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  1. Pompey get off mark at Wolves

    Pompey get off mark at Wolves

    Portsmouth claimed their first points of the season after Hassan Yebda's first-half header gave them a 1-0 win over Wolves at Molineux. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • Portsmouth
    • 90'+4 There it is! Pompey win! Repeat, Pompey win! It got a bit hairy at the end, but Paul Hart's side finally win some points thanks to Hassan Yebda's first-half goal!
    • 90'+1 Vanden Borre comes on to replace Smith... and waste a few vital seconds...
    • 90' Kightly flashes a shot wide of the mark as three minutes of added time is signalled...
    • 88' Oooh! What an effort by Halford! He tees himself up for a volley from a free-kick on the edge of the box... it's on target, but James comes to Pompey's rescue with a fine save to repel the shot!
    • 84' Boateng is booked for a raised arm on Henry... a Wolves have a free-kick...
    • 84' Time running out for Wolves to salvage something... can Pompey hang on?
    • 82' What a run by Kaboul! He makes a crucial interception at the back before haring off on a mazy run forward! And he wins a corner at the end of it!
    • 80' Elokobi is replaced by Maierhofer now as Wolves make their third and final change...
    • 79' Finnan can't believe he's conceded a corner here... the ball did appear to bounce off Jarvis...
    • 78' Pompey clearly want to protect their lead and on comes Mokoena for Yebda, whose goal still separates the two sides.
    • 75' Fifteen minutes left and Pompey still have that precious lead... they could be on their way to their first points of the season!
    • 73' Here comes a Pompey change... off goes Dindane, who has done well today, and on comes Webber.
    • 70' Here come Wolves once again as the pressure increases on the Pompey goal... Jarvis delivers a cross, but Ben Haim heads clear...
    • 68' Yebda does really well to hold off a Wolves challenge before he wins a free-kick...
    • 66' Boateng fires well over as the rain starts to teem down in the Black Country...
    • 63' Wolves are definitely in the ascendency since half-time... they're really pushing for an equaliser.
    • 60' Big handball shout as Wilson stoops to 'chest' Kightly's cross behind! Replays show the ball to have struck the defender on the upper arm, yet Howard Webb waves play on!
    • 58' Berra glances a header wide of the mark from the corner!
    • 57' Lovely stuff from Doyle as Wolves push for an equaliser! He looks to play in Edwards, but it's knocked behind for a corner! The noise levels inside Molineux are rising...
    • 56' Kightly handles in the area, not deliberately, but it all kicks off between him and O'Hara afterwards... Howard Webb steps in to book both players.
    • 54' The game has really opened up here... Pompey break now with Dindane... he cuts back inside and tries to play in Smith, but Mancienne does his job and cuts it out!
    • 53' To the other end, where Halford launches a long throw deep into the Pompey box... cleared by Ben Haim this time.
    • 52' Smith gets the by-line... he thinks he's won a corner, but it's just a goal kick...
    • 50' Halford rises to meet the corner kick! But the defender heads wide of the mark!
    • 49' Oooh! Doyle breaks with speed for Wolves... he feeds Jarvis who lets fly! It takes a slight deflection on his way over the bar! Corner to Wolves!
    • 47' All a bit scrappy in the middle of the park now as Elokobi falls to the ground...
    • 46' Dindane tests Hennessey almost straight from the restart, the Ivorian's header back across the face of goal forcing the Wolves keeper into action!
    • 46' Wolves have made two changes at the break... Kightly and Ebanks-Blake are on for Foley and Keogh.
    • 46' Here we go again! Back underway at Molineux!
    • 45'+2 And there goes the half-time whistle! Pompey head in at the break with a 1-0 lead, thanks to Hassan Yebda's goal...
    • 45'+1 Doyle! Must be! No! Ben Haim manages to get a great block in, just as the ball falls kindly to the Wolves striker on the penalty spot!
    • 44' Wolves are applying a bit of late pressure on the Pompey as the first half nears a conclusion.
    • 42' Oooh! Keogh gets to the by-line, but his cross somehow evades everyone, including Doyle, who seemed to check his run at the last minute!
    • 40' Chance for Yebda to grab another here! Smith reaches a ball through near the by-line before clipping a cross back towards the arriving Algerian! But his header is off target!
    • 37' Yebda goes down under a hefty-looking challenge but Howard Webb waves play on! The Portsmouth fans don't like that one, one bit.
    • 34' James comes out to meet it again... but Doyle gets there first! His header flies over the bar though and James's blushes are spared.
    • 34' Halford wings in a long throw now and Wolves win a corner!
    • 33' Good turn by Doyle... again he goes down though and Wolves have another free-kick.
    • 32' Brilliantly innovative free-kick by Wolves... Halford takes it short before the ball is clipped to the back stick where Berra shoots on goal! Deflected behind for a corner!
    • 31' That's a poor challenge by Finnan on Henry... and Wolves have a free-kick, 25yards out, dead centre... could be danger here.
