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Portsmouth

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Bolton Wanderers

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  1. Priceless win for Portsmouth

    Priceless win for Portsmouth

    Portsmouth earned a priceless three points in their battle to avoid the drop with a 1-0 win over Bolton at Fratton Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Portsmouth
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • - Long throw into the Pompey box, but it's thumped away and that's it Portsmouth have won it!! Kanu with the deciding goal. 1-0 to the home side here at Fratton Park!!
    • 90' Bolton not creating much in the final moments of the game and this one looks to be going to Pompey.
    • 90' Bolton try to get Elmander through with a long ball but he's offside.
    • 90' Into the last two minutes of injury time here and it's still all Portsmouth.
    • 90' Johnson has another effort for Pompey and the keeper makes yet another save, but that one was a little easier!
    • 90' Portsmouth have had the most possession in the last few minutes and Kanu has another effort, but it's saved again by Jaaskelainen!
    • 90' In fact there's six minutes of injury time to play!
    • 89' Pennant comes on and Kaboul goes off as the 90 minutes are almost up. There will be some injury time though.
    • 89' Pompey break and Belhadj goes through one-on-one but his finish is wide! Great chance on the counter!
    • 88' The Pompey fans sing 'Super Matty Taylor' perhaps slightly ironically at their former favourite as Bolton press.
    • 87' Free kick for Bolton, taken by Taylor around 40 yards out and he's hammered that well wide and high!
    • 86' Basham has a chance with a shot from the edge of the area, but he's snatched at that a bit and it's gone over.
    • 85' Kaboul charges down the right and he almost gets to the ball before Jaaskelainen but the keeper makes the save.
    • 84' Bolton go forward again and the ball almost drops for Davies on the edge of the area but Hreidarsson gets it clear.
    • 83' Bolton try and respond to going behind, but the through ball is just too long for Davies and James makes the claim.
    • 80' Bolton have a corner and James flaps at it and gets nowhere near it. Pompey break and Crouch hits an overhead kick from close range but it goes wide.
    • 79' The corner almost went straight in from Belhadj but Kanu arrived on the goalline and appeared to bundle the ball over from point black range!! One- nil to the home side here!
    • 76' GOAL!!! Portsmouth have scored! It was a corner that came in and Kanu is claiming it!
    • 75' Kranjcar is applauded off by the home fans and Belhadj comes on to replace him, but that looks a bad injury at first glance,
    • 75' The Croatian is on a stretcher now and it looks like it could be the ankle that twisted badly in that challenge with McCann.
    • 75' McCann gets booked for a foul on Kranjcar who was tracking back towards his own goal. This looks bad for Kranjcar.
    • 74' Alan Shearer and Iain Dowie in attendance in the crowd as Mullins gets booed again by his own fans!
    • 73' Portsmouth haven't created anywhere near as many chances this half as the first and Bolton have been in this much more in the second period, but no real chances this half so far.
    • 71' Portsmouth make a change with Kanu replacing David Nugent.
    • 70' Jaaskelainen doesn't get there, but Crouch is penalised for a foul on the keeper.
    • 69' The free kick leads to nothing and Kaboul forces a corner for Pompey.
    • 69' Davis and McCann collapse in a heap after a challange that leads to a free kick for Bolton.
    • 67' McCann and Hreidarsson involved in an off the ball incident as tempers begin to flare at Fratton Park!
    • 66' The game is getting a bit scrappy now and Taylor is down after a clash of heads with Distin.
    • 65' Pompey fans not happy with that decision, neither is Distin, but taylor takes the kick and it goes wide of the goal.
    • 63' Elmander goes down just outside the area and Distin is booked for the challenge.
    • 61' Bizarre incident here as Nicky Hunt is booked despite being on the bench! He must have said something whilst warming up on the touchline.
    • 61' McCann takes it for Bolton and Cahill is there, but that's cleared.
    • 60' Hreidarsson fouls Davies and the free kick is flicked on by Distin and it's a corner.
    • 59' Davies tries to latch onto a long ball, but James gets there first.
    • 58' Kranjcar cuts inside McCann and has a shot from distance, which the keeper is equal to easily enough.
    • 57' Crouch goes down on the edge of the Bolton area but the free kick goes to Bolton, which Crouch is not happy with.
    • 56' Kaboul with the long throw and it ends with a shot from Hreidarsson, but that's well wide.
    • 54' Bolton attack down the left through davies, who muscles his way down the touchline. It's cleared and Pompey have it back.
    • 52' Poor free kick from Kranjcar though - it's easily cleared by the Bolton back line.
    • 52' The ref is having an extended word with McCann and it's a free kick for Portsmouth.
    • 51' They've carried on how they left off at the end of the first half here - on the front foot. Surely this won't stay goalless for long?
    • 49' Nugent tries to get on the end of Kranjcar's ball from the right, but the keeper just beats him to it.
    • 48' It's taken by Davis to Kaboul, who heads it over from around 12 yards.
    • 48' Kranjcar caught by Elmander, but no booking for Elmander. It is a corner for Pompey though.
    • 47' J Loyd Samuel puts the ball in from the left but James claims that easily.
