To tilfredse hold.
Med en 1-1 pointdeling sagde vi farvel til sæsonen og supporterne på en ordentlig og fair måde. Samtidig betød resultaterne andetsteds, at også gæsterne fint kunne leve med det ene point, der betyder at vi kan se frem til at byde The Tigers velkommen til Fratton Park også i den kommende sæson.
To ændringer i startelleveren var hvad head coach Mounsinho havde i ærmet til sæsonens sidste kamp. Callum Lang startede i stedet for André Dozzell mens Marlon Pack fik chancen på bekostning af Isaac Hayden. Harvey Blair måtte desværre forlade banen allerede efter et kvarters spil med en skade.
Den officielle kamprapport
https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/03/match-report–pompey-v-hull/
The Championship, Fratton Park, 3. maj 2025
Portsmouth – Hull City 1-1 (0-1)
18. minut: 0-1 Matt Crooks
55. minut: 1-1 Christian Saydee
Opstillingen (4-2-3-1): Killip; Devlin, Shaughnessy (Poole ’62), Atkinson, Ogilvie; Potts (Dozzell ’71), Pack (anfører) (Hayden ’71); Blair (Ritchie ’16), Lang (Saydee ’46), Murphy; Bishop
På bænken: Schmid, Bramall, Gordon, O’Mahony, Poole, Dozzell, Hayden, Ritchie og Saydee
Advarsler: Ingen
Udvisning: Ingen
Tilskuere: 20.420, hvoraf 2.161 var medrejsende Tigers supportere
Et hurtigt liga-overblik
På et mål i overtiden vandt Leeds United rækken foran Burnley. Begge hold endte på præcist 100 points. De ene af de to resterende play-off pladser gik til Coventry City, der slog Middlesbrough med 2-0. Havde gæsterne vundet den kamp ville de have taget femtepladsen i stedet. Nu endte Boro i stedet som nummer ti, hvilket fortæller, hvor tæt kapløbet om play-offs var. Sjettepladsen tog Bristol City sig af på trods af en 2-2 pointdeler med Preston North End. Det rakte fordi at hverken Blackburn eller Millwall formåede at tage tre points. I bunden gik ellers formstærke Luton ned med 3-5 på The Hawthorns hos West Bromwich, og dette fejltrin var nok til at sende dem ned da Hull som bekendt tog et point med fra sydkysten. The Hatters håbede til det sidste på en sen scoring til os, men den kom aldrig. Dermed måtte Luton se den anden nedrykning i træk i øjnene.
Kommentarer fra head coach John Mousinho
“The performance was awful for 20 minutes, but once Hull scored we clicked into gear. We needed that goal to go in to make us realise we were actually in a game and some of that is to be expected. It was a really nice moment for Chris to come on, make a real impact and score, which is the one part of his game that’s perhaps been missing over the past few years. We wanted to conclude the season strongly and five games unbeaten is a good return, especially because, in terms of staying up, we didn’t have anything to play for in the final two.”
“There were times in the season when we would have taken finishing 21st, so to end up in 16th sounds pretty good. When you look at some of the clubs that are below us in the table, then I do think it’s a great achievement. It was nice to celebrate with all four sides of the ground after the final whistle because our home form is down to the fans. The season has been successful at times, stressful at times and horrendous at times, but now there’s the pressure of making sure we keep improving as a football club.”
Et par ord fra Colby Bishop
“I missed a big chunk of the season and when I came back, we weren’t in a particularly good place. So if you’d told me then that we’d have ended up in 16th position, I probably would have snapped your hand off. The lads and the staff have all worked extremely hard and it’s great we’ve been able to reap the rewards of that. We’ve done so well at home, with sides like Leeds coming here and we’ve beaten them. With better performances on the road, you don’t know where we’d be. But with everything that’s gone on, it felt like a real full circle moment to be on the pitch with my daughter at the end. It was a great moment.”
“I obviously had a rocky start to this season, so I’m looking forward to a fresh start and coming back fit. I want to see where this team can go because if we have a squad where everyone’s available, then with a couple more signings, I think we’ll be very strong. The club has progressed so much since I arrived and there’s still work being done. I can only see us moving in one direction. But it’s been a long year mentally and I’m ready for a break, so right now I’m excited to be going on holiday!”
Interview efter kampen med John Mousinho
Kampens Højdepunkter