Portsmouth v Derby County?
Derby County beat Portsmouth 2-0 on Tuesday 1 September (Championship).
Who scored in Portsmouth v Derby County?
Goals: Sammie Szmodics 16' and Lars Jorgen Salvesen 62'.
When do Portsmouth play next?
Portsmouth play Burnley on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Derby County play next?
Derby County play Millwall on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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