CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Town managed to find the solution against Portsmouth to win 2-1. L. Sercombe was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Portsmouth to strike first with an own goal of Tom Bradbury at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Liam Sercombe gave the win to Cheltenham Town in the 54′ minute scoring a double. Portsmouth was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,561 spectators.​ The referee was Simon Mather assisted by Adam Ricketts and Richard Morris. The 4th official was Simon Shaw. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.38 degrees Celsius or 41.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Cheltenham Town

2 - 1

Portsmouth

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 71 Attack 104
  • 42 Dangerous attack 86
  • 87 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 17 Total 8
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Portsmouth had a strong ball possession 67% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Cheltenham Town managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Cheltenham Town shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Portsmouth shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (Tom Bradbury, Tom Pett, Will Ferry and Sean Long). Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth received 5 yellow cards (Paddy Lane, Abu Kamara, Colby Bishop, Anthony Scully and Joe Rafferty).

Match Timeline

Will Ferry- sub ->Ben Williams
31'
34'
Abu Kamara- Yellow
Will Ferry- Yellow
37'
Tom Pett- Yellow
45'
Tom Bradbury(own-goal)
49'
Liam Sercombe(goal)
51'
Liam Sercombe(goal)
54'
64'
Tom Bradbury- Yellow
72'
Sean Long - Yellow
75'
77'
Christian Saydee- sub ->Jack Sparkes
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji- sub ->Aidan Keena
80'
84'
Anthony Scully- sub ->Gavin Whyte
87'
Colby Bishop- Yellow
90'
Joe Rafferty- Yellow
90'
Anthony Scully- Yellow
90'
Paddy Lane- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this encounter, Cheltenham Town has 23 points like Reading to remain in the 22nd place. On the other side, Portsmouth will stays with 53 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will play away with Bolton Wanderers on the 13th of January with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).

Portsmouth will host Leyton Orient on the 13th of January with a 4-4 head to head record.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town
G
Luke Southwood 1.England
7.9
D
Tom Bradbury 4.England
6.7
72'
D
Liam Smith 22.Scotland
6.4
D
Curtis Davies 33.England
7.5
M
Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland
6.7
75'
M
Ben Williams 3.Wales
6.4
31'
M
Liam Sercombe 8.England
8.7
64' 51', 54'
M
Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana
7.1
M
Tom Pett 34.England
6.8
45'
F
Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland
6.4
80'
F
George Lloyd 19.England
7.0
Substitutes
G
Jamie Pardington 21.England
D
Grant Horton 24.England
M
Curtis Thompson 14.England
6.6
64'
M
Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland
7.3
31' 37'
F
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 38.England
6.6
80'

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood (7.9), Liam Smith (6.4), Curtis Davies (7.5), Tom Bradbury (6.7), Sean Long (6.7), Tom Pett (6.8), Liam Sercombe (8.7), Ben Williams (6.4), Elliot Bonds (7.1), Aidan Keena (6.4) and George Lloyd (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Curtis Thompson (6.6), Will Ferry (7.3), Jamie Pardington, Grant Horton, Tom King, Brandon Liggett and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (6.6).

Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of Will Ferry (injured).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: Ben Williams for Will Ferry (31′), Aidan Keena for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (80′) and Liam Sercombe for Curtis Thompson (64′).

Player of the match: Liam Sercombe​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cheltenham Town was Liam Sercombe.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 12 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth
G
Will Norris 1.England
6.4
D
Joe Rafferty 17.Republic of Ireland
7.1
90'
D
Conor Shaughnessy 18.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
Sean Raggett 20.England
8.1
D
Jack Sparkes 21.England
6.4
77'
M
Marlon Pack 7.England
8.1
M
Gavin Whyte 11.Northern Ireland
6.0
84'
M
Joe Morrell 16.Wales
7.0
M
Abu Kamara 25.England
7.3
34'
M
Paddy Lane 32.England
7.3
90'
F
Colby Bishop 9.England
7.0
87'
Substitutes
G
Ryan Schofield 31.England
D
Ryley Towler 4.England
M
Terry Devlin 24.Northern Ireland
M
Tom Lowery 26.England
F
Anthony Scully 10.Republic of Ireland
6.3
84' 90'
F
Christian Saydee 15.England
6.7
77'
F
Josh Martin 29.England

Portsmouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Mousinho played with: Will Norris (6.4), Joe Rafferty (7.1), Sean Raggett (8.1), Conor Shaughnessy (7.3), Jack Sparkes (6.4), Joe Morrell (7.0), Marlon Pack (8.1), Abu Kamara (7.3), Gavin Whyte (6.0), Paddy Lane (7.3) and Colby Bishop (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Ryley Towler, Anthony Scully (6.3), Christian Saydee (6.7), Terry Devlin, Tom Lowery, Josh Martin and Ryan Schofield.

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 2 changes: Jack Sparkes for Christian Saydee (77′) and Gavin Whyte for Anthony Scully (84′).

Player of the match: Marlon Pack​

The most impressive player for Portsmouth was Marlon Pack.

His rating is 8.1 with 72 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​