Pompey 2-1 lost to Stoke, despite having taken the lead. | Jason Brown

placeholder image — Pompey 2-1 lost to Stoke, despite having taken the lead. | Jason Brown

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Chief sports writer

Published 7th Nov 2026, 14:33 GMT

The Blues suffered defeat to Stoke after Nicolas Schmid’s mistake had gifted an equaliser

Nicolas Schmid awful error gifted Stoke a way back as Pompey lost 2-1.

The Blues were leading through Tyrese Shade’s sixth-minute goal, his first for the club since joining from League One Burton,

However, their Austrian keeper gifted the visitors an equaliser on 59 minutes when Ben Johnson’s cross from the right went straight through his hands and Jack McGlynn capitalised.

Then, 13 minutes from time, Schmid push out Ethan Galbraith’s shot and Ben Wilmot headed into an empty net to send the visitors to the top of the Championship.

And here are our Pompey ratings...