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Hull City

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  1. Hull and Portsmouth draw

    Hull and Portsmouth draw

    Hull and Portsmouth shared the spoils with a 0-0 draw in the Premier League as the defences came out on top at the KC Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Hull City
    • Portsmouth
    • 90+3' That's it, full-time! The match has finished goalless, with both sides relatively content to settle for a hard-earned point, and move nearer to Premier League safety. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90+2' The visitors have a long ball in which to loop into the Hull box, but Hreidarsson's header comes off Matt Duke's far post! Unlucky.
    • 90+1' Portsmouth keep the ball down the Hull left, with little ambition of looking for a winner.
    • 90' Three minutes to be added at the end of this second half.
    • 89' The deadlock does not look like being breached, with Campbell and Distin dealing with the long balls easily.
    • 88' Belhadj looks bright down the left, but his deliveries are disappointing, with Crouch frustrated.
    • 87' Manucho is ruled offside in a very tight decision after the striker tried to latch on to Ashbee's delivery.
    • 85' David James comes sharply off his line to collect a long ball by Kilbane.
    • 84' Belhadj makes an piercing run down the left for Portsmouth on the break, but Paul Hart looks at his watch, happy for a draw.
    • 83' Phil Brown makes his final change, with Sam Ricketts coming off and Caleb Folan replacing him.
    • 82' Matt Duke is playing like a sweeper at the moment, with Hull looking for the keeper's long kicks inside the Portsmouth box.
    • 81' The home fans have been baying for the England defender to be sent-off and the referee will point to the number of offences and warnings that were issued previously.
    • 80 Finally Glen Johnson is sent-off after a nothing challenge on Dean Marney, but Chris Foy was simply looking for any reason to dismiss the midfielder after his accumulation of fouls.
    • 78' Portsmouth are retreating deep into their half and allowing their defenders to soak up everything from Hull.
    • 77' Hull are keeping possession well, but lacking any invention in the final third.
    • 75' Manucho works tirelessly up front for Hull, with little support, but you get the feeling that a point would be accepted by both managers now.
    • 74' Hreidarsson forages down the left for Portsmouth once more, but the final ball continues to be an anti-climax in this game.
    • 73' Portsmouth make their second change with Nadir Belhadj coming on in place of Niko Kranjcar, who continues to disappoint for Pompey this season.
    • 72' Nick Barmby, who has a bloody nose after a challenge with Kaboul, is replaced by Dean Marney.
    • 71' Still Geovanni and Hull press, but Portsmouth's defence looks sturdy, and is being well marshalled by Distin and Campbell.
    • 70' Yet again, Glen Johnson commits a late foul on Geovanni, with Foy resisting the abundance of opportunities to dismiss the Pompey player.
    • 68' Kevin Kilbane replaces Craig Fagan, who has given another whole-hearted display for his side.
    • 66' Phil Brown looks to be bringing on further substitutes as he has his bench warming up vigorously on the touchline.
    • 65' Great work down the right by Ricketts and Fagan, where Hull are doing most of their good work, but the pair can't deliver a testing cross.
    • 63' Portsmouth boast the height of Crouch and Kanu now, as Kranjcar looks to whip in a free-kick from out on the right.
    • 62' Niko Kranjcar drills a devilish delivery across the box from the right, but Crouch can't get on the end of it - Pompey are looking dangerous on the break.
    • 60' Nwankwo Kanu comes on for David Nugent, who departs amid a chorus of 'what a waste of money' from the Hull fans - Nugent takes it in good heart.
    • 58' A superb save from David James denies Hull and Craig Fagan, with the England keeper showing fine reflexes to parry away from the striker's point-blank header.
    • 57' Hull continue to apply the pressure, with a neat spell of possession culminating in Ian Ashbee volleying wide of the post.
    • 55' A decent chance falls to Geovanni, the Brazilian attempting a smart volley inside the Pompey area, but not connecting cleanly as it drifts wide of James's near post.
    • 54' See if you can figure out what Sir Alex Ferguson sees in Manucho by studying his player profile. Manucho player profile
    • 53' Kaboul shepherds the ball out of play, but finds to his dismay that a corner is awarded rendering his effort futile.
    • 52' Geovanni combines well with Fagan, exchanging three slick passes to frustrate Glen Johnson, but little materialises.
    • 51' Manucho is finding himself dropping deeper and deeper as Hull struggle to provide the stocky striker with service.
    • 49' Portsmouth have Hull camped in their own half, with Hreidarsson launching two long throw-ins into the area.
