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First South Coast derby in the league for 13 years ends goalless Southampton came back into the game after a first half in which Portsmouth largely dominated Andre Dozzell hit crossbar in lively opening 45 minutes for Pompey The visitors lost goalkeeper Nicolas Schmid to injury after a collision with Connor Ogilvie Pompey finish the weekend in ninth with Saints 15th Chris Peddy FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Perhaps the abiding image of the game as John Mousinho and Will Still exchange a few pleasantries at the end of the game following a terse handshake. That was after a derby that threatened to bubble into life but never quite erupted, but you sense the visitors will head back along the M27 that little bit more content with the result and how they played over the 90 minutes. It will be interesting to see how that needle between managers develops leading into the reverse fixture at Fratton Park on January 25. That's it for another weekend in the EFL but we'll be back on Tuesday with coverage of the Carabao Cup third round. Thanks for joining and enjoy the rest of your Sunday. FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Southampton head coach Will Still has delivered a few jibes at Portsmouth's approach today. "It was very frustrating. the first half was not good

enough. I think we have literally wasted 45 minutes of what we were doing by

taking things too literally and too stereotypically, " Still told BBC Radio Solent. “When you are playing a 4-2-3-1 you need a bit of movement

and personality on the ball and to open space. “Away from that it was a bit of a stop-start game. There was a lot of free-kicks, throw-ins, goal kicks and it just sort of flattened

things to be honest. "But maybe that was what they wanted, they probably

came here for that and got what they wanted so fair play to them for

that. “I just want to win games of football. I was more frustrated

with the scenario of the game, it was just very stop, start, long balls, second

balls, fouls. It just did not get into the flow of what it could have been,

what it should have been, so we have to fix that. ” FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Pompey boss John Mousinho has voiced frustration at the incident which led to goalkeeper Nicolas Schmid's injury and the decision to remove Connor Ogilvie at half-time. Schmid left his area to clear a long ball forward and Saints winger Tom Fellows challenged Ogivie, sending him into Schmid which has left both Pompey players injured. Speaking to BBC Radio Solent, Mousinho believes it was a push on Ogilvie that caused the collision in the first place. "Andre Dozzell took a knock in training yesterday, so the fact he got through the full 90 minutes is really pleasing, " Mousinho said. "Nicolas Schmid and Connor Ogilvie are both not great, they are both injured obviously and that is probably the thing that I'm most frustrated about in the game. “The goalkeeper is coming out, Connor gets pushed in the back which was extremely dangerous but nothing happened. “I think the injury with Connor is his neck. We don't think it is concussion and we didn't use our concussion substitute. "Nicolas has a problem with his hand, which we will wait and see what the damage is. ” FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho speaking to BBC Radio Solent: “I'm pretty happy to be honest. It is a strange one because

we were so good in the first half and the second half was slightly different

and so towards the end of the game we made substitutions to make sure we

secured the point which we did very well. “I am extremely proud of the boys for their effort, extremely

proud of the football club and the way we have done our business in recent

weeks, and we can hopefully use this to springboard ourselves to bigger and

better things. “I certainly thought we were the better side in the first

half, and weather we were in the second half, Southampton were probably better than