    • 46' We're underway for the second half at Fratton Park and Davies and Campbell tussle for the ball in the first Bolton attack.
    • 45' Half time and somehow this one is goalless, largely thanks to Jaaskelainen in the Bolton goal, but James has made his presence felt too.
    • 45' The ball comes back in to the box and finds Davis, but he scuffs the effort then Nugent hits one that just crept wide of the post!!
    • 45' It's cleared and it comes out to Kranjcar who hits it, but its blocked.
    • 45' Another ball down the right, this time by Campbell earns a corner for Pompey.
    • 45' Andy O'Brien goes into the book for a foul then Crouch finds space at the far post but his header back doesn't find a Pompey player.
    • 45' There's five minutes of extra time here due to the injuries.
    • 45' The ball comes back out to Mullins and his shot flies over the bar and it's safe to suggest that he's not the fans' favourite at the moment!
    • 45' Portsmouth build a good position down the right, but the ball into the box has too much on it and the move breaks down.
    • 44' The Pompey fans get a bit annoyed after Mullins gives the ball away in midfield.
    • 43' Hreidarsson and Kranjcar build down the left, but Basham puts in the tackle on the Croatian.
    • 40' Kranjcar goes into the book for a foul on McCann.
    • 40' Pompey attack down the left now with Crouch, but Steinsson equal to it.
    • 38' A hat-trick of chances now for Johnson, but Jaaskelainen has kept Bolton at parity with some fine saves.
    • 38' Pompey hit the post!! The ball fell to Johnson again in the area and his first tinme shot right footed was tipped onto the post by Jaaskelainen!!
    • 36' Kaboul tries again down the right hand side, but ex-Pompey player Taylor puts a stop to Kaboul's run.
    • 33' Bolton appeal for a corner and surely they have a case, but goal kick is given and Elmander is incredulous!
    • 32' Kranjcar tricks his way into the area and tries a shot, but it's blocked.
    • 31' Straight away Elamnder has Bolton's best chance so far as he latched onto a ball over the top, but James makes a great save!!
    • 31' O'Brien hits a poor back pass and Johnson has a great chance but hits it too close to the keeper!!
    • 30' Bolton go forward now with Steinsson down the right and the long throw heads into the area where Hreidarsson clears.
    • 29' The ball goes into the area from Nugent looking for strike partner Crouch, but there's too much on it and it runs out of play.
    • 26' Great run and shot from Johnson, who hits it and Jaskelainen has to make a diving save to his right! Best effort so far!
    • 25' James failed to claim the corner, but his defenders help the keeper out and it's cleared.
    • 24' Corner to Bolton now after Kaboul got a touch to Lloyd Sameul's throw.
    • 23' Ball comes into the Bolton area looking for O'Brien, but it goes behind for a goal kick.
    • 22' There's a fair bit of tape on Davis' leg, but he's back on.
    • 21' Sean Davis looks in pain now with what may be a knee injury. He's down and the physio is on.
    • 21' Distin's long ball is flicked on by Crouch, but it goes through to the keeper unchallenged.
    • 20' It drops to McCann on the edge of the area, but it's well wide of James' goal.
    • 20' Bolton advance down the left with J Lloyd Samuel and Taylor and they have a throw.
    • 19' Kranjcar now down the right and his cross is cleared by a combination of Jaaskelainen and Cahill, but Pompey dominant down their right side early on.
    • 18' Bolton advance down the right through McCann, but the cross is easy for David James.
    • 17' Johnson has a snap shot from range, but that isn't accurate enough to worry Jaaskelainen.
    • 16' Kevin Davies and Hreidarsson are being spoken to by the ref after an aerial clash.
    • 14' Kaboul again with the cross shot for Pompey but it flashes wide. It's all Pompey at the moment.
    • 13' Hreidarsson with the ball in towards Crouch, but O'Brien gets the ball clear with the header.
    • 12' Yes, Gardner's afternoon is over and Muamba is on now to replace him in Bolton's midfield.
    • 11' Gardner looks in some pain here and he's being helped off the pitch and will surely be subbed.
    • 10' Gardner goes down in the centre circle and he looks injured in a challenge from Mullins.
    • 9' Mullins gets the ball into the Bolton area, but it's cleared by McCann this time.
    • 8' J Lloyd Samuel tries to get Bolton going down their left hand side, but Pompey get the ball back.
    • 7' Kaboul down the right again goes past two Bolton defenders and puts the ball into Crouch into the area, but the shot lacks pace.
    • 5' Kaboul and Kranjcar showing some good early touches down the right for Pompey, but no opportunities for either side as yet.
    • 3' Bright start from Pompey, who look to press forward early on.
    • 3' It comes out to Mullins who fires the shot in but it's way over the bar.
    • 2' Kaboul fires the ball into the Bolton area and he almost gets a corner off Steinsson, but it's a throw.
    • 1' Pompey on the attack early on and Crouch has an early touch, but can't control the ball.
    • 1' We're underway at Fratton Park and it's the visitors who kick off.
    • - Bolton have Kevin Davies and Elmander up front and Chris Basham starts after scoring at Chelsea in last week's 4-3 thriller.
    • - Team news is in and Pompey have Nugent and Crouch up front and Glen Johnson starts with Jermaine Pennant on the bench.
    • - Both sides have a little breathing room between themselves and the bottom three, and a victory today at Fratton Park would represent a huge step towards Premier League safety.

