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Fernando Hierro's cross unable to cause any probvlems for the pompy defence.
Jay-Jay Okocha shoots right footed from 25 yards but fails to hit the tardget.
cross by Henrik Pedersen cleared by Arjan De Zeeuw.
Yakubu Ayegbeni crossed saved by Jussi Jaaskelainen.
El Hadji Diouf replaced by Henrik Pedersen.
El Hadji Diouf booked for kicking out at Matthew Taylor.
James Keene caught off-side.
Vincent Candela replaced by Radhi Jaidi.
Yakubu Ayegbeni heads home a Gary O'Neil free-kick low past Jussi Jaaskelainen
Richard Hughes shoots wide from 25 yards
Arjan De Zeeuw cleares a Vincent Candela cross.
Kevin Nolan hits the woodwork from 6 yards after a right footed free-kick taken by Fernando Hierro.
foul by Arjan De Zeeuw on Kevin Davies.
Giannis Skopelitis replaced by Ricardo Fuller and Diomansy Kamara replaced by James Keene.
Jamie Ashdown collects an inswinging corner taken righ-footed by El Hadji Diouf.
Stelios Giannakopoulos replaced by Kevin Nolan.
Jamie Ashdown gathers a Jay-Jay Okocha cross.
Giannis Skopelitis shot from 25 yards parried by Jussi Jaaskelainen and Gary O'Neil followed up from 18 yards but fired wide.
Yakubu Ayegbeni caught off-side.
Stelios Giannakopoulos corner goes deep to the far post but fails to cause the Pompy defence any problems.
Vincent Candela cleares a Gary O'Neil free-kick crossed right footed from the left channel.
Bolton deservedly lead against a very average looking Pompy.
Ricardo Gardner shoots right-footed from 20 yards but the ball flies wide of Jamie Ashdown's goal.
Ricardo Gardner cautioned for a foul on Giannis Skopelitis.
Jay-Jay Okocha shoots from 20 yards but again fails to hit the target.
A cross by Kevin Davies saved by Jamie Ashdown.
Arjan De Zeeuw blocks another Jay-Jay Okocha long range effort.
cross by Diomansy Kamara cleared by Fernando Hierro.
Arjan De Zeeuw cleares a dangerous looking Jay-Jay Okocha cross.
Jay-Jay Okocha has another shot form distance but Valery Mezague blocks well.
Another smart shot from Gary O'Neil caught by Jussi Jaaskelainen.
Jussi Jaaskelainen saves well from a Gary O'Neil free-kick from 30 yards.
Good pressure from Bolton with two consecutive corners but no real chance created.
Jay-Jay Okocha shoots from 25 yards but Jamie Ashdown parried it out for a corner.
Jay-Jay Okocha shoots from 6 yards but the ball is cleared by Arjan De Zeeuw.
Dejan Stefanovic misses with a header from 18 yards after a good corner taken right footed by Gary O'Neil.
Free kick crossed right-footed by Gary O'Neil from right wing cleared by Fernando Hierro. Shot by Giannis Skopelitis right-footed from left channel, missed right.
El Hadji Diouf picked up a loose ball then showed great pace and shot powerfullt past the helpless Jamie Ashdown.
Tal Ben-Haim shoots right from 20 yards and the ball flies past the post.
El Hadji Diouf wastes a good chance by over hitting his cross past the far post.
Yakubu Ayegbeni caught narrowly off-side.
Gary Speed shoots left footed from 25 yards but the ball goes wide of the post.
Bolton Wanderers clinched a place in the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history, but failed to do so in style as they were held to a draw at Fratton Park. Sam Allardyce's men squandered the opportunity to reach their milestone with a victory and were forced to settle for a point, despite dominating the opening 45 minutes. Bolton took a first-half lead through El Hadji Diouf but were unable to build on it and Portsmouth hit back through Yakubu in a rare attack 18 minutes from time. Diouf was at the centre of an infamous spitting row in the first meeting between the clubs this season and the legacy of hatred he left behind among the Portsmouth players was evident before kick-off. Dutch defender Arjan De Zeeuw, whose face Diouf spat in when the sides last met, pointedly refused to shake the hand of his tormenter in the traditional pre-match shaking of hands between the players of both sides. But Diouf did not appear to be upset by the snub and after 11 minutes he put his side ahead. The goal stemmed from a misplaced pass by Valery Mezague. Diouf took full advantage and accelerated away from Dejan Stefanovic to beat Jamie Ashdown with a low right-foot shot. Stefanovic had earlier been named Portsmouth's Player of the Year and after the setback he showed the strength and assurance which were the hallmarks of most of his other performances. Portsmouth badly missed several injured players and the unhappy crowd only stirred into action after hearing Crystal Palace had taken the lead in the relegation six-pointer against Pompey's bitter local rivals Southampton. Jay-Jay Okocha screwed a shot into the side netting and Gary Speed mis-kicked from 15 yards with the goal at his mercy. Portsmouth worried Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen only once in the first half when he turned a free-kick from Gary O'Neil over the crossbar. For some reason Wanderers were not the same force in the second half, although Pompey looked unlikely to be able to take advantage until Alain Perrin introduced Ricardo Fuller and debutant James Keene on the hour. Jaaskelainen caused alarm in the visiting defence when he could only parry a long-range shot from Richard Hughes, but Tal Ben-Haim scrambled the rebound to safety. Kevin Nolan hit the angle of post and bar with a rasping shot ten minutes after his 55th-minute introduction in place of Stelios Giannakopoulos, but Bolton continued to fail to make the best use of their greater possession. They paid for this in the 72nd minute when O'Neil took a free-kick on the left and Yakubu bundled the ball in, although several players might also have got the last touch. It was Yakubu's 17th goal of the season but it could not disguise another moderate performance from the £6million rated Nigerian striker, who is being linked with a summer move to Middlesbrough. Diouf received unrelenting abuse from the Portsmouth fans and allowed it to get to him in the 82nd minute when he was booked for a wild lunge on Matt Taylor. The yellow card proved to be too much for Bolton manager Sam Allardyce who could sense more trouble for his petulant, but talented, striker and a minute later took him off the pitch. A storm of boos greeted Diouf as he left the field to be replaced by Henrik Pedersen, but it proved to be the last notable incident as the game meandered to a draw. Man of the match: Jay-Jay Okocha. A busy and aggressive midfield performance from the Nigerian maestro caused Portsmouth plenty of problems.
Corners
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Goal attempts
Shots off target
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