In Round 43 of the EFL Championship, Portsmouth and Leicester City faced off in a high-stakes clash, with both sides battling to secure their place in England’s fiercely competitive second tier.

The game itself was decided by the finest of margins. Bowat emerged as the hero in the 63rd minute, scoring the only goal of the match and handing Portsmouth a crucial victory. The result lifts Pompey up to 18th place, giving them valuable breathing room in the survival race.

For Leicester City, however, the situation continues to deteriorate. The 2016 Premier League champions now find themselves second from bottom in the Championship, facing a very real threat of relegation.

2025-26, England - Championship

Portsmouth - Leicester 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Bowat, 63 (1:0)

Portsmouth: Schmid; Williams J-n; Poole; Shaughnessy; Pack; Dozzell; Devlin (Bowat, 17); Anderson K. (Segecic, 8; Brown J-b., 77); Bishop C.; Alli M-c; Chaplin (Adams E., 77)
Substitution: Segecic (from 8 till 77); Bowat (from 17); Adams E. (from 77); Brown J-b. (from 77)
Bench: Bursik; Dia M-o; Swift; Murphy J.; Blair H.
Yellow Cards: Brown J-b. 90

Leicester: Begovic; Ricardo Pereira (Aluko, 90); Vestergaard; Lascelles; Thomas L.J.; Choudhury (James, 70); Winks; Fatawu; De Cordova-Reid (Jordan Ayew, 76); Mavididi (Mukasa, 71); Daka
Substitution: James (from 70); Mukasa (from 71); Jordan Ayew (from 76); Aluko (from 90)
Bench: Stolarczyk J.; Souttar H.; Aribo; Skipp; Monga
Yellow Cards: Choudhury 70; Jordan Ayew 75; Daka 75