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Adrian Segecic scored his third goal of the season Adrian Segecic's second-half strike was enough to help Portsmouth edge to victory against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. The win eases Pompey's relegation fears, pulling them out of the bottom three, while Wednesday are an improbable 35 points adrift of safety. The home side battled well and missed decent opportunities in the first half, but could not find an answer after going behind to Segecic's shot. They could only muster one shot on target during the game and their wait for a home win this season goes on. Portsmouth almost went ahead inside seven minutes as Colby Bishop won the ball high on the right before finding Andre Dozzell, who in turn fed Terry Devlin, but his shot whistled wide of the post. At the other end, Jamal Lowe saw a shot deflected wide after Barry Bannan combined with Svante Ingelsson down the left before the striker fired in a low cross. Nicolas Schmid kept the scores level on 24 minutes, denying Lowe with a strong save from Yan Valery's cross. Ingelsson was then sent through on goal by Bannan, but could not hit the target. New signing Millenic Alli raced forward for Portsmouth on the counter and searched for Segecic, but Owls on-loan keeper Murphy Cooper reacted quickly to smother the ball. The visitors broke the deadlock as the game approached the hour mark, and it was Segecic who fired goalwards from inside the area, finding the bottom right corner. The Australian's cross deflected off Terry Devlin just over 10 minutes later, but the ball went over the bar as Pompey looked to increase their lead. Chances were few and far between in the closing stages but John Mousinho's men held on for a first victory of 2026. This video can not be played Henrik Pedersen on Barry Bannan: 'I really hope he will stay' Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen told BBC Radio Sheffield: "Generally, it was very equal. First half, we brought a lot of intensity from the beginning. "Our pressing was really good and we brought a lot of interceptions high up the pitch. We played more transitions than normal, and we had more possibilities but we didn't create that big chance. "We were good on the ball, maybe too brave sometimes but the boys are brave and this is what we want. We had more situations where we sped up the game and more situations around the box. "The challenge is to make possibilities into chances and chances into big chances. We need to improve that last part. "We didn't have the power to come back in the game after the goal. I can see development with the ball, but to be effective on the ball, we have to develop how we break the lines. " This video can not be played John Mousinho: 'We had to make sure we won' Portsmouth boss John Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent: "This is not an easy place to come and It was a difficult fixture for us to come and face and deal with, it was just a case of making sure we came away from here with three points. "We looked a bit better in the second half but I still think we could do better, we're just waiting for some of our attacking presence to come back. "It was a great finish by Segs (Segecic) who was playing out of position but he took his chance when it came to him, it was one of his better games for us. "I felt confident but I never felt comfortable but we completely controlled the game after we scored, I was hoping we could get the second but we weren't able to today. " 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 17th January 2026 at 18: 35 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: John Mousinho Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: John Mousinho Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last eight league games against Portsmouth (W5 D3) since losing 3-1 in November 2002. Portsmouth have lost one of their last six away league visits to Sheffield Wednesday (W2 D3), losing 4-1 in League One in April 2022. Sheffield Wednesday have won one of their last 27 league games (D10 L16) but that win was against Portsmouth earlier this season. The last time a second tier side’s first two wins in a season were against the same opponent was in 1974-75, two wins for Portsmouth against Nottingham Forest. Portsmouth have conceded 15 goals from set pieces in the Championship this season – the only side to concede more is Sheffield Wednesday (17). All four goals they shipped against Arsenal in their FA Cup third round defeat were also via set pieces. Sheffield Wednesday have gone 19 consecutive Championship matches without a win. In second tier history, the only sides to go 20+ games without a win in a season are Darwen in 1898-99 (27), Barnsley in 1952-53 (23), Cambridge United in 1983-84 (31) and Rotherham in 2004-05 (20). Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Portsmouth 1. Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Portsmouth 1. Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday). Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Reece Johnson. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Williams with a cross. Attempt saved. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Terry Devlin with a headed pass. Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday). Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Reece Johnson. Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Sean Fusire. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Charlie Mc Neill (Sheffield Wednesday). Offside, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic is caught offside. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth). Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathan Redmond replaces Liam Palmer. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.