Overview
- Portsmouth opened the scoring early through Zak Swanson after Tyrese Shade’s cross was half‑cleared and volleyed home.
- Blackburn levelled quickly when Oladapo Afolayan scored his third goal in two games and later put the visitors ahead through Ryoya Morishita.
- Conor Shaughnessy pulled up injured around the hour mark and had to be substituted, adding to Portsmouth’s short‑term fitness issues.
- Substitute Colby Bishop scored a late, fortuitous leveller when his teammate’s shot deflected in to make it 2-2.
- Both managers said they were frustrated by avoidable mistakes but would take the point and focus on correcting errors and managing injuries during the upcoming international break.