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Monday August 25, 2008 Finished Fratton Park

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Portsmouth

Manchester United

  • Fletcher 32’
  1. Fletcher strikes again for United

    Fletcher strikes again for United

    Manchester United secured their first Premier League win of the season as they beat Portsmouth 1-0 at Fratton Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Portsmouth
    • Manchester United
    • 90+2 And that's it, United register their first league win of the season. Well deserved. United outclassed a toilsome Pompey side.
    • 90 Fletcher picks up a needless yellow card.
    • 90' A long Portsmouth ball causes a moments panic in the United area but John O'Shea cleans up. That looks like the last chance.
    • 86' United's ball retention restricts Portsmouth to chasing shadows, and, unfortunately, not the game.
    • 83' Portsmouth are staging a late fight back of sorts. They have been awarded and wasted three dangerous free kicks.
    • 81' John O'Shea bundles over Papa Diop on the edge of the area, and a posse of players debate who shall take it. Diarra steps up and hits the wall.
    • 79' Free kick for United in a dangerous area. Tevez obstructed by Kaboul and the Argentinean picks himself up to curl the free kick straight at David James. Defoe is booked for dissent.
    • 75' Substitution for United. Rodrigo Possebon for Anderson
    • 71 Bouba Diop lets another rocket fly at Van der Saar, which the Dutch man beats away
    • 70' Some outstanding interplay between South American duo Anderson and Tevez leads to a Darren Fletcher blocked shot. A corner follows that Vidic powers just over the bar.
    • 68' Jerome Thomas has been bright since his introduction, and he beats Wes Brown down the right only to see his cross blocked
    • 66' Substitution for Portsmouth. Utaka for Davis.
    • 62' Portsmouth make little of the resulting corner, but Crouch tests Van der Sar with a header from an ensuing throw in.
    • 61' Portsmouth offer a warning to United. Jerome Thomas picks up the ball from 30 yards, beats Fletcher and unleashes a thunderous effort that Van der Sar pushes around the post.
    • 58' It's all United, and they are ripping the FA Cup winners to pieces. Rooney is teeed up by Fletcher but the England man somewhat scuffs his shot.
    • 55' Substitution for Portsmouth. Jerome Thomas comes on for Armand Traore
    • 53' Defoe offside. Thus far he has worked hard for scant reward.
    • 49' Rooney goal disallowed for offside and it looks very borderline...John O'Shea slips a ball through to Rooney, and the United man thought he had put his side two up. Neat finish under the keeper though.
    • 47' Chance for Pompey! Crouch heads down a Glenn Johnson throw to Sean Davis whose snap shot spins just wide!!
    • 46' And the teams are out for the second half. United to kick off looking to add to their one goal lead, while Portsmouth will be hoping to evade a club record sixth consecutive Premier League defeat.
    • 45+2' And that's it. Half time at Fratton Park and United are a goal to the good, and rightly so!!
    • 44' Wes Brown is booked for scything down Armand Traore.
    • 44' The game has entered a bit of a lull as both teams wind down for half time. Passes are errant and fouls aplenty.
    • 41' Another flowing United move leads to a Wayne Rooney snap shot that goes just wide of James' right hand post.
    • 39' Diarra swings in a corner, Campbell rises and heads wide. If Pompey are to get back into this game then a set piece looks their best avenue
    • 39' Cross from Tevez on the left, which Rooney attempts to dink over Campbell and James but the big defender makes a block.
    • 35' It's all United now. They move the ball so easily and Portsmouth drop deeper and deeper.
    • 32' Gooaaaaallllll for United...Fletcher wheels off celebrating. A beautifully constructed goal - a perfectly weighted Tevez pass rewards Evra with space to cross for Fletcher to turn flick past David James.
    • 29' And United are back in the ascendancy...their slick passing contrasting with Portsmouth more direct style of play. The move is cut short by the assistant referee's offside flag
    • 25' From the resulting Sean Davis out swinging corner Jounes Kaboul rises highest but his powerful header goes just wide
    • 24' Crouch causes mayhem in the United area and a last ditch challenge from Evra almost beats Van der Sar, but the Dutchman turns it away for a corner.
    • 21' United string some lovely passes around, moving the ball from right to left…Brown crosses but James collects.
    • 19' Rooney lays the ensuing free kick to Scholes but his effort is saved by David James
    • 18' Boupa Diop takes down Carlos Tevez, just outside the box and earns himself a yellow card
    • 14' Portsmouth have a good shout penalty against Wes Brown turned down.
    • 11 Rooney absolutely skins Kaboul down the left and crosses in for late arrival Carlos Tevez, but he can't get control of it and the chance passes!Portsmouth immediately break up the other end and Van der Sar sweeps up.
    • 3 The game has entered a bit of a lull, the early chance laden minutes giving way to a spate of free-kicks.
    • 1 Bouba Diop has an effort that skims just wide!! Literally 20 seconds in…and Van der Saar wasn't getting there
    • 1 The third meeting of these two sides in a month is underway. Avram Grant and Fabio Capello are amongst the crowd
    • - Manchester United: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, O'Shea, Fletcher, Anderson, Scholes, Evra, Rooney, Tevez
    • - Portsmouth: James, Kaboul, Campbell, Distin, Johnson, Bouba Diop, Davis, Diarra, Traore, Crouch and Defoe.
    • - For Portsmouth, Niko Kranjcar is out after picking up an ankle injury whilst away on international duty, meaning Armand Traoré makes a full debut after signing on loan from Arsenal. While United's Olympic returnee Anderson replaces the injured Giggs, and Tevez returns in attack.
    • - Portsmouth: James, Kaboul, Campbell, Distin, Johnson, Bouba Diop, Davis, Diarra, Traore, Crouch and Defoe.