    • 48' Peter Crouch is shown a yellow card for petulantly kicking the ball into touch after he had been given offside - sheer frustration from the England striker.
    • 47' David James storms out of goal and is nearly caught out by Craig Fagan, but the forward rushes his shot and the keeper recovers.
    • 46' We are back underway at the KC Stadium, and already the tempo seems to have lifted from the first half.
    • 45+1' That's it, half-time and Hull and Portsmouth are goalless. The visitors have had the best chances, with Peter Crouch heading tamely at Duke from close-range, and Younes Kaboul nodding over the bar. Hopefully the second half will have a touch more quality.
    • 45' Craig Fagan sums up the poor quality of attacking play we have witnessed at the KC Stadium, with a wild shot which goes high and wide of David James's goal. Just one minute to be added at the end of this first half.
    • 43' A superb tackle from Sylvain Distin denies Manucho a shot on goal from the edge of the penalty area, the defender sliding in at the crucial moment to win the ball cleanly.
    • 42' Nugent and Ricketts are having an absorbing tussle down the Hull right, with both players showing their pace, but very evenly matched.
    • 40' Ricketts causes havoc in the Portsmouth box with a mammoth throw-in from the right, but eventually Hayden Mullins takes control and boots the ball aimlessly clear.
    • 38' A glorious chance is squandered by Younes Kaboul: Crouch nods the ball on to the defender, who inexplicably heads over the bar with Matt Duke stranded off his line!
    • 35' Peter Crouch looks a very isolated figure in attack for Portsmouth at the moment, with neither Nugent nor Kranjcar able to support him and collect his knock-downs.
    • 32' Ricketts provides a testing cross from the right byline after overlapping Mendy, but Manucho can't quite bustle his way in front of Campbell to connect with it.
    • 30' Niko Kranjcar comes into the game more prominently, drifting inside and orchestrating Portsmouth's play down the middle, but the visitors are not utilising Crouch's aerial threat with such a narrow formation.
    • 28' Two moments of controversy as Johnson is lucky not to be sent-off again after a rash, late challenge on Geovanni, seconds after being booked; then Crouch handles accidentally in the Portsmouth box, but is not penalised.
    • 25' Chris Foy reaches for his yellow card as Glen Johnson kicks out petulantly at Zayatte, who reacts with fury - the England defender was perhaps lucky not to be sent off there.
    • 23' A good opportunity falls to Manucho, who steals in front of Campbell, but shoots wide on the volley from Nick Barmby's cross out on the right.
    • 20' A tepid passage of play follows as neither team manages to get control of the ball in their opponent's half.
    • 17' Two highly cynical challenges go unpunished by Chris Foy as first Hermann Hreidarsson, then Ian Ashbee tug the shirts of Geovannia and Nugent respectively.
    • 15' Craig Fagan, who is by far the most fired up player on the pitch, flies in recklessly at Kaboul after being dispossessed by the defender, but referee Chris Foy settles for a stern word.
    • 13' Superb wingplay by Glen Johnson who turns Zayatte inside-out, before delivering a looping cross which picks out Crouch in the centre, who beats Distin to the ball, but his header is weak and straight at Duke.
    • 11' Kamil Zayatte dispossesses Hreidarsson with a very strong challenge which leaves the Icelandic defender floored, but then David Nugent is wrongly adjudged to be offside when through on goal.
    • 9' Bernard Mendy powers down the right for Hull, but is finally tackled near the byline by the retreating Richard Hughes.
    • 7' It has been a rather slow start from both sides, with the tempo hardly what you would normally associate with Premier League football. But given that both managers are screaming at their players to 'calm it down', it's no surprise.
    • 5' Younes Kaboul does well to back-track on the edge of his box and hoof the ball clear, under intense pressure from Craig Fagan.
    • 3' Manucho appears to be leading the line for Hull from the outset, with Craig Fagan drifting just off him; Nugent starts brightly for Pompey with a pacey run and cross from the left.
    • 1' We're underway at the KC Stadium and Portsmouth boss Paul Hart is already frantically barking instructions at his team, maybe he forgot his pre-match team talk.
    • - Influential midfielder Ian Ashbee returns for the Tigers, but Daniel Cousin fails to recover in time. Pompey have attacking wingers Jermaine Pennant and John Utaka on the bench, which must disappoint Peter Crouch slightly.
    • - Hull manager Phil Brown goes on the offensive with his side desperate for a win to alleviate their relegation fears: Geovanni is in support of Manucho and Craig Fagan in attack. For Portsmouth, Paul Hart leaves Peter Crouch in attack, with David Nugent and Niko Kranjcar joining from either flank.

