Portsmouth beat relegation rivals Stoke City to lift themselves out of the Championship's bottom three in impressive fashion at Fratton Park. The Blues started in style as Colby Bishop gave them the lead from the penalty spot before Callum Lang headed over Stoke keeper Viktor Johansson to make it 2-0.

Follow live coverage as Portsmouth face Stoke City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Championship action will be available to watch live on Sky Sports+ with no extra cost if you’re a Sky Sports subscriber. You can watch it on your Sky box by simply searching Pompey in to your TV guide, and the stream should appear about 30 minutes before kick-off.

Stoke have won two of their past 12 away league games against Portsmouth (W2 D4 L6), but could win on successive trips there in the EFL for the first time, following a 2-1 win in the Premier League in February 2010.

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Follow live coverage as Portsmouth face Stoke City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Stoke go into it having drawn 1-1 with West Brom. Nathan Lowe, returning from a loan spell at Walsall, scored to give the Potters the lead but Grady Diangana equalised in the seco

Portsmouth and Stoke City clash this Wednesday at the Fratton Park for round 28 of the EFL Championship. At the moment, John Mousinho's team trail Ryan Shawcross's team by 2 points in the table. After winning 2-1 in their last match against Middlesbrough (EFL Championship 2024/2025),