West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Portsmouth: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 August 2005

Result

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Portsmouth

Premier League · Saturday 20 August 2005, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

West Bromwich Albion · Portsmouth · Premier League predictions

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Portsmouth: match report

West Bromwich Albion defeated Portsmouth 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 August 2005. The half-time score was 1-0.

Geoff Horsfield opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. West Bromwich Albion's goals came from Geoff Horsfield (2') and Geoff Horsfield (59'). Portsmouth scored through Laurent Robert (63').

Discipline: West Bromwich Albion received 4 yellow cards; Portsmouth received 3 yellow cards.

West Bromwich Albion went on to finish that season 19th with 30 points, and Portsmouth 17th with 38.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 West Bromwich Albion win, 0 draws and 1 for Portsmouth.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Geoff HorsfieldWest Bromwich Albion · 1-0
  • 57'Yellow card · Jhon Viáfara MinaPortsmouth
  • 58'Yellow card · Kevin CampbellWest Bromwich Albion
  • 58'Yellow card · Azar KaradasPortsmouth
  • 59'Goal · Geoff HorsfieldWest Bromwich Albion · 2-0
  • 63'Goal · Laurent RobertPortsmouth · 2-1
  • 65'Yellow card · Z. GeraWest Bromwich Albion
  • 87'Yellow card · Andy JohnsonWest Bromwich Albion
  • 90'Yellow card · Geoff HorsfieldWest Bromwich Albion
  • 90'Yellow card · Gregory VignalPortsmouth

Head-to-head

2 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 1, draws 0, Portsmouth 1.

Team news

West Bromwich Albion line-up

Thomas Gaardsoe, Neil Clement, Jonathan Greening, Andy Johnson, Ronnie Wallwork, Geoff Horsfield, Kevin Campbell, Paul Robinson, Zoltán Gera, Steve Watson, Chris Kirkland

Portsmouth expected line-up

Shaka Hislop, Dejan Stefanovic, Arjan de Zeeuw, Nigel Quashie, Patrik Berger, Richard Hughes, Alexei Smertin, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Lomana Lualua, Steve Stone, Teddy Sheringham