Colby Bishop’s left-hand shoulder earned Pompey a deserved point against Blackburn.
The Blues were trailing 2-1 to Ryoya Morishita’s 56th-minute goal and introduced Bishop off the bench in the search for goals.
Sure enough, three minutes later Bishop deflected Ryan Kavuma-McQueen’s shot to level in front of the Fratton End and make it 2-2.
Earlier, Zak Swanson’s fourth-minute goal was cancelled out by Dapo Afolayan just seven minutes later.
And here are our Pompey player ratings...
1. Goal, Portsmouth forward Colby Bishop (9) scores, Portsmouth Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (25) celebrates during the EFL Championship match between Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers at Fratton Park Stadium, Portsmouth, England on 19th September 2026
Pompey drew 2-2 against Blackburn at Fratton Park this afternoon. Picture: Jason Brown | Jason Brown
2. Daniel Bielica - 4
Won’t want to watch either goal back after being at fault with both. Beaten at his near post by Afolayan for the first and then his awful kick gifted possession to Blackburn for the second. Produced one save from Fevrier, but needs to improve. | Jason Brown
3. Zak Swanson - 8
Restored to right-back in place of Devlin and produced a strong showing, with plenty of excellent challenges. Unsurprisingly looks more comfortable in his natural role and now may be hard so shift. | Jason Brown
4. Madiodio Dia - 7
Selected to replace Arthur and preferred to Poole as Shaughnessy’s partner. Was solid, uncompromising and did a good job. Also produced one glorious 45-yard cross-field pass in the first half. | Jason Brown