Portsmouth vs Blackburn prediction, odds and how to watch

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.

Bristol City ground out a 2-1 Championship win over Portsmouth despite finishing with ten men, as second-half goals from Lorent Tolaj and Jason Knight proved just enough to survive a nervy late Portsmouth penalty.

QPR claimed a 2-1 victory at Ewood Park despite Blackburn producing 19 shots to their 12, with Ryoya Morishita's early second-half strike proving the decisive moment in a match that told you everything about efficiency over volume.

Sheffield Utd took all three points at Ewood Park with goals from Tom Cannon and Sydie Peck either side of half-time, leaving Blackburn to rue a performance that produced 19 shots and just one goal.

Cardiff City silenced Fratton Park with a controlled 2-0 victory, Conor Shaughnessy heading home before the break and Marko Milovanović finishing coolly after it. Portsmouth had the ball but Cardiff had the answers.

Callum Lang scored twice inside the first half hour to give Preston a deserved 2-1 win over Blackburn in the EFL Championship, ending a run of five consecutive defeats for the hosts.

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.

Two of the Championship's most troubled outfits meet at Ewood Park on Saturday, with Blackburn winless in four and Cardiff yet to win in six. Something has to give. Probably the defending.