Piquionne loops a fairly weak effort over the top of the bar

The ball falls at the feet of Piquionne about a yard in front of goal but he's unable to react quickly enough and Given grabs the ball

Barry glances a header wide from a Bellamy corner

Great chance for City to score another goal. Bellamy picks out Tevez this time with an accurate pass. Tevez takes a touch, turns a Portsmouth defender and whacks the ball against the post

Bellamy sprints into the box with the ball and tries to pick out Tevez in front of goal. Great run from Bellamy but not a fantastic final ball

Barry finds Tevez with a beauty of a pass. Petrov makes a good run but for some reason stops moving and the chance slips away

Petrov's shot from distance goes wide

Boateng picks out Utaka, who nearly finds himself through on goal with the ball but it just isn't quite happening for Pompey at the moment and City clear the danger

Kevin-Prince Boateng sends a free kick high and wide

Basinas' stinging shot is saved well by Given but the ball comes out to Webber, who trips comically over it and falls over just yards from the goal

City have a free kick. Petrov strikes the ball but James has a clear view of the attempt and collects without any trouble

Onuoha is looking a threat for City. He's made a couple of promising forward runs in the last few minutes

Possession has been split precisely 50/50 so far this half but it is Portsmouth creating more in the final third

Basinas shoots but the angle makes it difficult for him and his attempt poses Given no problems

O'Hara's strike from outside the box goes just wide, with Given stranded in the middle of the goal

Portsmouth have a corner after a spell of good pressure. The ball falls to the feet of Toure, who does well to clear

Utaka bombs into the box with great pace but Toure does well to recover and make a good tackle in a dangerous position

Portsmouth have started the half brightly, with City still looking lethargic and laboured

O'Hara's free kick is safely gathered in by Given

There are shouts for a penalty as Vanden Borre seems to foul Garrido. The ball comes out to Tevez, who shoots towards goal but James makes the save

Ireland tries to pick out Garrido on the left wing but the ball goes out for a Portsmouth throw

That goal is harsh on Pompey, who have played very well in this first half

Great chance for Pompey to open the scoring, as Vanden Borre's deflected effort strikes the bar

The crowd seem to be getting impatient with the way City are playing. There's no attacking urgency at all from the home side

Zabaleta is down injured after being caught in the face by a flailing arm

Kompany wins a header from a corner but fails to get any direction on his attempt. He complains that his shirt was being pulled but there didn't seem to be too much wrong there

Danny Webber is blocked off by Garrido as he tries to advance into the box with the ball. O'Hara takes the free kick, which is collected by Given

Ireland finds himself in acres of space at the back post. He is picked out by Tevez but Ireland's effort is saved by James

Martin Petrov shoots from distance and the ball goes narrowly wide of David James' post

Kolo Toure shrugs off O'Hara and crosses the ball towards the near post but Portsmouth manage to clear their lines

Pompey are enjoying a good spell of pressure near the City box at the moment, with the home team struggling to break up the play

O'Hara crosses from the left but there's nobody in the box for Portsmouth to meet the ball

Stephen Ireland shapes to shoot after good work from Gareth Barry but the ball just runs away from him a little and his shot takes a deflection

Pablo Zabaleta plays a nice one-two with Tevez in the box but Pompey clear the danger well

Hreidarsson looks OK to continue. This has been a promising start from Pompey

Anthony Vanden Borre fouls Tevez, who has been quiet so far for City. Seconds later, Hreidarsson stretches to get on the end of a free kick and looks to have picked up a slight injury

Pompey win a corner, which is taken by Angelos Basinas short to Jamie O'Hara. O'Hara shoots towards the near post but Given makes a comfortable save

It's been a lively start from both sides, as Hermann Hreidarsson crosses the ball into the box from the left. Javier Garrido appears to push a Pompey player over but the referee isn't interested

Shay Given makes a rare mistake, weakly tapping the ball from a harmless cross into the path of John Utaka, who fails to take advantage of the opportunity and sends his attempt high and wide

Carlos Tevez receives the ball in the box and tries to shift into a shooting position but the ball goes out for a corner