Vi ramte muren.
Trods ihærdige forsøg lykkedes det os ikke at nedbryde Millwalls solide defensiv, og så kunne gæsterne vende tilbage til London med en 1-0 sejr og tre points i lommen. Da det var en udsat kamp ændrede det intet i tabellen, hvor vi stadig ligger lige over nedrykningsstregen på en 21. plads.
Fire ændringer blev det til efter weekendens rotation i startelleveren. Den ene betød debut til Hayden Matthews mens Josh Murphy, Callum Lang og Freddie Potts alle returnerede til de startende elleve. Kampen gav endelig det længe ventede comeback til Conor Shaughnessy, der blev skiftet ind små tolv minutter før tid.
Både Rob Atkinson og Jordan Williams måtte umiddelbart inden kampen trække sig med en skade.
Den officielle kamprapport
https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2025/january/28/match-report–pompey-v-millwall/
The Championship, Fratton Park, 28. januar 2025
Portsmouth – Millwall 0-1 (0-1)
40. minut: 0-1 Mihailo Ivanovic
Opstillingen (4-2-3-1): Schmid; Swanson (Saydee ’85), Matthews (Shaughnessy ’78), Pack (anfører), Ogilvie; Hayden (Dozzell ’67), Potts; Ritchie (Waddingham ’78), Lang, Murphy; Bishop
På bænken: Archer, Devlin, McIntyre, Moxon, Blair, Saydee, Dozzell, Waddingham og Shaughnessy
Advarsler: Ingen
Udvisning: Ingen
Tilskuere: 19.814, hvoraf 1.094 var medrejsende Lions supportere
Eftertanken
Der er ikke andet at konstatere end at vi ikke fik det håbede ud af at spare spillere mod WBA, og at kampe i hånden ikke nødvendigvis betyder ventende points på kontoen. Med nederlaget mod Millwall tabte vi nemlig dem begge. Sagen er nu den at vi er noterede for to tabte kampe på stribe, og der venter to hårde opgaver på os, nemlig lørdagens hjemmekamp mod Burnley og en udekamp på Bramall Lane mod Sheffield United. Er vi herefter stadig over stregen må det siges at være godkendt.
Kommentarer fra head coach John Mousinho
“It’s a disappointing result and we’ve just been undone by one piece of quality from Millwall. There was a bit of naivety from us to not end their attack, though, which we’ve been guilty of too many times – you get punished for that at this level. We huffed and puffed. There was loads of possession and territory, and some really good moments we didn’t take advantage of. We’ll pick the bones out of the performance, but if we don’t put the ball in the net on nights like those, then we should at least be coming away with a 0-0. It’s frustrating because barring the moments when we shot ourselves in the foot, we didn’t really have too much to do. There was a lot of pressure and we dominated the play, so the performance was there from us and Millwall did a good job of defending their box.”
Et par ord fra Conor Shaughnessy
“On a personal note, it felt fantastic to be out on the pitch again after what has been a tough few months for me. There have been a couple of setbacks, so it’s a great feeling and the reception from the fans was amazing. I’ve had longish-term injuries before, but this one was the most frustrating and mentally tough to get my head around because it kept changing. Hopefully I can now be out there again on a more regular basis and helping to contribute to the season. I’m feeling good and there were no problems for me. I feel ready to start and it’s up to the gaffer, but we’ve brought in some good centre-backs and I thought Hayden Matthews did really well. Overall, though, it was a disappointing night for us against Millwall and certainly not the result we wanted. The performance was there, but we lacked a bit of quality in the final third and they took one of the few chances they had.”
Interview efter kampen med John Mousinho
Kampens Højdepunkter