- Date:20 Mar 2012
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Fratton Park
- Attendance:12,186
- Maguire (53)
Norris (59) Etuhu (76)
Futacs (90) - Zigic (6)
Live Commentary
- 95mins
The referee blows for offside. Boaz Myhill restarts play with the free kick.
- 93mins
Ashley Harris on for David Norris.
- 91mins
Marko Futacs grabs a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Portsmouth 4-1 Birmingham.Assist on the goal came from Greg Halford.
- 88mins
(Portsmouth) makes a substitution, with Marko Futacs coming on for Chris Maguire.
- 86mins
Adam Rooney replaces Nikola Zigic.
- 85mins
Marlon King is caught offside. Tal Ben-Haim takes the indirect free kick.
- 84mins
The ball is swung over by Chris Burke.
- 82mins
Keith Fahey goes off and Pablo Ibanez comes on. Outswinging corner taken by Chris Maguire.
- 81mins
The ball is sent over by Kelvin Etuhu, clearance made by Steven Caldwell.
- 81mins
A cross is delivered by Chris Maguire.
- 78mins
Shot from just outside the box by Chris Burke misses to the left of the target.
- 78mins
Chris Maguire crosses the ball, clearance made by Steven Caldwell.
- 76mins
Goal scored by Kelvin Etuhu from inside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Portsmouth 3-1 Birmingham.Assist on the goal came from Chris Maguire.
- 76mins
The official flags Marlon King offside. Tal Ben-Haim restarts play with the free kick.
- 75mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Chris Maguire. Boaz Myhill takes the free kick.
- 75mins
The official flags Luke Varney offside. Boaz Myhill takes the indirect free kick.
- 73mins
Corner taken right-footed by Chris Maguire from the left by-line, save made by Boaz Myhill.
- 72mins
Kelvin Etuhu is brought on as a substitute for Scott Allan.
- 72mins
Centre by Wade Elliott, clearance made by Jason Pearce.
- 71mins
Marlon King takes a shot. Save made by Jamie Ashdown.
- 70mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Greg Halford by Andros Townsend. Free kick taken by Jamie Ashdown.
- 68mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marlon King by Jason Pearce. Andros Townsend has an effort direct from the free kick, blocked by David Norris.
- 67mins
Chris Maguire crosses the ball.
- 65mins
Chris Maguire concedes a free kick for a foul on Keith Fahey. Boaz Myhill takes the free kick.
- 64mins
Wade Elliott is brought on as a substitute for Peter Ramage.
- 64mins
Andros Townsend sends in a cross, clearance by Ricardo Rocha.
- 63mins
Corner taken by Andros Townsend played to the near post, clearance made by George Thorne.
- 62mins
Chris Burke crosses the ball, Jason Pearce makes a clearance.
- 61mins
The ball is delivered by Guirane N'Daw, clearance made by Jason Pearce.
- 61mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Varney on Peter Ramage. Peter Ramage restarts play with the free kick.
- 59mins
David Norris fires in a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Portsmouth 2-1 Birmingham.Greg Halford provided the assist for the goal.
- 59mins
Greg Halford delivers the ball, Steven Caldwell makes a clearance.
- 58mins
Foul by David Murphy on Chris Maguire, free kick awarded. Red card for David Murphy. Free kick taken by Scott Allan.
- 57mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Chris Burke. Free kick taken by Ricardo Rocha.
- 56mins
Ricardo Rocha gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marlon King. Free kick crossed right-footed by Chris Burke, Jamie Ashdown makes a save.
- 53mins
Goal scored by Chris Maguire from deep inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Portsmouth 1-1 Birmingham.Greg Halford provided the assist for the goal.
- 51mins
Unfair challenge on Luke Varney by Curtis Davies results in a free kick. Curtis Davies shown a yellow card. Greg Halford takes the indirect free kick.
- 51mins
Marlon King takes a shot. Save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 50mins
The ball is swung over by Marlon King, Nikola Zigic has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the target.
- 47mins
Scott Allan produces a left-footed shot from long range which goes wide right of the goal.
- 46mins
Corner taken right-footed by Chris Burke. Marlon King takes a shot. Save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 46mins
Effort from outside the penalty box by Andros Townsend goes wide right of the target.
- 45mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Maguire on Andros Townsend. Steven Caldwell takes the indirect free kick.
- 45mins
Peter Ramage challenges Chris Maguire unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Allan restarts play with the free kick.
- 44mins
Scott Allan takes a outswinging corner.
- 44mins
The ball is sent over by Scott Allan, Marlon King gets a block in.
- 40mins
Short corner taken by Luke Varney. The ball is crossed by Tal Ben-Haim, save by Boaz Myhill.
- 40mins
Chris Maguire takes a shot. Save by Boaz Myhill.
- 37mins
Shot from just outside the box by George Thorne goes over the target.
- 37mins
David Murphy concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Allan. David Murphy goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Scott Allan.
- 35mins
Shot from inside the six-yard box by Luke Varney goes wide right of the target.
