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Saturday March 21, 2009 Finished Fratton Park

2 - 1

Portsmouth

  • Crouch 22’, 75’

Everton

  • Baines 4’

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  1. Crouch double gives Pompey win

    Crouch double gives Pompey win

    Peter Crouch scored twice as Portsmouth came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 at Fratton Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Portsmouth
    • Everton
    • 90+2' It's all over at Fratton Park. Crouch's goals have won it and ultimately Pompey deserved it. Everton dominated for periods, but struggled to create decent openings. Thanks for joining me.
    • 90' Jack Rodwell is on for Jo, with time running out for Everton.
    • 86' Teenager Dan Gosling enters the fray for Everton, replacing debutant Lars Jacobsen.
    • 81' DAVIS HITS THE POST!!! The midfielder tried his luck from 25 yards and had Howard beaten.
    • 77' Handbags at the ready from Hreidarsson and Fellaini. Players from both sides rush in to cool things down.
    • 75 ' GOAL!!!! Portsmouth win a corner on the right. Kranjcar sends it over AND CROUCH RISES SUPERBLY AT THE FAR POST TO HEAD HOME HIS SECOND!!!
    • 74' Pompey make a change. Nugent is replaced by Kanu.
    • 72' Free-kick to Everton midway inside the Pompey half. Baines swings it over and Crouch heads behind for a corner.
    • 67' Hreidarsson goes in the book for his umpteenth foul of the afternoon. He can't have any arguments.
    • 62' Saha spins and makes room for a shot 30 yards out. His effort is high, wide and not very handsome.
    • 59' CHANCE FOR POMPEY! Crouch slips in Nugent on goal, but Howard gets out superbly to make a sharp block at his feet.
    • 57' Portsmouth haven't turned up for the second half yet. Everton are bossing the midfield and dominating possession.
    • 53' Nugent drifts a diagonal cross towards CROUCH...WHOSE HEADER IS STRAIGHT INTO HOWARD'S ARMS.
    • 51' All Everton thus far in the second half. Pompey are defending resolutely however.
    • 48' Saha turns Davis and wins a free-kick on the right edge of the Pompey box. Baines whips it in...Herman Hreidarsson heads clear at the near post.
    • 46' Jo comes in from the left and shoots, but his left-foot daisy-cutter is buffet stuff for James.
    • 46' Off we go with the second half and there are no changes to report.
    • 45+2' There's the half-time whistle and the sides go into the break all square at 1-1. Pompey have shaded it, but Everton have arguably had the better chances. Back in 15!
    • 45' Saha tries an ambitions over-head scissor-kick, but the Frenchman's effort is disappointingly weak.
    • 44' Baines puts in a wicked left-foot cross, but Pompey clear.
    • 40' Sol Campbell makes a rare foray foreward and plays a one-two to burst into the box...but he can't quite reach the return pass.
    • 38' Crouch with the chance to play in Nugent, but the pair get their wires crossed and his pass is easily dealt with by Everton.
    • 35' Distin throws himself in the air to win a defensive header, but the ball lands at the feet of Jo 25 yards out...he shoots, but his weak effort dribbles past the post.
    • 30' Osman clatters into Nugent and play goes on with Pompey in possession. When the move breaks down the referee goes back and brandishes his first yellow of the afternoon.
    • 25' Replays show Portsmouth should not have been awarded the corner that led to the goal...Johnson's shot went out without a touch from an Everton player.
    • 24' More good stuff from Johnson, who gets to the byline and sends over a dangerous cross to win a corner. Sean Davis takes it, but Everton clear.
    • 22' GOAL!!! Everton fail to clear a Portsmouth corner...Kranjcar clips in a cross, Johnson heads across goal and PETER CROUCH RISES ABOVE HIS MARKER TO HEAD HOME AT THE FAR POST AND BRING POMPEY LEVEL!!
    • 14' Steven Pienaar is hurt in a challenge with Kaboul. The Everton midfielder gets back to his feet, but he looks shaken.
    • 13' Portsmouth are starting to put some possession together now and look to have settled after conceding the early goal.
    • 9' Kranjcar strolls forward unchallenged and tries one from the cright corner of the Everton box...just over.
    • 6' Portsmouth are all at sea. Jo breaks on the left for Everton and Distin almost makes a mess of a routine clearance from his cross. James intervenes to clear the danger.
    • 4' GOAL!!!! Sylvain Distin trips Saha and Everton win a free-kick just outside the Portsmouth box...LEIGHTON BAINES CURLS IT LEFT-FOOTED PAST DAVID JAMES AND IN OFF THE POST TO PUT EVERTON AHEAD!!!
    • 1' Away we go on the south coast. The conditions are just about perfect, with warm sunshine beating down on an immaculate playing surface.
    • - TEAM NEWS: Younes Kaboul is back in the Portsmouth side. He slots in at right-back, with Glen Johnson advancing to right midfield. Peter Crouch and David Nugent both start, as does Niko Kranjcar. Kanu is on the bench.
    • - TEAM NEWS: Lars Jacobsen will make his debut at right-back for visitors Everton, who are without the injured Tim Cahill. Jo and Louis Saha start up top for the Toffees.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Portsmouth v Everton in the Premier League. We'll bring you all the team news in due course.

