Saha tries to set up Pienaar but Finnan intercepts and Pompey clear

Heitinga's cross eludes Saha and the ball goes harmlessly out of play

Baines tries an effort from the edge of the box which Diop blocks. This prevents Bilyaletdinov from getting on to the ball and it goes harmlessly out of play

The next few minutes are characterised by little action as the game threatens to peter out into a drab stalemate

Pompey sweep towards the Everton box but the ball towards Utaka is too long and this allows Howard to gather comfortably

Pienaar passes to Baines on the left, who crosses into the box. The ball is dangerous but Diop manages to clear

From the second corner, Mullins clears off the line at the right post after Saha rose highest in a group of players to power a header towards goal from six yards

Saha passes to Osman around 30 yards out and in front of goal. He darts towards the edge of the box before shooting. His shot takes a deflection off Mullins for a corner. Rocha concedes another corner

O'Hara wins a free-kick off Piquionne 20 yards out, which Basinas takes. However, he cannot make it count and Everton head clear at the near post

Yakubu and Diop tussle in the box, which leads to the Everton man fouling the Pompey player. Nothing comes from the free-kick

The next few minutes are characterised by moves breaking down due to poor passing. Neither side can make their possession tell

Rocha clears a dangerous Baines cross over the bar to concede a corner. Nothing comes from this and Pompey are allowed to break. The move breaks down though

Yakubu tries a shot from 18 yards out but Ben-Haim blocks and Pompey manage to clear

From an Everton throw-in, Pompey win possession and dart into the Toffees' half. The move ends with Piquionne teeing up O'Hara, whose shot from 15 yards narrowly goes past Howard's right post

Finnan shows some good defending to deny Yakubu from getting into the box as he just shepherds the ball out of play

Arteta's corner is headed towards goal by Phil Jagielka 12 yards out. Rocha manages to make a block though before clearing

Arteta takes a corner but Rocha comfortably heads the ball away at the near post. A minute later, he forces another corner as Hayden Mullins is forced to kick the ball out

The next few minutes are somewhat dull as the fury of the disallowed goal is allowed to ferment. Baines crosses from the left but Ashdown easily collects

More on the disallowed goal - replays show Vanden Borre was definitely onside and Pompey can feel aggrieved that they are not one goal up. Shocking decision from the officials

DISALLOWED GOAL - Piquionne rounds Howard before passing to O'Hara, who shoots from eight yards. The ball reaches Anthony Vanden Borre at the far post and he makes no mistake to bury the ball. However, the referee disallows the goal for offside.

Yakubu tries a shot from 22 yards but his effort lacks power and Ashdown comfortably saves

Nothing comes from the corner

Hibbert plays a cross into the box for Pienaar, who is at the far post. He takes a clever touch before firing the ball towards the net from eight yards. Steve Finnan makes a vital block to concede a corner

At the other end, O'Hara crosses the ball towards Utaka who blasts a shot over the bar from 12 yards out

Anichebe tries to latch onto a cleverly worked throughball but Ashdown is alert and beats him to the ball

There is a slight injury scare for Everton when Pienaar goes down after a clash with Piquionne. However, he returns to his feet pretty quickly

Anichebe wins a free-kick 35 yards out which Everton take. They win a second free-kick after Osman is fouled by O'Hara, this time 30 yards out. Pienaar receives the ball from the free-kick but loses it before he can do anything

In the final action of the half, Osman shoots from 22 yards out after being released from an Everton free-kick. His shot goes wide.

Into the one minute of injury time and Hibbert tries his luck from ten yards out. However, his effort is straight at Ashdown, who comfortably makes the save

Anichebe fizzes a dangerous cross into the Pompey box but no one is there to meet it. Diop makes the clearance.

Boateng meets the advertising hoardings in a painful collision after being shepherded out by Distin as he tried to press for Pompey

The Toffees look the far likelier to score in this match and Arteta comes forward again. He dinks the ball to Anichebe, who shoots from 12 yards. His effort ruffles the side-netting

Another minute, another Everton corner. It is taken quickly by Baines but it is wasted as Aaron Mokoena heads the ball out for a throw-in

Portsmouth break once again but are being restricted to long range efforts. This time, Frederic Piquionne has a blast from 35 yards out but it is comfortably saved by Howard

Pienaar wins a free-kick, which Arteta takes. Diop heads the ball out for a corner but little results from this

On a rare foray into Everton territory, Pompey's Utaka tries a shot from 30 yards but it deflects off Sylvain Distin and Howard can comfortably collect

Arteta's corner is once again met by Rodwell but he heads the ball wide again, this time from eight yards

Baines is on fire now and darts into the box before dinking the ball to Saha. He attempts the shot from over 20 yards but it is deflected for a corner

Hibbert's cross from the right forces a corner on the left but Leighton Baines' dead ball is headed away by the Pompey back line

It is all Everton now and they win a corner on the right. Arteta takes it, aiming for Rodwell, but the youngster can only head wide from six yards

Hibbert and Steven Pienaar play a delicious one-two before the former crosses into the box. The cross is too strong though and the ball goes harmlessly out of play

Hibbert darts into the box and passes the ball to Rodwell, whose shot from 15 yards out flashes wide of Ashdown's left-hand post

Everton feed the ball to Arteta from a Hibbert throw-in and he darts across the edge of the box before rasping a left-footed shot at goal. Ashdown gets down well to save.

At the other end, Frederic Piquionne takes a shot that is collected by Tim Howard. The Everton keeper can count himself lucky as he was in no-man's land and also slipped before the striker took his shot. However, he got himself up to make the save

A long-range Arteta shot from 22 yards out goes wide right of the target and never troubles Ashdown. Why the Pompey defence gave him the space is anyone's guess

Everton win a corner, which Arteta takes but Pompey manage to clear

Hibbert's cross is overhit and goes out for a throw-in

It's end-to-end stuff as Portsmouth take the free-kick but give the ball back to the Toffees who come back at Pompey. The next few minutes are characterised by both sides squandering possession

From the throw-in, Hibbert crosses from the right but Diop clears with his head. Leon Osman fouls Anthony Vanden Borre and concedes a free-kick

Hibbert crosses into the box but Ricardo Rocha clears for a throw-in

A Portsmouth free-kick on the edge of the box drifts to the left of the goal through John Utaka

Pompey's first shot of the game comes in the tenth minute through Kevin-Prince Boateng. He tries a speculative effort from 28 yards which fails to trouble Toffees' keeper Tim Howard

Some neat build-up play from a throw-in sees Louis Saha cross to Victor Anichebe who in turn tries to flick the ball to Hibbert. However, the ball goes out for a goal-kick

Pompey make their first foray into the opposing half and win a free-kick 35 yards out. However, Everton comfortably clear

Tony Hibbert crosses the ball to Rodwell who meets it at the far post. However, his header is powered straight at Ashdown, who makes the save

This doesn't deter the Toffees though who come back through Victor Anichebe. He passes to Arteta, who tries to pass the ball into the net, but Jamie Ashdown makes the save

From the throw-in, Baines receives the ball and he puts a fantastic cross into the box from around ten yards out. Saha breaks clear of his marker and heads powerfully towards goal from six yards. The ball powers its way over the bar.

Everton continue to press and Arteta crosses the ball into the box again, Papa Bouba Diop manages to flick the ball clear to concede a throw-in

Everton start the livelier of the two sides, with Mikel Arteta swinging a corner into the box. Frederic Piquionne makes the clearance