- 34mins
Nikola Zigic takes a shot. Save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 33mins
Chris Maguire is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Boaz Myhill takes the free kick.
- 33mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Murphy by Luke Varney. Steven Caldwell takes the free kick.
- 31mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Varney on David Murphy. Free kick taken by Boaz Myhill.
- 29mins
David Murphy delivers the ball, save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 24mins
The official flags Chris Maguire offside. Free kick taken by Boaz Myhill.
- 23mins
Unfair challenge on Scott Allan by Guirane N'Daw results in a free kick. Tal Ben-Haim restarts play with the free kick.
- 21mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Allan by Nikola Zigic. Ricardo Rocha takes the indirect free kick.
- 20mins
David Norris is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Boaz Myhill.
- 19mins
Joel Ward takes a shot. Save by Boaz Myhill.
- 18mins
Joel Ward fouled by Marlon King, the ref awards a free kick. Jason Pearce restarts play with the free kick.
- 17mins
Unfair challenge on Andros Townsend by Scott Allan results in a free kick. Chris Burke crosses the ball in from the free kick.
- 16mins
The offside flag is raised against Greg Halford. Boaz Myhill takes the indirect free kick.
- 14mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Curtis Davies by Luke Varney. Boaz Myhill takes the indirect free kick.
- 12mins
Nikola Zigic is ruled offside. Jamie Ashdown restarts play with the free kick.
- 11mins
Chris Burke produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.
- 11mins
Unfair challenge on Andros Townsend by Scott Allan results in a free kick. David Murphy takes the indirect free kick.
- 10mins
The referee blows for offside against Luke Varney. Boaz Myhill takes the free kick.
- 6mins
Nikola Zigic fires in a goal from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Portsmouth 0-1 Birmingham.The assist for the goal came from Marlon King.
- 6mins
Chris Burke produces a cross, comfortable save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 5mins
Keith Fahey produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 4mins
Foul by Ricardo Rocha on Marlon King, free kick awarded. Keith Fahey takes the free kick.
- 3mins
The ball is crossed by Andros Townsend.
- 3mins
The offside flag is raised against Luke Varney. Boaz Myhill takes the indirect free kick.
- 2mins
The referee gives a free kick against Marlon King for handball. Tal Ben-Haim takes the indirect free kick.
- 1mins
The ball is swung over by Chris Burke, save made by Jamie Ashdown.
- 1mins
Centre by David Murphy, Greg Halford makes a clearance.
Match Preview
As you were for Pompey Portsmouth have no new injury concerns ahead of the visit of Birmingham. Striker Dave Kitson was dropped from the squad which drew 0-0 with Bristol City on Saturday and could return with Pompey having scored just once in their last seven outings. But manager Michael Appleton otherwise has little room to freshen up his side following the recent departures of Erik Huseklepp, Liam Lawrence, Hayden Mullins and Stephen Henderson to trim the wage bill. Kanu is still not training due to persistent back problem and fellow veteran frontman Benjani has been struggling with a calf complaint, although he was named on the bench at the weekend. Defender Greg Halford is just one booking away from being hit with a two-match ban. Peter Ramage is expected to be fit as Birmingham continue their promotion push. The full-back was replaced after 53 minutes of Saturday's 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough having struggled with tonsillitis all week, ensuring Blues finished a second successive match with three recognised centre-backs across defence. Ramage's expected recovery for the trip to Fratton Park is a welcome boost with right-backs Jonathan Spector (thigh) and Stephen Carr (knee) already ruled out for the immediate future. Left-back David Murphy made a welcome return from his hip problem to start against Boro and will again be available, easing manager Chris Hughton's problems at full-back. On-loan striker Erik Huseklepp is ineligible to face his parent club while midfielder Jordon Mutch serves the final game of his three-match suspension.
Portsmouth
Birmingham
- Jamie Ashdown
- Greg Halford
- Ricardo Rocha
- Jason Pearce
- Tal Ben-Haim
- George Thorne
- David Norris
- Scott Allan
- Joel Ward
- Chris Maguire
- Luke Varney
- SUBS
- Marko Futacs
- Kelvin Etuhu
- Ashley Harris
- Benjani Mwaruwari
- Adam Webster
Home
Away
- Boaz Myhill
- Peter Ramage
- Curtis Davies
- Steven Caldwell
- David Murphy
- Chris Burke
- Guirane N'Daw
- Andros Townsend
- Keith Fahey
- Marlon King
- Nikola Zigic
- SUBS
- Colin Doyle
- Pablo Ibanez
- Morgaro Gomis
- Wade Elliott
- Adam Rooney
Match Report
Form Guide
- LDLLLD
- Portsmouth
- VS
- Birmingham WLDDLW
Last Meetings
- Birmingham
- 1 - 0
- Portsmouth
- 07/02/2012
- Birmingham
- 1 - 1
- Portsmouth
- 07/04/2002
- Portsmouth
- 1 - 1
- Birmingham
- 30/10/2001
- Birmingham
- 0 - 0
- Portsmouth
- 16/04/2001
- Portsmouth
- 1 - 1
- