| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread 17:52 - Oct 31 with 23902 views | ModeratorC |
 Pompey v Swans : John Mousinho speaks plus do Pompey have a weakness 3rd Nov 2026 08:00The Swans are already in preparation for their trip to Hampshire for tonight’s game against Portsmouth (7:45pm) Head coach, Vitor Matos, who we reported exclusively yesterday will not be joining Portuguese club, Sporting Lisbon will be looking for the same domination and effort that saw his side demolish Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.  0
 Portsmouth 3 Swansea City 1 : That’s eight goals conceded in two away games 3rd Nov 2026 22:38The expected Portsmouth tactics showed up tonight, coupled with a rank-awful Swansea performance for nigh on seventy minutes, resulting in another away defeat. The time-wasting, fake injuries and targeting of Swansea players, which left Stephen Welsh unable to walk off the pitch, pretty much sorted this game out. Portsmouth, though, had the desire. Swansea did not. 1
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:16 - Nov 3 with 1325 views | vetchonian |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:11 - Nov 3 by union_jack |
No, not tonight to be fair. In fact he was better than most.
Why the hell didn’t we see Monga tonight. His apparent pace and ability may have been just the key we needed to unlock Portsmouth but again, he didn’t get a sniff. When Widdel came off surely that was his chance.
If this is personal with Matos then let him go back. But if he’s got no intention of playing him, don’t reserve a seat on the coach for him. I’d loved to have seen him later on in the game tonight to prove us right or wrong. |
Monga was due to come on on Saturday until Lissah was injured.
Im not sure tonight was the right time to introduce.Monga.given where the game was though maybe I might have swopped him for Opaku rather than bring onStewart | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:16 - Nov 3 with 1321 views | max936 |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 21:55 - Nov 3 by RichardO |
At one point in that game we should have been ahead away from home the 89min , football is a game of fine margins, this could have gone our way, the the 3-1 result is irrelevant.
Football, move onto the next game, then the next and then the next. |
That's just about all that can be said in fairness, good post Rich. |  | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:18 - Nov 3 with 1287 views | swan65split |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 21:43 - Nov 3 by AnotherJohn |
The 5-0 vs QPR was the low point of the season, but this was was dire as well. I wasn't expecting much creativity from the side we turned out, but the lack of effort, the wayward passing, the negativity, the weak finishing looked more like the performance of a relegation side. Some of the players need to take a long hard look in the mirror. |
yep spot on, passing poor at times
their 2nd goal ,marking atthe far post was diabolical, and bens challenge weak,
weve reached our peak some hard work to be done IMO especially of welsh is out for a while.
anyone know what the fuss was at the end |  | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:20 - Nov 3 with 1247 views | union_jack |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:12 - Nov 3 by Whiterockin |
It will come down to if our injuries are short or long term. Two central defenders and several in midfield is hard to cover.
As for OHL doesn't it P you off when he continually criticises our team when we lose and hides when we win, without actually watching the game. I'm not ashamed to say it does me. |
Firstly, injuries are mounting. It’s not going to help especially if they are same position players.
Secondly, in short no. I think what he says is usually on the button. What I don’t understand and I say this genuinely with the greatest of respect, is how grown up people on here just leave the playground stuff off this site. He’s entitled to say what he likes. Everyone is entitled to respond, but Whitey, it’s the same old, same old every bloody week. And if he doesn’t go to the games, because he lives up to 200 miles away and is not a youngster then that’s fair. But he still has the right to comment in whichever way he wants.
And finally I’ll say this. In the 20+ years I’ve ’known’ him and read his posts I cannot recall once where he has been abusive to anyone. I just don’t think it merits the amount of vitriol that’s aimed at him. |  |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:22 - Nov 3 with 1224 views | Fireboy2 |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:10 - Nov 3 by SullutaCreturned |
percentages always seem to come off against us!
It wasn't luck, we were rubbish for most of that game. Our defence gifted them 2 goals, our keeper had a poor night but then I'd ask (just like at QPR) who had a good night?
Too many players are underperforming, specially away. You've got to wonder why? How can we so good against Blackburn then 4 days later play like a bunch of strangers. |
Portsmouth are good at home, they are strong in every position on the pitch.
They gave us no space in midfield just like we did against bburn.
We will always struggle against big strong dirty teams.
We would have struggled even if eustaquio and eom had played.
It was gut wrenching as we got ourselves back into the game, nearly winning it, then losing it.
As I have already told you, I went to a mates funeral today, 55 committed suicide, it was so horrible and sad to see his wife and kids.
