Nugent and Vanden Borre combine well to force a corner for Pompey.

Piquionne takes a shot but Gallas gets across to block it.

Piquionne races clear but his cross is knocked wide by Utaka from 10 yards out.

Piquionne smashes the ball goalwards but Alumina saves.

Begovic races off his line to smother the ball at Bendtner's feet.

The game is starting to fizzle out now. Arsenal have dominated and Pompey look a well beaten team.

Utaka fires high over the crossbar from outside the box.

Vermaelen tries his luck from 20 yards out but James makes a simple save.

Gibbs does brilliantly to take the ball off Piquionne just as the Portsmouth striker was about to take a shot from 10 yards out.

Kranjcar finds Belhadj with a long pass but Eboue steps in to clear the danger.

Ramsey shoots from 25 yards out but his effort is blocked by Distin.

Eduardo skips past Mullins and Wilson but his cross is cleared by Kaboul.

Eduardo slices a shot wide after good work by van Persie.

Van Persie slides in to make it 4-1 but his effort goes narrowly wide of the upright.

Piquionne breaks clear but screws his shot well wide of the Arsenal goal.

Utaka races away onto Wilson's long ball but is brought down by Gallas. He was the last man but no card for the Arsenal man or a free-kick to Pompey.

Kanu nudges Vermaelen over on his way to goal. Free kick to Arsenal.

1 minute of added on time.

Great save by James from van Persie's low drive.

Distin chests the ball out for an Arsenal corner while under pressure from Arshavin.

Piquionne tries to find Utaka in the Arsenal box but Eboue knocks it out for a Pompey corner.

Good save by James from van Persie's free-kick. Corner to Arsenal.

James makes a good save from Fabregas, who shoots from outside the area.

Pompey are living dangerously. Fabregas finds Eduardo ten yards out but Kaboul gets in a vital block.

At last Portsmouth go on the attack. Utaka hits a first time shot that Eboue does well to block.

Diaby fancies the hat-trick. He fires in a low shot that James does well to smother.

Should be 3-0 to Arsenal. Fabregas was free in the box after clever play by van Persie but Wilson just managed to hack clear.

Portsmouth are in danger of going further behind. Arsenal are knocking the ball around like it's a training match.

James just manages to get a hand to an Eduardo shot after good approach play from Fabregas.

Gibbs cuts inside and lets fly but the shot deflects of Wilson for Arsenal's third corner of the game.

Distin just manages to get his head on another Arshavin cross into the Pompey box.

Kranjcar tries to find Kanu in the Arsenal box but Vermaelen makes a simple clearance.

Just as it looks like the Gunners are going to over-run the visitors, Pompey win a corner!

Kranjcar finds Utaka with a clever pass but Gibbs wins the ball back for Arsenal. It's one-way traffic at the moment.

Kaboul hacks clear from Arshavin's dangerous cross. Arsenal are starting to make inroads down Portsmouth's right-hand side.

Arshavin's low cross is gathered at the second attempt by James.

Good pressure from Arsenal and Wilson is forced to head wide for a corner to the home side.

Belhadj again does well to win the ball from Arshavin.

Belhadj does well to track back and deny Diaby just as the tall Arsenal midfielder was about to let fly on the edge of the Pompey box.

Risky header from Kaboul. He just got enough on the ball to steer it back to James but Eduardo nearly intercepted.

Referee Steve Bennett gets the game under way.