Game finished Portdmouth 1 Fulham 1
89 minutes
Thompson gets in a deep left footed cross but it goes above the heads of everyone and is out of play, Collins John comes on for McBride
87 minutes
Lua Lua slices his hot but he is lucky that his attempt falls to Mwaruwari but Niemi is quick off his line to deny the pompey forward
86 minutes
O’Neill is stretcherd off and is replaced by Thompson
86 minutes
Jensen comes off for the returning Papa Bouba Diop
85 minutes
the corner comes in and is cleared by Pearce but his clearence falls to Lua Lua who tries to curl the ball in, but he curls it wide of the post
85 minutes
Cole playe in Lua Lua but his shot is saved well by Niemi who got down quickly to tip the ball wide
84 minutes
O’Neill steals the ball off Rosenior on the edge of the penalty area but he slices his cross wide
83 minutes
Kanu comes off to be replaced by another striker Mwaruwari
80 minutes
Cole chests the ball down and turns Kinght inside out and plays in the ball towards Lua Lua who did not anticipate the pass
78 minutes
Wayne Routledge comes on against the club he was on-loan at last season as Volz comes off
77 minutes
Davis has a long range effort but his shot comes off his knee and goes out for a throw in
76 minutes
Portsmouth are really getting on top of Fulham now as Portsmouth 9 corner of the half is cleared to mendes who fires in a shot which goes wide
74 minutes
PORTSMOUTH 1-1 FULHAM (COLE): Cole scores against his former club after another Portsmouth corner caused chaos in the area and the ball fell to Cole who toe poked the ball in from 2 yards out
72 minutes
Kanu tries to get in a cross from the edge of the area but O’Neill is beaten in the air by Knight
71 minutes
Pamarot is denied by the cross bar after good ball in from O’Neill as portsmouth begin to mount the pressure on the Cottagers
70 minutes
Portsmouth 12 corner of the afternoon falls to Mendes who smashes the ball wide of the Fulham goal
69 minutes
The corner comes in but a good clearing header from Pearce relieves the pressure
68 minutes
Queudrue is forced to put the ball behind for yet another Pompey corner
64 minutes
Andrew Cole, the former Fulham player, comes on for Matthew Taylor
64 minutes
Kanu has a shot from the edge of the area but it goes straight at Niemi who saves easily
64 minutes
Niemi is booked for time wasting
63 minutes
Mendes puts in another deep corner in for Portsmouth and finds Primus but his attempt is cleared off the line by Rosenior
61 minutes
Taylor takes a deep corner which finds Stefanovic who heads the ball back across goal and Taylor flies in but his shot goes very wide
60 minutes
The Pompey fans have gone very quiet since Fulham’s goal as Portsmouth try and force their way back into the game
57 minutes
PORTSMOUTH 0-1 FULHAM (KNIGHT): Knight puts Fulham infront with a header that takes a deflection of Stefanovic and beats James who was heading the wrong way
54 minutes
Jensen puts in another dangerous cross towards Volz but Pamarot is there to head clear
53 minutes
The Fulham defence again easily clear the ball from the corner and another chance for Portsmouth goes begging
52 minutes
Taylor and Lua Lua combine to earn Pompey their first corner of the half as the home fans begin to rally behind their team
51 minutes
Lua Lua playes the ball into space and O’Neill comes steaming in but the pace just beats him and goes out of play
50 minutes
O’Neill beats Queudrue for pace down the left hand side and plays it across for Lua Lua but he gets his run all wrong and is caught offside
47 minutes
Boa Morte lays the ball off to McBride but he is under pressure from Primus and he stabs the ball wide
45 minutes
Davis has a shot from 20 yards but he catches it badly as it flies away into the crowd
45 minutes
The teams are ready for the second half and Steve Bennett signals for the restart as Portsmouth get us going
45 minutes
HALF TIME: PORTSMOUTH 0-0 FULHAM: Portsmouth are on top in and end-to-end game which has seen Niemi deny Kanu and Lua Lua with a couple of spectacular saves. Davis also came close against his old club, hitting the uprigh
45 minutes
O’Neill with another corner for Portsmouth and Kanu gets up above everyone to win the ball and force Niemi into another great save
44 minutes
Kinght is booked after obstructing James twice from taking a goal kick
43 minutes
Rosenior launches a long ball into McBride but Pamarot gets ahead of the American and smashes the ball up field
41 minutes
O’Neill wipes in a dangerous cross towards Kanu but Pearce rises high to head the ball away
39 minutes
the corner is cleared by Stefanovic to launch a Portsmouth counter attack with lua lua but he is stopped by Knight
39 minutes
Fulham hit Pompey on the counter attack and Volz wins the visitors a corner
38 minutes