This ^ is why I never let results like this get to me
There are things far more important in life than football. |  | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:24 - Nov 3 with 1191 views | union_jack |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:22 - Nov 3 by Fireboy2 |
Portsmouth are good at home, they are strong in every position on the pitch.
They gave us no space in midfield just like we did against bburn.
We will always struggle against big strong dirty teams.
We would have struggled even if eustaquio and eom had played.
It was gut wrenching as we got ourselves back into the game, nearly winning it, then losing it.
As I have already told you, I went to a mates funeral today, 55 committed suicide, it was so horrible and sad to see his wife and kids.
This ^ is why I never let results like this get to me
There are things far more important in life than football. |
My condolences to you losing a friend in such a manner. Hope you are ok.
And you are right, there are far more important things than football which we all need to remember at times. | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:27 - Nov 3 with 1151 views | Whiterockin |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:20 - Nov 3 by union_jack |
Firstly, injuries are mounting. It’s not going to help especially if they are same position players.
Secondly, in short no. I think what he says is usually on the button. What I don’t understand and I say this genuinely with the greatest of respect, is how grown up people on here just leave the playground stuff off this site. He’s entitled to say what he likes. Everyone is entitled to respond, but Whitey, it’s the same old, same old every bloody week. And if he doesn’t go to the games, because he lives up to 200 miles away and is not a youngster then that’s fair. But he still has the right to comment in whichever way he wants.
And finally I’ll say this. In the 20+ years I’ve ’known’ him and read his posts I cannot recall once where he has been abusive to anyone. I just don’t think it merits the amount of vitriol that’s aimed at him. |
It probably depends if you have received an abusive DM from him. |  | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:29 - Nov 3 with 1134 views | streetlyjack |
A listless performance tonight and we got what we deserved really, Pompey's work ethic and desire to win the first and second balls seemed to knock us out of our stride for the vast majority of the game. I thought the game was crying out for more width to get out of the stranglehold they had us in across the middle, they absolutely packed the centre of the park and strangled the life out of us first half.
We never got our foot on the ball or imposed ourselves on Pompey for most of the game and fair play to them they had far more desire than us all over the park, albeit lacking any real quality. My main gripe tonight is with their second goal, as Vig is not dominant in his box it forces most of our defenders to defend too deep on our line which causes too many problems getting out to the second ball. The GK coach needs to focus on this major flaw and pepper those corners and crosses in at him until he becomes more competent in dominating his box from set pieces, he's got the physique so it has to be a confidence issue?
A poor performance tonight, lets move on and hold our shape as fans, the sun will rise tomorrow... | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:30 - Nov 3 with 1117 views | Fireboy2 |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:20 - Nov 3 by union_jack |
Firstly, injuries are mounting. It’s not going to help especially if they are same position players.
Secondly, in short no. I think what he says is usually on the button. What I don’t understand and I say this genuinely with the greatest of respect, is how grown up people on here just leave the playground stuff off this site. He’s entitled to say what he likes. Everyone is entitled to respond, but Whitey, it’s the same old, same old every bloody week. And if he doesn’t go to the games, because he lives up to 200 miles away and is not a youngster then that’s fair. But he still has the right to comment in whichever way he wants.
And finally I’ll say this. In the 20+ years I’ve ’known’ him and read his posts I cannot recall once where he has been abusive to anyone. I just don’t think it merits the amount of vitriol that’s aimed at him. |
'What he says is usually on the button'
Are you for real UJ?
We live 230 miles away but have been to the last 2 home games.
We go to at least half to 2/3rds of away games.
I know several swans fans who are in their 60s and 70s who dont miss a game.
He has time to make the effort to watch at least away games but chooses to wait until we are losing and lose to post negativity.
How can you defend him baffles me as you are a decent poster. | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:35 - Nov 3 with 1084 views | Fireboy2 |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:24 - Nov 3 by union_jack |
My condolences to you losing a friend in such a manner. Hope you are ok.
And you are right, there are far more important things than football which we all need to remember at times. |
Cheers UJ 👍
We all thought he had got through the tough times he experienced before retiring from the fire service on ill health.
He carried on working because he couldn't afford to retire completely, as I told SullutaCreturned, this has shocked us all as we thought he had got through it | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:38 - Nov 3 with 1037 views | Whiterockin |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:35 - Nov 3 by Fireboy2 |
Cheers UJ 👍
We all thought he had got through the tough times he experienced before retiring from the fire service on ill health.