  • Team Stats

    Portsmouth Stats Everton
    49% Possession 50%
    17 Shots 6
    4 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 2
    7 Corners 4
    8 Fouls 19
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    20 Tackles 27
    238 Accurate passes 253
    47 Bad passes 61

  • 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 11 3 0
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 1 2
      3 Younes Kaboul 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 4
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 20 8 3
      5 Glen Johnson 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18 1 1
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 0
      28 Sean Davis 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 44 9 4
      6 Hayden Mullins 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 33 5 4
      19 Niko Kranjcar 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 32 9 0
      10 David Nugent 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 3 1
      9 Peter Crouch 2 5 3 1 0 1 0 21 6 1
      22 Richard Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      39 Nadir Belhadj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 John Utaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Angelos Basinas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 0
    • Everton
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      24 Tim Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 0
      6 Phil Jagielka 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 0 2
      3 Leighton Baines 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 21 15 5
      15 Lars Jacobsen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 2
      5 Joleon Lescott 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 2 4
      18 Philip Neville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 10 5
      25 Marouane Fellaini 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 20 10 1
      21 Leon Osman 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 4 3
      20 Steven Pienaar 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 28 7 4
      9 Louis Saha 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 17 3 1
      11 João Alves de Assis Silva 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 20 6 0
      26 Jack Rodwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      37 Jose Baxter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Segundo Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Kieran Agard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Carlo Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Dan Gosling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
      38 James Wallace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+2' It's all over at Fratton Park. Crouch's goals have won it and ultimately Pompey deserved it. Everton dominated for periods, but struggled to create decent openings. Thanks for joining me.
    • 81' DAVIS HITS THE POST!!! The midfielder tried his luck from 25 yards and had Howard beaten.
    • 75 ' GOAL!!!! Portsmouth win a corner on the right. Kranjcar sends it over AND CROUCH RISES SUPERBLY AT THE FAR POST TO HEAD HOME HIS SECOND!!!
    • 25' Replays show Portsmouth should not have been awarded the corner that led to the goal...Johnson's shot went out without a touch from an Everton player.
    • 22' GOAL!!! Everton fail to clear a Portsmouth corner...Kranjcar clips in a cross, Johnson heads across goal and PETER CROUCH RISES ABOVE HIS MARKER TO HEAD HOME AT THE FAR POST AND BRING POMPEY LEVEL!!
    • 4' GOAL!!!! Sylvain Distin trips Saha and Everton win a free-kick just outside the Portsmouth box...LEIGHTON BAINES CURLS IT LEFT-FOOTED PAST DAVID JAMES AND IN OFF THE POST TO PUT EVERTON AHEAD!!!
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Portsmouth v Everton in the Premier League. We'll bring you all the team news in due course.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Paul Hart

    Captain: Sol Campbell

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • Y. Kaboul
    • S. Campbell
    • S. Distin
    • H. Hreidarsson Yellow Card
    • G. Johnson
    • S. Davis
    • H. Mullins
    • D. Nugent Substitution Out (74′)
    • N. Kranjcar
    • P. Crouch Goals×2

    Subs

    • N. Pamarot
    • N. Kanu Substitution In74′
    • A. Basinas
    • R. Hughes
    • J. Utaka
    • N. Belhadj
    • A. Begovic

    Injured

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

    Suspended

    None

  • Everton

    Manager: David Moyes

    Captain: Philip Neville

    Starting line-up

    • T. Howard
    • L. Jacobsen Substitution Out (86′)
    • P. Jagielka
    • J. Lescott
    • L. Baines Goal
    • L. Osman Yellow Card
    • P. Neville
    • M. Fellaini
    • S. Pienaar
    • L. Saha
    • .. Jo Substitution Out (90′)

    Subs

    • C. Nash
    • S. Castillo
    • D. Gosling Substitution In86′
    • J. Rodwell Substitution In90′
    • J. Baxter
    • K. Agard
    • J. Wallace

    Injured

    • M. Arteta
    • J. Yobo
    • A. Van der Meyde
    • T. Cahill
    • A. Yakubu
    • J. Vaughan
    • V. Anichebe

    Suspended

    None

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  1. The next season is going to be a cracking season for­ football. With the new promotions this should
    be an­ interesting time.

