VS
Burnley vs Portsmouth has produced a measured Championship comparison, with Burnley taking a larger margin in one meeting and Portsmouth answering in another. The clubs also shared a goalless draw on 1 February 2025, adding a level result to wins in 2024, 2012 and 2011. Those scorelines point to a matchup with changing emphasis rather than a settled order. A future league meeting can test which pattern carries more weight.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Portsmouth
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45M
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44D
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18D
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24M
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20F
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31G
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7M
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29F
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15F
Burnley Substitutes
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M
28
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F
35
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D
4
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F
10
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D
16
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M
26
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D
2
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G
32
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D
12
Match events
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2'Andre Dozzell Yellow Card
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22'Connor Roberts Yellow Card
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58'H. Mejbri J. Sarmiento
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59'Robert Atkinson Yellow Card
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65'I. Hayden F. Potts
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71'H. Matthews C. Shaughnessy
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82'Callum Lang Yellow Card
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86'C. Bramall M. Ritchie
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87'T. Devlin Z. Swanson
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90'A. Barnes Z. Flemming
Stats for this game
Matchup Burnley VS Portsmouth
Different scorelines shape the comparison
Burnley won 2–1 at home on 21 September 2024, while Portsmouth won 1–0 at Burnley on 10 December 2011. Burnley’s 5–1 result at Portsmouth on 31 March 2012 supplies a much wider margin, but it sits alongside tighter outcomes rather than defining the whole pairing. The 0–0 draw at Portsmouth on 1 February 2025 adds a level chapter and keeps the league reading open. These results show how the emphasis has moved between decisive wins and a match without a goal.
A balanced question for the next chapter
The dated Championship scorelines give Burnley a measured edge in the wider comparison, but Portsmouth have already provided a direct answer through their own victory. The draw also prevents the story from becoming a simple sequence of one-sided results. The enduring question is whether a future meeting gives Burnley another margin, Portsmouth another response, or both clubs another tightly shared outcome.