Portsmouth 1-1 Birmingham result, stats and report

A tense, scrappy Championship stalemate saw Charlton and Portsmouth cancel each other out, with Portsmouth the more threatening side but ultimately unable to convert their big chance. The match ended with late bookings and a touchline card for Portsmouth manager John Mousinho.

Birmingham took all three points at Pride Park despite Derby creating more and hitting the woodwork, with Bobby Clark's first-half goal and a Seung-ho Paik equaliser setting up a result that Derby's shot count simply did not deserve.

Birmingham have not kept a single clean sheet in their last ten Championship matches, and QPR arrive on Saturday knowing exactly how to exploit that. This one matters.

Norwich have not kept a single clean sheet in their last ten Championship matches. Portsmouth arrive at Carrow Road having shut out the opposition in four of their last ten. Something has to give.

Two inconsistent sides with identical five-match records meet at Fratton Park on Wednesday night. One of them has to win. Neither has earned the right to be confident.

Preston arrive at Birmingham on the back of four losses in their last five Championship matches, and the evidence says this could get worse before it gets better.

Southampton host Portsmouth in the South Coast derby on Sunday with five home Championship matches unbeaten and a squad firing on all cylinders. Portsmouth arrive depleted, inconsistent, and needing everything to go right.

West Brom arrive at The Hawthorns in decent nick, winning three of their last five Championship matches. Birmingham come to town having drawn six of their last ten, a team that refuses to lose but cannot quite find a way to win.