Lua Lua misses a golden chance from four yards but the Congo international is relieved to see he is offside
37 minutes
Lua Lua keeps the ball in onthe byline in the penalty area and has a cross come shot which flies wide of the goal
34 minutes
Lua Lua gets in behind Queudrue , who slips on the wet turf, but the same fate comes to Lua Lua who falls on his backside as the ball goes out of play
31 minutes
Lua Lua cuts inside on the right flank and has a hopeful effort from 25 yards but the attempt goes wide
28 minutes
O’Neill has Pompey’s fifth corner of the game and his corner swings in and cracks off the post but goes behind for a goal kick
27 minutes
Jensen takes the resulting corner but Campbell climbs high to head clear
26 minutes
Rosenior is again causing the Portsmouth defence problems and Stefanovic is put under pressure and has to clear the ball for a corner
24 minutes
Volz has Fulham’s best chance off the half as he steals a yard infront of Primus to head the ball down but James is able to save well down to his left
23 minutes
Rosenior makes a great run as he goes from one end of the pitch to the other but Campbell gets back to win the ball off the Fulham player
21 minutes
Kanu uses his tricks and flicks to work his way into the penalty area but runs into Boa Morte and goes down claiming a penalty which Steve Bennett waves the protest away
20 minutes
Tomasz Radzinski gets in an early cross which finds McBride but he lashes at the ball and sends it wide
18 minutes
Niemi is there again to punch clear as he storm through a crowd of players
17 minutes
Lua Lua takes the free kick and gets it over the wall but Niemi flies across the goal with a great save to turn the ball over the goal
16 minutes
Pedro Mendes looks to realse another vicious shot but Jensen brings him down to give away another free kick
15 minutes
Taylor takes the corner and Pamarot wins the header but Lua Lua gets in the way and it flicks off the Pompey player and goes behind
14 minutes
Kanu launches one of his mazy runs into the box but Pearce comes in to challenge and puts it behind for a corner
13 minutes
Kanu plays in Lua Lua but Rosenior is there to cover and just knicks the ball off him to clear the ball
11 minutes
Dejan Stefanovic wipes in a low cross towards Davis, who made a good run to reach the ball and gets a good header on the ball which clips the upright
9 minutes
Davis has a free kick which he floats in towards Primus but Niemi jumps higher than the pompey defender to claim the ball
8 minutes
James launches a long ball down field towards the Fulham penalty area and taylor flicks it on but Knight is there to intercept with a good tackle
6 minutes
Mendes tries another one of his long range efforts but this one is just a few yards wide
5 minutes
Queudrue takes a free kick from 40 yards but this one is high and wideQueudrue takes a free kick from 40 yards but this one is high and wide of James goal
4 minutes
Moritz Volz takes the corner but kanu is there to volley the ball away to Lua lua to start another Portsmouth attack
4 minutes
Liam Rosenior gets down the flank and wipes in the cross but James takes the safe option and puts it behind for a corner
2 minutes
Lua Lua creates Pompeys first chances as he slides the ball into Kanu but from 12-yards outs Kanu puts the ball wide
2 minutes
Pompey waste the corner as O’Neill slips and slices the ball away towards the halfway line.
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Taylor gets a left footed cross into the fulham area but Rosenior is there to put it behind for a corner.
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Steve Bennett checks his watch and gets the game underway here at Fratton Park
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Portsmouth welcome back Campbell and Primus but are still without Johnson who is out with a thigh injury.. Fulham are without Micheal Brown but welcome back Papa Bouba Diop to the 16 as he takes his place on the bench.
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Portsmouth XI: James, Pamarot, Primus, Campbell, Stefanovic, O’Neil, Davis, Pedro Mendes, Taylor, Kanu, LuaLua. Fulham XI: Niemi, Rosenior, Knight, Pearce, Queudrue, Boa Morte, Bocanegra, C, Jensen, Volz, Radzinski, McBride.
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Portsmouth welcome back Campbell and Primus but are still without Johnson who is out with a thigh injury. Pompey are looking to carry on there best ever start to a Premiership campaign and make it three wins in a row over the cottagers. Fulham are wi
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Portsmouth XI: James, Pamarot, Primus, Campbell, Stefanovic, O’Neil, Davis, Pedro Mendes, Taylor, Kanu, LuaLua. Fulham XI:Niemi, Rosenior, Knight, Pearce, Queudrue, Boa Morte, Bocanegra, C, Jensen, Volz, Radzinski, McBride
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