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Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Fratton Park

Luke Baker
Saturday 18 January 2025 13:00 GMT
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Follow live coverage as Portsmouth face Middlesbrough in the Championship today.

An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Match ends, Portsmouth 2, Middlesbrough 1.

18 January 2025 17:31

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Middlesbrough 1.

18 January 2025 17:24

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Zak Swanson.

18 January 2025 17:24

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).

18 January 2025 17:23

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box.

18 January 2025 17:21

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

18 January 2025 17:21

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Tom Glover (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18 January 2025 17:20

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Finn Azaz.

18 January 2025 17:19

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Substitution, Middlesbrough. Luke Ayling replaces Rav van den Berg.

18 January 2025 17:19

Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough

Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.

18 January 2025 17:19

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