Portsmouth are preparing to host Derby County in the Sky Bet Championship. Derby will travel 189 miles for the Monday night match.
The Rams will be looking to bounce back after a narrow defeat away to Millwall last Tuesday. Portsmouth were also defeated on Tuesday, losing 2-1 at home against Swansea City.
Last Two Encounters Ended in Draws
The last two meetings between Portsmouth and Derby County have ended in a draw. A 2-2 draw at Portsmouth occurred in the closing stages of the 2024/25 campaign, and a 1-1 draw followed at Pride Park Stadium in December 2025.
Tickets for the Rams’ trip to Fratton Park will go OFF SALE via the Derby County Ticket Office at 12pm on Monday 16th March.
Eustace and Ward Speak to RamsTV
Derby County Head Coach John Eustace spoke to RamsTV before his team heads to the South coast on Monday night.
Joe Ward also caught up with RamsTV after signing a one-year contract extension in the build-up to Derby’s trip to Portsmouth.
Portsmouth and Derby’s Recent History
Portsmouth and Derby have tracked each other’s progress over the last three seasons. Both achieved automatic promotion to the Championship in 2023/24, with Pompey being crowned as League One Champions. Second-tier solidity has been the order of the day on the South Coast.
John Mousinho is in his third year as Head Coach at Fratton Park, having been appointed to the post in January 2023. The former Burton Albion and Oxford United centre-back was entrusted with the position at the age of 36 after time as a player-coach at the Kassam Stadium. He joined in 2022/23 and secured an eighth-place finish before leading Portsmouth to the League One title at the end of his first full season in charge.
Both the Rams and Pompey ended last season fighting for survival, with Portsmouth finishing in 16th, three spots and four points better off than Derby.
Pompey’s Current Championship Status
This season, Portsmouth sit 20th in the league after 36 matches. The Fratton Park club has 10 wins and 10 draws, placing them one point above the drop zone with 10 games remaining. They do have two games in hand over the rest of the relegation competition, owing to the Monday kick-off and a twice-postponed game against Ipswich Town still yet to be played.
- Terry Devlin and Adrian Segecic lead on Pompey’s goal involvement charts with five goals and one assist each in the league.
- Josh Murphy has provided five assists.
Adams Returns to Fratton Park
A familiar face will be at Fratton Park on Monday. Ebou Adams has been an instrumental part of Mousinho’s set-up since swapping Derbyshire for Hampshire in the January transfer window.
Since bringing to a close his successful spell with the Rams, Adams has continued his fan favourite reputation at Portsmouth, scoring twice and making 13 appearances in the heart of midfield.
Centre-back Madiodio Dia was the o