  • Team Stats

    Hull City Stats Portsmouth
    53% Possession 46%
    10 Shots 5
    1 Shots on target 1
    1 Saves 1
    1 Corners 4
    14 Fouls 13
    4 Offsides 3
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 1
    17 Tackles 30
    226 Accurate passes 185
    49 Bad passes 36

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Hull City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Matt Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0
      3 Andy Dawson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20 9 2
      15 Bernard Mendy 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 20 1 1
      21 Sam Ricketts 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 0 1
      6 Michael Turner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 1 2
      24 Kamil Zayatte 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 4 4
      10 Marcio Geovanni 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 20 6 2
      7 Craig Fagan 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 7 8 1
      4 Ian Ashbee 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 31 2 2
      8 Nick Barmby 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 20 5 0
      28 Manucho Gonçalves 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 11 3 1
      22 Dean Marney 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0
      1 Boaz Myhill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Caleb Folan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      17 Kevin Kilbane 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 1 1
      16 Péter Halmosi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Nicky Featherstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Richard Garcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 David James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 7 1
      5 Glen Johnson 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 4 0 1
      3 Younes Kaboul 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 5
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3 5
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 2
      19 Niko Kranjcar 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 3 3
      6 Hayden Mullins 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 33 4 3
      22 Richard Hughes 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 23 5 9
      10 David Nugent 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 1 1
      9 Peter Crouch 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 15 4 0
      39 Nadir Belhadj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 0
      14 Jermaine Pennant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Angelos Basinas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Asmir Begovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 0
      17 John Utaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Noe Pamarot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+2' The visitors have a long ball in which to loop into the Hull box, but Hreidarsson's header comes off Matt Duke's far post! Unlucky.
    • 80 Finally Glen Johnson is sent-off after a nothing challenge on Dean Marney, but Chris Foy was simply looking for any reason to dismiss the midfielder after his accumulation of fouls.
    • 62' Niko Kranjcar drills a devilish delivery across the box from the right, but Crouch can't get on the end of it - Pompey are looking dangerous on the break.
    • 58' A superb save from David James denies Hull and Craig Fagan, with the England keeper showing fine reflexes to parry away from the striker's point-blank header.
    • 55' A decent chance falls to Geovanni, the Brazilian attempting a smart volley inside the Pompey area, but not connecting cleanly as it drifts wide of James's near post.
    • 47' David James storms out of goal and is nearly caught out by Craig Fagan, but the forward rushes his shot and the keeper recovers.
    • 38' A glorious chance is squandered by Younes Kaboul: Crouch nods the ball on to the defender, who inexplicably heads over the bar with Matt Duke stranded off his line!
    • 28' Two moments of controversy as Johnson is lucky not to be sent-off again after a rash, late challenge on Geovanni, seconds after being booked; then Crouch handles accidentally in the Portsmouth box, but is not penalised.
    • 23' A good opportunity falls to Manucho, who steals in front of Campbell, but shoots wide on the volley from Nick Barmby's cross out on the right.
    • 13' Superb wingplay by Glen Johnson who turns Zayatte inside-out, before delivering a looping cross which picks out Crouch in the centre, who beats Distin to the ball, but his header is weak and straight at Duke.
    • 11' Kamil Zayatte dispossesses Hreidarsson with a very strong challenge which leaves the Icelandic defender floored, but then David Nugent is wrongly adjudged to be offside when through on goal.
    • - Hull manager Phil Brown goes on the offensive with his side desperate for a win to alleviate their relegation fears: Geovanni is in support of Manucho and Craig Fagan in attack. For Portsmouth, Paul Hart leaves Peter Crouch in attack, with David Nugent and Niko Kranjcar joining from either flank.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Chris Foy