    • 30' Oooh! Smith beats his man and get to the by-line where he cuts back to Dindane, who pokes it goalwards! Hennessey sticks out a big right hand to palm the ball away! Smith collects the rebound himself, cuts inside and lets fly! But it swerves the wrong side of the far post!
    • 28' Smith cuts inside and lets fly... but it against his marker and Hennessey isn't troubled.
    • 27' Doyle! Ooh! He can't quite control a ball into the box and it squims away from him... Jarvis collects, but his cross is hacked to safety!
    • 25' Pompey break again... but Smith rather stands on the ball and Berra comes away with the ball for Wolves.
    • 23' James nearly spills a Jarvis corner kick... but he pounces on the ball at the second attempt and the danger passes. Nearly a classic clanger from the England keeper there!
    • 21' That's a poor ball from Elokobi and Pompey may be able to take advantage... but Dindane is muscled off the ball and the move breaks down.
    • 20' No one can begrudge Pompey that lead... they've played some nice stuff so far. And it's just what Paul Hart's ailing team needed...
    • 19' GOAL! YEBDA GIVES POMPEY THE LEAD! The on-loan Benfica man gets in between Mancienne and Edwards to direct a stooping header from Boateng's excellent whipped ball into the back of the net! 1-0 Pompey!
    • 19' O'Hara's kick causes chaos in the box as Yebda spins and fires a shot goalwards! Blocked and eventually put behind for another corner!
    • 18' Lovely stuff from Smith on the far side to beat Jarvis and win a corner off him!
    • 17' Doyle is hacked to the ground, prompting jeers from the home crowd... but he's up quickly and Wolves take the free-kick without further delay.
    • 16' Ooh! Great turn and shot from 25 yards from Boateng! Hennessey is nearly caught by surprise as the ball whistles just over his bar!
    • 15' A quarter of an hour gone, and both sides have enjoyed slight chances so far...
    • 13' Oooh! And that's not too far away from Doyle, who takes it down on his chest before teeing up a dipping volley with his thigh... just wide of James's post!
    • 12' Oooh! Cracking run forward by Jarvis... he lets fly and James is brought into action!
    • 11' Good work by Keogh in the centre of the park sets Wolves off on a foray forward... it breaks down soon enough though...
    • 10' Ben Haim now with a throw into Dindane... but the Ivorian's touch lets him down and the ball pings out for a corner.
    • 9' Dindane looks to latch onto a through ball down the middle... Elokobi is forced to come across and hack clear.
    • 8' Quick footwork by Dindane keeps Pompey in possession in the middle of the pitch... the visitors don't really look like a club in crisis out on the pitch so far.
    • 7' Wilson rises to meet the resulting corner, but the whistle sounds for a foul as he climbs all over Hennessey.
    • 6' Pompey are playing some neat stuff at the moment... the ball's played in to Boateng, who takes a touch and fires goalwards! Hennessey is forced into making his first save of the game at the near post!
    • 4' Here come Pompey now, with Finnan in space on the right wing... but the move breaks down as quickly as it formed with Smith's ball going straight to a golden shirt.
    • 3' First corner of the game goes Wolves' way... James claims with confidence.
    • 2' At the other end, Smith gets a decent looking ball across to the far post where Dindane challenges... Elokobi clears with his head.
    • 2' First slight chance of the day as Keogh gets his head to a long throw into the box... he manages to direct it on goal, but it's straight at James and easy for the England man to take.
    • 1' Wolves in their traditional gold and black, likewise Pompey in their blue and white.
    • 1' Here we go! Underway at Molineux!
    • - Wolves' first ever Premier League point came against Portsmouth - a goalless draw at Molineux in August 2003.
    • - Wolves have not won in their last four Premier League matches against Pompey, failing to score in the last three, since a 3-2 win at Fratton Park in the second tier of English football, in January 2002.
    • - Wolves and Portsmouth have met 82 times in the league, Wolves winning 34, Portsmouth 24 and 24 draws.
    • - Steve Finnan makes his first start for Portsmouth after a hamstring problem while Hassan Yebda is also brought in.
    • - So Kevin Foley returns to the starting line-up for Wolves, replacing Segundo Castillo.
    • - And today's referee is Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).
    • - Portsmouth: James, Finnan, Wilson, Ben-Haim, Kaboul, O'Hara, Brown, Yebda, Boateng, Dindane, Smith - Subs: Begovic, Mokoena, Williamson, Utaka, Vanden Borre, Webber, Belhadj
    • - The teams are in... here's how Wolves line up: Hennessey, Foley, Mancienne, Berra, Elokobi, Halford, Henry, Edwards, Jarvis, Doyle, Keogh - Subs: Hahnemann, Craddock, Kightly, Ebanks-Blake, Milijas, Zubar, Maierhofer
    • - However, despite all their problems, Pompey did actually play okay in last weekend's 1-0 defeat to Everton and perhaps they can take some heart from the fact that Wolves let in five goals against Sunderland a week ago.
    • - Seven defeats out of seven ensure Pompey go into today's game propping up the Premier League table while financial problems off the pitch have given fans of the impoverished club little hope that they can haul themselves out of the mess they find themselves in.
    • - Crisis club Portsmouth head to the Midlands looking to secure their first point of the season against Wolves.