  • Team Stats

    Portsmouth Stats Bolton Wanderers
    55% Possession 44%
    25 Shots 7
    8 Shots on target 1
    1 Saves 5
    6 Corners 5
    15 Fouls 10
    2 Offsides 3
    2 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    16 Tackles 25
    227 Accurate passes 141
    36 Bad passes 31

  • 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
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 David James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 15 6 1
      5 Glen Johnson 0 7 4 0 3 0 0 17 1 2
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 17 2 1
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
      3 Younes Kaboul 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 23 2 3
      19 Niko Kranjcar 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 27 4 1
      28 Sean Davis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 12 6
      6 Hayden Mullins 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 1 0
      10 David Nugent 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 18 4 1
      9 Peter Crouch 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 13 3 0
      14 Jermaine Pennant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 8 0 0
      22 Richard Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 John Utaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      39 Nadir Belhadj 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0
      16 Noe Pamarot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Asmir Begovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Bolton Wanderers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Jussi Jaaskelainen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 0
      3 Jlloyd Samuel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 3 3
      15 Grétar Steinsson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16 0 0
      7 Matthew Taylor 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 11 5 4
      5 Gary Cahill 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 1 1
      31 Andy O'Brien 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 4 1
      11 Ricardo Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
      30 Chris Basham 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 8 4
      19 Gavin McCann 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 15 2 2
      14 Kevin Davies 0 1 0 6 3 1 0 18 3 2
      9 Johan Elmander 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 11 1 4
      2 Nicky Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Ariz Makukula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Sebastien Puygrenier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Ebi Smolarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Ali Al-Habsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Fabrice Muamba 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 1 3
      25 Tamir Cohen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90' Portsmouth have had the most possession in the last few minutes and Kanu has another effort, but it's saved again by Jaaskelainen!
    • 89' Pompey break and Belhadj goes through one-on-one but his finish is wide! Great chance on the counter!
    • 76' GOAL!!! Portsmouth have scored! It was a corner that came in and Kanu is claiming it!
    • 45' The ball comes back in to the box and finds Davis, but he scuffs the effort then Nugent hits one that just crept wide of the post!!
    • 38' Pompey hit the post!! The ball fell to Johnson again in the area and his first tinme shot right footed was tipped onto the post by Jaaskelainen!!
    • 31' Straight away Elamnder has Bolton's best chance so far as he latched onto a ball over the top, but James makes a great save!!
    • 31' O'Brien hits a poor back pass and Johnson has a great chance but hits it too close to the keeper!!
    • 26' Great run and shot from Johnson, who hits it and Jaskelainen has to make a diving save to his right! Best effort so far!
    • - Both sides have a little breathing room between themselves and the bottom three, and a victory today at Fratton Park would represent a huge step towards Premier League safety.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Phil Dowd