  • Hull City

    Manager: Phil Brown

    Captain: Michael Turner

    Starting line-up

    • M. Duke
    • S. Ricketts Substitution Out (85′)
    • M. Turner
    • A. Dawson
    • K. Zayatte
    • N. Barmby Substitution Out (72′)
    • I. Ashbee
    • B. Mendy
    • .. Geovanni
    • C. Fagan Substitution Out (68′)
    • .. Manucho

    Subs

    • K. Kilbane Substitution In68′
    • R. Garcia
    • D. Marney Substitution In72′
    • P. Halmosi
    • C. Folan Substitution In85′
    • B. Myhill
    • N. Featherstone

    Injured

    • G. Boateng
    • J. Bullard

    Suspended

    None

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Paul Hart

    Captain: Sol Campbell

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • Y. Kaboul
    • S. Campbell
    • S. Distin
    • H. Hreidarsson
    • G. Johnson Red Card
    • R. Hughes
    • H. Mullins
    • D. Nugent Substitution Out (60′)
    • N. Kranjcar Substitution Out (73′)
    • P. Crouch Yellow Card

    Subs

    • N. Pamarot
    • J. Pennant
    • N. Kanu Substitution In60′
    • A. Basinas
    • J. Utaka
    • N. Belhadj Substitution In73′
    • A. Begovic

    Injured

    • J. Ashdown
    • P. Bouba Diop
    • A. Traore

    Suspended

    None

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  1. i love the southampton abuse considering they're in­ a lower league and bankrupt - LMFAO!

    From cure_cat, on Sat 4 Apr 6:21PM

  2. "Go get your fathers gun, and shoot the pompey­ scum, and support the SAINTS"

    From freidlkayleigh, on Sat 4 Apr 5:06PM

  3. POMPEY ARE GOING DOWN. YOU SKATE B A S T A R D S

    From freidlkayleigh, on Sat 4 Apr 5:02PM

  4. A POINT AWAY I DONT CARE, WELL DONE

    From Michael, on Sat 4 Apr 5:00PM

  5. Hull could lull me to sleep!!

    From PP, on Sat 4 Apr 4:55PM

  6. We're going to lose this game, at the death,­ because as usual we're inviting Hull to attack us­ and we can't defend. With Glen Johnson getting­ sent off things look bleak for Pompey. When will Paul­ Hart learn, the best kind of defense is attack. Play Up­ Pompey

    From ROCK AND ROLL LOVES CHODES, on Sat 4 Apr 4:51PM

  7. Go HULL!! 1,0

    From tom.banks7, on Sat 4 Apr 4:50PM

  8. Go Hull 1,0

    From tom.banks7, on Sat 4 Apr 4:47PM

  9. come on you ullll! 1-0 final score, its gotta be!

    From elaine, on Sat 4 Apr 4:46PM

  10. There you go! Why didn't Hart sub him off?????

    From Glen, on Sat 4 Apr 4:46PM

  11. Go hull!! win 1,0

    From tom.banks7, on Sat 4 Apr 4:45PM

  12. ENGLAND, ENGLAND'S NO 1, ENGLAND'S NO 1­ .......... COME ON POMPEY!

    From MARGARET T, on Sat 4 Apr 4:44PM

  13. Come on Pompey...we need a result

    From Katrin, on Sat 4 Apr 4:44PM

  14. A defining moment for Pompey this season
    We need­ a goal from Crouch or Kanu .....

    From PP, on Sat 4 Apr 4:38PM

  15. Hart should sub jonson or the boy is gonna get himself­ sent off!!!!

    From Glen, on Sat 4 Apr 4:36PM

  16. To R the Scumhampton fan,at least Pompey will still be­ in existence come the end of the season.PUP

    From Zippy, on Sat 4 Apr 4:14PM

  17. come on portsmouth we know you can win so come on play­ up pompey

    From jandugdanhow, on Sat 4 Apr 4:13PM

  18. Where's Gekas? The current pompey manager should­ give up his pride a litle bit and put in Gekas for one­ half. What does he have to lose that he hos not lost­ already.

    From Peter, on Sat 4 Apr 4:07PM
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    pompey r goin down come on hull (im a saints fan RED ND­ WHITE ROCK!)

    poo pompey poo pompey u r awful!

    From xgregan, on Sat 4 Apr 4:06PM

  20. blue army ,

    From toyzonetoys1961, on Sat 4 Apr 4:02PM
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