Head-to-Head: West Ham vs Portsmouth

West Ham vs Portsmouth has a limited Championship history led by West Ham victories, with a League Cup result adding separate context. West Ham won 1-0 at Portsmouth on 14 January 2012 and 4-3 at home on 10 September 2011. Their 3-1 League Cup win on 8 August 2026 remains secondary to those league scores. Portsmouth can give this matchup a different balance through a direct Championship response.

Past matches, West Ham vs Portsmouth

8 August 2026 Round of 128

West Ham

3 - 1

Portsmouth

London Stadium
14 January 2012 Regular Season - 26

Portsmouth

0 - 1

West Ham
10 September 2011 Regular Season - 6

West Ham

4 - 3

Portsmouth

Match center

West Ham

3 - 1

8 August 2026

Portsmouth

Starting eleven

Starting XI West Ham

1
G
2
D
15
D
3
D
30
D
20
M
61
M
4
M
17
M
19
F
11
F

Portsmouth Starting XI

G
1
D
24
D
5
D
6
D
22
M
16
M
19
M
10
M
38
M
28
F
9

Substitutes West Ham

12
D
8
M
34
D
66
F
23
G
63
D
42
D
58
D
40
M

Portsmouth Substitutes

F
20
M
32
M
27
F
29
M
8
G
31
D
4
D
55
D
14

Match events

45'

90'

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⇄

33'
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Adrian Segečić Normal Goal
43'
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Valentín Castellanos Normal Goal (Asst: Mohamadou Kanté)
45'
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Jarrod Bowen Normal Goal (Asst: Pablo Felipe)
50'
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Valentín Castellanos Normal Goal (Asst: Jarrod Bowen)
52'

Thomas Waddingham Luke Brooke-Smith
54'

Edson Álvarez Yellow Card
60'

E. Kenny T. Waddingham
60'

Odin Bailey Zak Swanson
60'

Marezi L. Le Roux
60'

Marko Milovanović Luke Le Roux
60'

Eoin Kenny Thomas Waddingham
75'

M. Diouf E. Alvarez
75'

J. Ward-Prowse M. Kante
75'

James Ward-Prowse Mohamadou Kanté
75'

El Hadji Malick Diouf Edson Álvarez
82'

John Swift Colby Bishop
86'

Adrian Segečić Yellow Card
88'

Ebou Adams Yellow Card
88'

Joël Veltman Valentín Castellanos
90'

Joshua Ajala Jarrod Bowen

Stats for this game

Matchup West Ham VS Portsmouth

West Ham’s league results set the direction

West Ham won 1-0 away at Portsmouth on 14 January 2012 and 4-3 at home on 10 September 2011. Those Championship scores give West Ham the clearer direction, while their different margins describe distinct contests: one was decided by a single goal and the other produced seven goals. The dated results establish a West Ham edge without supporting a permanent hierarchy from such a limited league history.

The cup result remains secondary

West Ham beat Portsmouth 3-1 in the League Cup on 8 August 2026. That result adds another competitive margin for West Ham, but the different setting means it should not replace the Championship evidence. Portsmouth retain a clear opportunity to reshape the league comparison through a positive result of their own. Another Championship meeting can therefore either strengthen West Ham’s early direction or supply the Portsmouth counterpoint that the league line does not yet contain.