    From Free bet www.freebets.co.za, on Tue 2 Jun 6:22PM

  2. everton had lost ha,ha

    From caitlinwilc01, on Sun 5 Apr 12:49PM

  3. ALMOST AS FUNNY AS THE PORTSCUM TRAMPS GOING DOWN, IS­ THAT EVERYTIME THEIR FILTHY INBRED KIDS BUY Wii GAMES,­ OUR HARRY MAKES MONEY OUT OF THAT­ ASWELL.............AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HA HA HA HA­ HA HA HA HA .........NOT YOUR YEAR IS IT­ TRAMPS..............OH, AND STOP TRYING TO COPY OUR­ LONDON ACCENTS WITH THAT WHINEING TWANG, YOU SOUND EVEN­ MORE STUPID THAN WHEN YOU USE THAT CARROT CRUNCHING­ DOPEY SOUND..........WE KNOW YOU DON'T WANNA LIVE­ IN THE WORST SH1TH0LE IN BRITAIN, BUT HAVE A BIT OF­ PRIDE PORTSCUMMER5.

    From ROCK AND ROLL, on Sun 22 Mar 9:09AM

  4. ALMOST AS FUNNY AS THE PORTSCUM TRAMPS GOING DOWN, IS­ THAT EVERYTIME THEIR FILTHY INBRED KIDS BUY Wii GAMES,­ OUR HARRY MAKES MONEY OUT OF THAT­ ASWELL.............AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HA HA HA HA­ HA HA HA HA .........NOT YOUR YEAR IS IT­ TRAMPS..............OH, AND STOP TRYING TO COPY OUR­ LONDON ACCENTS WITH THAT WHINEING TWANG, YOU SOUND EVEN­ MORE STUPID THAN WHEN YOU USE THAT CARROT CRUNCHING­ DOPEY SOUND..........WE KNOW YOU DON'T WANNA LIVE­ IN THE WORST SH1TH0LE IN BRITAIN, BUT HAVE A BIT OF­ PRIDE PORTSCUMMER5.

    From ROCK AND ROLL, on Sun 22 Mar 8:10AM

  5. rock and roll meet me at frgmore road ane talk your­ @#$% then you w*****r

    From JULIAN, on Sat 21 Mar 8:28PM

  6. rock and roll what a @#$% you are don't you know­ Eveton and Liverpool will be ground sharing soon when­ the Yanks go run out of money Oh and anyway you must be­ a scummer looking forward to the coc acola league/

    From JULIAN, on Sat 21 Mar 8:25PM

  7. kranjcar is the best

    From vn_leko, on Sat 21 Mar 6:08PM

  8. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT YOU CHEATING PORTSMOUTH SCUM WHEN­ EVEN THE REF WAS PLAYING FOR YOU THAT LANKY PIECE OF­ PEE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE EQUALISER. ANYWAY YOUR­ STILL GOING DOWN ENJOY THE CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT SEASON­ @#$%**S

    From frank r, on Sat 21 Mar 4:36PM

  9. come on man u the best lol

    From claire, on Sat 21 Mar 4:14PM

  10. Flippin Heck!

    From The Top Fan, on Sat 21 Mar 4:13PM

  11. jolly well played, a super game, both pompey and the­ toffees played really rather well,spiffing

    From paul.clarke75, on Sat 21 Mar 3:52PM

  12. crouchy rules­ again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ hahahahahahahahahahahaha

    From bryncochbees, on Sat 21 Mar 3:20PM

  13. Everton The pride of Mersyside...........
    lol

    From Nicky, on Sat 21 Mar 3:17PM

  14. If Harry Rednapp was still at Portsmouth-they would be­ riding high in the league-in the top 7

    From Geoff, on Sat 21 Mar 3:09PM

  15. Peter Crouch did the busiess for his old Liverpool team­ mates.

    Peter Crouch 2 Everton 1

    From Geoff, on Sat 21 Mar 3:03PM

  16. thats it pompey, a few more wins and we're safe!­ blue army!!! ROCK AND ROLL, obviously a dirty scummer­ with jealousy issues!!!!!!!!

    From leebull49, on Sat 21 Mar 3:02PM

  17. go on pompey...done west ham a favour there

    From hazeldene08, on Sat 21 Mar 2:58PM

  18. Pompey may have won but we have Milan and his money­ now-up the foxes!

    From Peter C, on Sat 21 Mar 2:56PM

  19. Great game and great result for Pompey.

    From turin.turambar2, on Sat 21 Mar 2:52PM

  20. its a shame that kanu has not been playing despite his­ abilities to create and score goals. kanu is now a­ legend and pompey cannot afford to bench him always. to­ avoid relegation, pompey should look towards kanu for­ survival. am an oracle man and what i say in football­ usually mature. take note all u there

    From Evaristus A, on Sat 21 Mar 2:50PM
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