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Paul Hart

    Captain: Sol Campbell

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • Y. Kaboul Substitution Out (89′)
    • S. Distin Yellow Card
    • S. Campbell
    • H. Hreidarsson
    • G. Johnson
    • S. Davis
    • H. Mullins
    • D. Nugent Substitution Out (71′)
    • N. Kranjcar Yellow Card Substitution Out (75′)
    • P. Crouch

    Subs

    • N. Pamarot
    • J. Pennant Substitution In89′
    • N. Kanu Substitution In71′ Goal
    • R. Hughes
    • J. Utaka
    • N. Belhadj Substitution In75′
    • A. Begovic

    Injured

    • P. Bouba Diop
    • A. Traore

    Suspended

    None

  • Bolton Wanderers

    Manager: Gary Megson

    Captain: Kevin Davies

    Starting line-up

    • J. Jaaskelainen
    • G. Steinsson
    • G. Cahill
    • A. O'Brien Yellow Card
    • J. Samuel
    • G. McCann
    • C. Basham
    • R. Gardner Substitution Out (12′)
    • K. Davies Yellow Card
    • M. Taylor
    • J. Elmander

    Subs

    • E. Smolarek
    • A. Makukula
    • S. Puygrenier
    • N. Hunt Yellow Card
    • T. Cohen
    • F. Muamba Substitution In12′
    • A. Al Habsi

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  2. Elmander is just a wannabe something lacking the­ tutz.
    Portsmouth scrambled in the points, Kanu was­ lucky thats all.

    From obliss, on Sun 19 Apr 12:34PM

  3. elmander 11 million what a buy

    From stephen, on Sun 19 Apr 1:37AM

  4. seems most of you are on our game Mmmmmmmm..me thinks

    From designboy02, on Sat 18 Apr 9:26PM

  5. pomey r the best in the world stick that one bolton get­ in there

    From GEOFFREY, on Sat 18 Apr 7:43PM

  6. I'm no supporter of pompey but I don't want­ them to go down

    From fredgregory245, on Sat 18 Apr 6:51PM

  7. mega mega mega, cmon pompey one more win and few­ draws...

    From WILL M, on Sat 18 Apr 5:37PM

  8. well pompey has wone a game they last wone was about­ 1800 year a go from harry denman

    From harry, on Sat 18 Apr 5:30PM

  9. Why didn't Pennant start? He's one of the best­ crossers in the premiership and you have a striker­ who's damn near 7 feet tall. Is he still hurt?

    From ToxicScott, on Sat 18 Apr 5:21PM

  10. It's that man Kanu! Super-Sub strikes again!

    From Geoff, on Sat 18 Apr 5:06PM

  11. well done pompey we knew you could win

    From jandugdanhow, on Sat 18 Apr 5:01PM

  12. omg......kranjcar...no!!!!

    From carl, on Sat 18 Apr 4:56PM

  13. Thank you love you kaboul

    From Yvonne, on Sat 18 Apr 4:55PM

  14. may crouch score
    ouch

    From chip l, on Sat 18 Apr 4:45PM

  15. 1-0 come on pompey

    From SIMON, on Sat 18 Apr 4:41PM

  16. oh yes play up pompey

    From Yvonne, on Sat 18 Apr 4:41PM

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  18. Why is Hart still playing Mullins when he has Belhadj­ on the bench? Bring him on before it's too late.

    From Ace, on Sat 18 Apr 4:39PM

  19. ANJING

    From ach syp, on Sat 18 Apr 4:14PM

  20. Ace you have too much time on ur hands LOLS. COME­ ON,PLAY UP POMPEY

    From Yvonne, on Sat 18 Apr 4:13PM
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