PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth overcomes Shrewsbury Town 3-1. Portsmouth was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,081 spectators.​ The referee was Charles Breakspear with the collaboration of Alan Clayton and Andrew Bennett. The 4th official was Daniel Flynn. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.11 degrees Celsius or 41.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Portsmouth was in firm control of the ball 67% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match​.

Portsmouth shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth received 2 yellow cards (Owen Moxon and Zak Swanson). On the opposite side, Shrewsbury Town received 3 yellow cards (Tom Flanagan, Elliott Bennett and Mal Benning).

Standings

After playing this match, Portsmouth has 90 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town will stays with 46 points like Reading to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will host Barnsley on the 23rd of March with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Portsmouth (3 draws).

Shrewsbury Town will play away against Bolton Wanderers on the 23rd of March with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Bolton Wanderers (1 draw).

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Will Norris (6.4), Zak Swanson (6.4), Sean Raggett (7.3), Conor Shaughnessy (7.5), Connor Ogilvie (6.7), Marlon Pack  (7.1), Owen Moxon (6.7), Abu Kamara (6.4), Colby Bishop (8.7), Paddy Lane (7.0) and Kusini Yengi (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Gavin Whyte (6.7), Matt Macey, Christian Saydee (7.3), Joe Rafferty (6.7), Jack Sparkes, Myles Peart-Harris and Lee Evans  (6.7).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 5 changes: Abu Kamara for Gavin Whyte (62′), Kusini Yengi for Christian Saydee (63′), Owen Moxon for Lee Evans  (83′), Zak Swanson for Joe Rafferty (83′) and Paddy Lane for Jack Sparkes (90′).

Player of the match: Colby Bishop​

The player that probably impressed the most for Portsmouth was Colby Bishop.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 25 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Also Shrewsbury Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Paul Hurst played with: Marko Marosi (6.6), Morgan Feeney (6.8), Chey Dunkley (6.3), Tom Flanagan (6.4), Mal Benning (7.7), Carl Winchester (6.3), Taylor Perry (7.0), Elliott Bennett (7.1), Tom Bayliss (6.6), Jordan Shipley (7.5) and Daniel Udoh (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Jason Sraha, Jack Hinchy, Ryan Bowman, Roland Idowu , Harry Burgoyne, Tom Bloxham (6.8) and Aiden O’Brien (6.4).

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 4 changes: Tom Bayliss for Tom Bloxham (77′), Jordan Shipley for Aiden O’Brien (78′), Daniel Udoh for Ryan Bowman (89′) and Taylor Perry for Roland Idowu  (89′).

Player of the match: Mal Benning​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Mal Benning.

His rating is 7.7 with 33 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wigan Athletic – Port Vale – 0-0
• Reading – Lincoln City – 1-1
• Portsmouth – Shrewsbury Town – 3-1
• Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 2-0
• Leyton Orient – Cheltenham Town – 3-1
• Exeter City – Stevenage – 1-0
• Charlton Athletic – Barnsley – 2-1
• Burton Albion – Oxford United – 0-4
• Bristol Rovers – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
• Blackpool – Cambridge United – 1-0