us in the second half but on chances created and opportunities, I thought we

were the better side. " #bbcefl Further north and news has just broken that Ruben Selles has been sacked by Sheffield United after a poor start to the season. The Blades are bottom of the table having lost all five of their Championship games. FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Portsmouth winger Josh Murphy speaking to ITV's Aaron Paul: "It was a special occasion today. I think everyone is a bit gutted that we didn't get the three points because we feel we deserved it. "But we dug in deep, took a lot of pressure from Southampton at the end of the game so maybe a draw is fair, but we feel a little disappointed. "With derbies, tactics probably go out the window in the end. It becomes 11 versus 11 and you just have to win those battles. We came in at half time and were happy with how we performed. "It felt like a home games at times. I've said it before that we have the best fans in the league, so we look forward to the next one being played back at Fratton Park later on in the year. " FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Here's what it all means for the Championship table after five games. Pompey move within a point of the play-offs while Saints sit on six points with Blackburn and Ipswich. Middlesbrough lead the way at the top with Stoke in second, while Sheffield United prop up the table with zero points. City rivals Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford make up the bottom three. #bbcefl, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Let us know on the usual channels and we will publish the best posts. FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Jo Tessem Ex-Southampton midfielder on BBC Radio Solent Southampton were horrendous in the first half, way too many loose passes. They were clearing the ball just for the sake of it. There was a lack of quality in my eyes. It was better in the second half because the tempo was better, but they need to improve. Southampton not bringing in a striker in the transfer window is a big mistake. FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Guy Whittingham Former Portsmouth manager on BBC Radio Solent When you come to games like this, you have to be troubling the goalkeeper and neither side did that. A very good point and a decent performance from Pompey in the end. FT: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth An enteraining South Coast derby ends goalless. Pompey had the best of the first half with Andre Dozzell hitting the crossbar from distance. Saints were much improved after the break but both sides struggled to create clearcut chances that could win the game. A great occasion at St Mary's, only the second ever goalless draw between the rivals, with the draw probably a fair result. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Taylor Harwood-Bellis heads the out-swinging corner over the bar and that might be that. In fact that is that, full-time, all square. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Andre Dozzell whips in a dangerous ball but it's well taken by Gavin Bazunu and he sets his Saints side away. Zak Swanson is penalised for a foul on the touchline against Leo Scienza. Ryan Manning sends in the deep ball and it's cleared behind for a corner. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Josh Murphy has been brilliant all afternoon on the left for Pompey. This time he's on the edge of the box and fires a low ball across the face which goes agonisingly wide of the post with his team-mates unable to find the crucial touch. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Four minutes added on for one of these two sides to find a winner. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Andrew Moon BBC Radio Solent commentator The tension is just ratcheting up in the final few minutes of this one. Portsmouth just need to be careful not to give the ball away as much. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Jo Tessem Ex-Southampton midfielder on BBC Radio Solent Southampton have not taken advantage of their attacking pace to get in behind this Pompey defence. It has been a really even game so far but one shot on target for each team tells the story. It is now a matter of are you going to try and win, or just not lose it. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Nerves just starting to show as Pompey keeper Ben Killip boots it straight out for a throw-in. Not what his team-mates needed there. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth It still feels like there's a goal in this. Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth Wow, how does this not go in. Josh Murphy again with a wicked delivery and Colby Bishop somehow fails to knock it in but he's flagged for offside anyway. Saints boss Will Still is booked for his complaints after Murphy goes down under a challenge from Caspar Jander, which looked very soft. This was the first league meeting between Southampton and Portsmouth since 2012 Southampton and Portsmouth played out a competitive goalless draw in the Championship in what was the first league meeting between the south coast rivals for 13 years. Pompey were the better side in the first half and hit the bar from Andre Dozzell's strike. The visitors were threatening in attack and created further chances through the returning Conor Chaplin as well as Josh Murphy and Adrian Segecic. But Saints were a much improved side in the second period, dominating the ball and forcing their rivals deeper into their own half. At the final whistle Southampton fans booed while the travelling Portsmouth fans broke into cheers as the points were shared. The result was just the second scoreless draw between the two sides - the previous one came in 1924. Both sets of fans walked out to a deafening wall of noise at St Mary's Stadium for the much-anticipated fixture. But it was Portsmouth who enjoyed the better of the first half, registering seven attempts at goal compared to Southampton's three. And they went closest just before the 10-minute mark when Dozzell struck the crossbar with a curling right-footed effort that had Saints keeper Gavin Bazunu beaten. Then, just before the end of the half, Portsmouth went close again when Murphy's whipped ball in from the left found its way to Colby Bishop in the box, but his volleyed effort flew wide. Saints looked a much more dangerous team after the break and Cameron Archer had a great chance following an error from Regan Poole. However, the forward's touch was too heavy as he took it around substitute keeper Ben Killip and the angle too tight for him to put it into the net. More to follow. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 14th September 2025 at 13: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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