Wolves draw 1-1 with Portsmouth at home in Championship
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The gist
Wolves drew 1-1 at home to Portsmouth in the Championship, conceding an 86th-minute equaliser.
The dropped points leave the promotion chasers seventh, five behind the leaders.
Background
Wolves are a Championship (English second-tier) club managed by Cesar Peixoto, playing their home games at Molineux. The Portsmouth draw came days after a win away at Burnley, where Zimbabwe international midfielder Tawanda Chirewa scored his first professional goal, ending a run of back-to-back defeats. The result keeps Wolves seventh in the table with 18 points from 11 matches, five behind leaders Swansea City.
How it unfolded
- Oct 16, 2026Wolves won away at Burnley, with substitute Tawanda Chirewa scoring his first professional goal after being sent through by Mateus Mane.
- Oct 17, 2026Burnley reached 365 days without a home league win, having last won at home on 18 October 2025 against Leeds United.
- Oct 20, 2026Wolves drew 1-1 at home to Portsmouth; Jordan James scored on 62 minutes and Terry Devlin equalised on 86, after a 0-0 first half in which neither side had a shot on target.
- Oct 21, 2026Wolves Express analysed the Portsmouth draw with Cesar Peixoto, Hugo Bueno and Andy Thompson.
- Oct 22, 2026Wolves announced details for the Watford fixture at Molineux on Saturday, 3pm kick-off, which will not be broadcast live in the UK.
Who’s saying what
- Coach
- Head coach Cesar Peixoto bemoaned a slow start and a lack of clinical edge to kill the game off, calling for more courage on the ball, which he said his players showed more in the second half.
- Player
- Left back Hugo Bueno said it was a big frustration because every home game has to be a win, and noted Portsmouth had one shot on target and it went in.
- Analyst
- Former left back Andy Thompson discussed Wolves' lack of consistency, the need to exploit Portsmouth's vulnerabilities and the nerves the hosts showed on the ball.
- Player
- Midfielder Tawanda Chirewa said his first professional goal was an amazing feeling and that the Portsmouth home game was a big one to build momentum from.