  • Summary

    • 88' Oooh! What an effort by Halford! He tees himself up for a volley from a free-kick on the edge of the box... it's on target, but James comes to Pompey's rescue with a fine save to repel the shot!
    • 60' Big handball shout as Wilson stoops to 'chest' Kightly's cross behind! Replays show the ball to have struck the defender on the upper arm, yet Howard Webb waves play on!
    • 58' Berra glances a header wide of the mark from the corner!
    • 50' Halford rises to meet the corner kick! But the defender heads wide of the mark!
    • 49' Oooh! Doyle breaks with speed for Wolves... he feeds Jarvis who lets fly! It takes a slight deflection on his way over the bar! Corner to Wolves!
    • 46' Dindane tests Hennessey almost straight from the restart, the Ivorian's header back across the face of goal forcing the Wolves keeper into action!
    • 45'+1 Doyle! Must be! No! Ben Haim manages to get a great block in, just as the ball falls kindly to the Wolves striker on the penalty spot!
    • 40' Chance for Yebda to grab another here! Smith reaches a ball through near the by-line before clipping a cross back towards the arriving Algerian! But his header is off target!
    • 32' Brilliantly innovative free-kick by Wolves... Halford takes it short before the ball is clipped to the back stick where Berra shoots on goal! Deflected behind for a corner!
    • 30' Oooh! Smith beats his man and get to the by-line where he cuts back to Dindane, who pokes it goalwards! Hennessey sticks out a big right hand to palm the ball away! Smith collects the rebound himself, cuts inside and lets fly! But it swerves the wrong side of the far post!
    • 19' GOAL! YEBDA GIVES POMPEY THE LEAD! The on-loan Benfica man gets in between Mancienne and Edwards to direct a stooping header from Boateng's excellent whipped ball into the back of the net! 1-0 Pompey!
    • 19' O'Hara's kick causes chaos in the box as Yebda spins and fires a shot goalwards! Blocked and eventually put behind for another corner!
    • 16' Ooh! Great turn and shot from 25 yards from Boateng! Hennessey is nearly caught by surprise as the ball whistles just over his bar!
    • 13' Oooh! And that's not too far away from Doyle, who takes it down on his chest before teeing up a dipping volley with his thigh... just wide of James's post!
    • 12' Oooh! Cracking run forward by Jarvis... he lets fly and James is brought into action!
    • 6' Pompey are playing some neat stuff at the moment... the ball's played in to Boateng, who takes a touch and fires goalwards! Hennessey is forced into making his first save of the game at the near post!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Wolverhampton Wanderers

      Manager: Mick McCarthy

      Captain: Karl Henry

      Starting line-up

      • W. Hennessey
      • K. Foley Substitution Out (45′)
      • M. Mancienne
      • C. Berra
      • G. Elokobi Substitution Out (80′)
      • K. Henry
      • D. Edwards
      • G. Halford
      • M. Jarvis
      • K. Doyle
      • A. Keogh Substitution Out (45′)

      Subs

      • J. Craddock
      • M. Hahnemann
      • R. Zubar
      • S. Ebanks-Blake Substitution In45′
      • S. Maierhofer Substitution In80′
      • M. Kightly Substitution In45′ Yellow Card
      • N. Milijaš

    • Portsmouth

      Manager: Paul Hart

      Captain: Aaron Mokoena

      Starting line-up

      • D. James
      • S. Finnan
      • Y. Kaboul
      • M. Wilson
      • T. Ben-Haim
      • H. Yebda Goal Substitution Out (78′)
      • J. O'Hara Yellow Card
      • M. Brown
      • K. Boateng Yellow Card
      • A. Dindane Substitution Out (74′)
      • T. Smith Substitution Out (90′)

      Subs

      • D. Webber Substitution In74′
      • A. Mokoena Substitution In78′
      • J. Utaka
      • N. Belhadj
      • A. Vanden Borre Substitution In90′
      • M. Williamson
      • A. Begovic

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