He carried on working because he couldn't afford to retire completely, as I told SullutaCreturned, this has shocked us all as we thought he had got through it |
Sorry mate I haven't a clue how I down arrowed you by mistake. | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:45 - Nov 3 with 983 views | Fireboy2 |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:38 - Nov 3 by Whiterockin |
Sorry mate I haven't a clue how I down arrowed you by mistake. |
Dont worry WR, I know you have fat thumbs 🤣👍 | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:46 - Nov 3 with 979 views | Whiterockin |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:45 - Nov 3 by Fireboy2 |
Dont worry WR, I know you have fat thumbs 🤣👍 |
Not only thumbs mate.
Anyway clueless is on the case. [Post edited 3 Nov 22:47]
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:49 - Nov 3 with 970 views | streetlyjack |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 21:49 - Nov 3 by onehunglow |
Anyone care to defend that
That’s on Matos for selection
I will say again , our full faces are dreadful defending
Attitude stinks
Slowly passing and walking around
Aimless shite
That’s twice now Vitor where we’ve been smashed by average teams
Yes football fans are fickle but not as much as players |
I cant agree with the attitude stinks comment, not what I saw at all tonight or all season. We weren't aimless either, more we didnt match their energy levels so never made the time or space for ourselves to play like we usually do.
The slower pace of passing is generally dictated by Cabango who seems to always be the one to start the moves and very rarely moves the ball forward through the lines. Earlier this season we looked a lot sharper when Lissa and Welsh were moving the ball forward quickly to counter and break the press.
I thought Key added more urgency and threat when he came on so hope he starts on Saturday to add that extra bit of energy down the right, perhaps switch Lissah into the middle so we have someone who can move the ball forward?
Cant defend the performance tonight but will defend the integrity of this squad which is a big improvement on previous years. | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:52 - Nov 3 with 962 views | KeithHaynes |
Portsmouth 3 Swansea City 1 : That’s eight goals conceded in two away games 3rd Nov 2026 22:38The expected Portsmouth tactics showed up tonight, coupled with a rank-awful Swansea performance for nigh on seventy minutes, resulting in another away defeat. The time-wasting, fake injuries and targeting of Swansea players, which left Stephen Welsh unable to walk off the pitch, pretty much sorted this game out. Portsmouth, though, had the desire. Swansea did not. 1
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:55 - Nov 3 with 948 views | union_jack |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:30 - Nov 3 by Fireboy2 |
'What he says is usually on the button'
Are you for real UJ?
We live 230 miles away but have been to the last 2 home games.
We go to at least half to 2/3rds of away games.
I know several swans fans who are in their 60s and 70s who dont miss a game.
He has time to make the effort to watch at least away games but chooses to wait until we are losing and lose to post negativity.
How can you defend him baffles me as you are a decent poster. |
I just think that’s his choice and should be respected for it. He’s also, like we all are, entitled to an opinion whether it be positive, negative, complimentary or critical whether we go or not.
If you or others have had personal problems I don’t know. All I can say is what I’ve already said.
Maybe just ignore totally rather than stoke the fire every time. Or take it to DM.
Anyway, has Matos spoken yet? [Post edited 3 Nov 22:55]
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:58 - Nov 3 with 921 views | JJBomber |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 23:10 - Nov 2 by sons_of_omri |
Matthew Corlett refereeing, sooty and sweep running the line lol |
Sooty and Sweep would have done a better job! | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 23:12 - Nov 3 with 858 views | union_jack |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:58 - Nov 3 by JJBomber |
Sooty and Sweep would have done a better job! |
I think he was kind to us tbh. Ok, he bottled the second yellow but gave us the penalty which of course it was but seldom get given.
Also, he blew up just before they put the ball in the net due to a very soft bit of contact in our favour. It may have not resulted in a goal as everyone had stopped but we got away with one there.
The players lost that game tonight not the ref imo. | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 23:13 - Nov 3 with 854 views | sons_of_omri |
I just knew looking at the line up we were going to struggle tonight. Losing Welsh is a killer - I only hope he’s not out for too long. Ben not at it tonight so I’d like to see Lissah and Seelt have a run. Key is fit again so why not?
If there’s anyone we really missed tonight though it was Stephen Eustaquio. We seem to have little if no control without him and the Fulton /Stamenic axis ain’t cutting it . | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 23:31 - Nov 3 with 784 views | onehunglow |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:49 - Nov 3 by streetlyjack |
I cant agree with the attitude stinks comment, not what I saw at all tonight or all season. We weren't aimless either, more we didnt match their energy levels so never made the time or space for ourselves to play like we usually do.
The slower pace of passing is generally dictated by Cabango who seems to always be the one to start the moves and very rarely moves the ball forward through the lines. Earlier this season we looked a lot sharper when Lissa and Welsh were moving the ball forward quickly to counter and break the press.