  • Team Stats

    Portsmouth Stats Manchester United
    36% Possession 64%
    14 Shots 13
    3 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 0
    4 Corners 3
    11 Fouls 11
    4 Offsides 5
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    16 Tackles 30
    224 Accurate passes 459
    40 Bad passes 77

  • 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 9 0 0
      23 Sol Campbell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 9 0
      30 Armand Traore 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4 1
      5 Glen Johnson 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 25 2 4
      3 Younes Kaboul 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 2
      28 Sean Davis 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 28 2 1
      6 Lassana Diarra 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 39 12 1
      8 Papa Bouba Diop 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 27 1 3
      9 Peter Crouch 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 20 5 1
      14 Jermain Defoe 0 2 0 1 3 4 0 6 0 1
      11 Jerome Thomas 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 9 2 2
      26 Ben Sahar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Jamie Ashdown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Bisan Lauren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Arnold Mvuemba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 John Utaka 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 0
      5 Rio Ferdinand 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 56 3 1
      22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 42 12 1
      6 Wes Brown 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 31 1 1
      3 Patrice Evra 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 44 18 11
      15 Nemanja Vidic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 2 0
      8 Anderson Oliveira 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 38 8 5
      18 Paul Scholes 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 68 4 5
      24 Darren Fletcher 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 32 1 1
      32 Carlos Tevez 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 63 20 0
      10 Wayne Rooney 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 23 6 2
      2 Gary Neville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Fraizer Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Fabio Pereira da Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      34 Rodrigo Possebon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 3
      21 Rafael Pereira da Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Darron Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 79' Free kick for United in a dangerous area. Tevez obstructed by Kaboul and the Argentinean picks himself up to curl the free kick straight at David James. Defoe is booked for dissent.
    • 70' Some outstanding interplay between South American duo Anderson and Tevez leads to a Darren Fletcher blocked shot. A corner follows that Vidic powers just over the bar.
    • 61' Portsmouth offer a warning to United. Jerome Thomas picks up the ball from 30 yards, beats Fletcher and unleashes a thunderous effort that Van der Sar pushes around the post.
    • 49' Rooney goal disallowed for offside and it looks very borderline...John O'Shea slips a ball through to Rooney, and the United man thought he had put his side two up. Neat finish under the keeper though.
    • 47' Chance for Pompey! Crouch heads down a Glenn Johnson throw to Sean Davis whose snap shot spins just wide!!
    • 39' Diarra swings in a corner, Campbell rises and heads wide. If Pompey are to get back into this game then a set piece looks their best avenue
    • 39' Cross from Tevez on the left, which Rooney attempts to dink over Campbell and James but the big defender makes a block.
    • 32' Gooaaaaallllll for United...Fletcher wheels off celebrating. A beautifully constructed goal - a perfectly weighted Tevez pass rewards Evra with space to cross for Fletcher to turn flick past David James.
    • 1 Bouba Diop has an effort that skims just wide!! Literally 20 seconds in…and Van der Saar wasn't getting there

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Chris Foy

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Sol Campbell

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • G. Johnson
    • Y. Kaboul
    • S. Campbell
    • S. Distin
    • P. Bouba Diop Yellow Card
    • L. Diarra
    • S. Davis Substitution Out (66′)
    • A. Traore Substitution Out (56′)
    • P. Crouch
    • J. Defoe Yellow Card

    Subs

    • E. Lauren
    • H. Hreidarsson
    • J. Ashdown
    • J. Utaka Substitution In66′
    • J. Thomas Substitution In56′
    • A. Mvuemba
    • B. Sahar

    Injured

    • N. Pamarot
    • L. Primus
    • G. Little
    • R. Hughes
    • N. Kranjcar

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Rio Ferdinand

    Starting line-up

    • E. van der Sar
    • W. Brown Yellow Card
    • R. Ferdinand
    • N. Vidic
    • P. Evra
    • D. Fletcher Goal Yellow Card
    • J. O'Shea
    • P. Scholes
    • O. Anderson Substitution Out (75′)
    • W. Rooney
    • C. Tevez

    Subs

    • G. Neville
    • T. Kuszczak
    • D. Gibson
    • F. Campbell
    • R. Possebon Substitution In75′
    • F. Da Silva
    • R. Da Silva

    Injured

    • M. Carrick
    • R. Giggs
    • L. Saha
    • C. Ronaldo

    Suspended

    • .. Nani