I thought Key added more urgency and threat when he came on so hope he starts on Saturday to add that extra bit of energy down the right, perhaps switch Lissah into the middle so we have someone who can move the ball forward?
Cant defend the performance tonight but will defend the integrity of this squad which is a big improvement on previous years. |
Well with respect it did tonight
We started appallingly slowly after a vibrant display just a few days ago
We had momentum
Now we haven’t
We’ve every right to comment whether people go to fame if not
We took many tonight and they were let down as they were at Loftus
That’s fair comment
We’re not a nothing club and we da kick along with the traditional big names
Tonight , a team of backyard dogs beat us
Any anger should be directed at players and coach | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 23:56 - Nov 3 with 740 views | swan65split |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:29 - Nov 3 by streetlyjack |
A listless performance tonight and we got what we deserved really, Pompey's work ethic and desire to win the first and second balls seemed to knock us out of our stride for the vast majority of the game. I thought the game was crying out for more width to get out of the stranglehold they had us in across the middle, they absolutely packed the centre of the park and strangled the life out of us first half.
We never got our foot on the ball or imposed ourselves on Pompey for most of the game and fair play to them they had far more desire than us all over the park, albeit lacking any real quality. My main gripe tonight is with their second goal, as Vig is not dominant in his box it forces most of our defenders to defend too deep on our line which causes too many problems getting out to the second ball. The GK coach needs to focus on this major flaw and pepper those corners and crosses in at him until he becomes more competent in dominating his box from set pieces, he's got the physique so it has to be a confidence issue?
A poor performance tonight, lets move on and hold our shape as fans, the sun will rise tomorrow... |
I wouldnt blame Vigs for the 2nd, look at it again was aimed at the near post. 3 pompey players at the far post. us 1 defender, scorer was at the back runs into the center hoping for a loose ball.....that he had. | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 00:29 - Nov 4 with 689 views | swancity |
Disappointing first half, but worked hard then in the second half to get it back to 1-1. Then a perfectly weighted pass from Just allowed Stewart the chance to make it 2-1 on 89mins which he misses. Their second goal was a neat finish after a good first touch when the ball fell luckily to him.
Overall we didn’t look like a promotion chasing team tonight. Too many individuals not at or near their best. Again. Onto the next game. It’s football and it’s the Championship. Our reasonable goal is a play off place. Our unpredictable form is a concern though. As are the last two away results. | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 06:35 - Nov 4 with 514 views | jack247 |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 23:13 - Nov 3 by sons_of_omri |
I just knew looking at the line up we were going to struggle tonight. Losing Welsh is a killer - I only hope he’s not out for too long. Ben not at it tonight so I’d like to see Lissah and Seelt have a run. Key is fit again so why not?
If there’s anyone we really missed tonight though it was Stephen Eustaquio. We seem to have little if no control without him and the Fulton /Stamenic axis ain’t cutting it . |
It’s becoming apparent he gives players around him the platform to play better themselves. Fulton was my man of the match Saturday. He struggled last night, Stamenic did too.
As well as scoring twice, their right back gave Widell a hiding too. We looked better with Opoku running at him.
Agree on the Welsh point too. We look better with a big man/ball player combination. Much more fluid playing out of defence. Obviously that gets compounded by Eustaquio not being there. If Key has 90 minutes in him, I’d move Lissah back to the middle until Welsh is back. I’d probably play Cabango though, I think he takes a bit of unfair stick and a lot of what he does well goes unnoticed. | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 06:42 - Nov 4 with 504 views | jack247 |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 22:01 - Nov 3 by Whiterockin |
For me that was a 2-1 defeat that could have gone either way in the end, the third was a bonus for them. We could have won but we lost. We need a reset in the international break, hopefully Welsh's injury is not as bad as I fear. |
It wasn’t too dissimilar to the Lincoln or Milwall games. Nowhere near our best, but had Stewart put that sitter away, we’d have ground out a win and been top.
That was a patched up side. | | | |
| Portsmouth v Swansea City : Match Thread on 08:26 - Nov 4 with 329 views | wwcigne |
I think the slow aimless football we’ve played in the last two away games has invited opponents to attack us , cost us
Why doesn’t Matos set up like teams set up against us and stop giving them so much time and space on the ball
How we can be so good like the Blackburn game and so bad like Portsmouth and QPR is so frustrating
I know injuries will now dictate selection but his constant tinkering and changing the team seems to be affecting consistency , we’ve got better teams than those two to play coming up ,which is ominous
Find your best line up and stick to it ,fitness allowing
Fulton and Stamenic don’t look comfortable together and Widell is no winger ,he’s best in the midfield harrying players | | | |
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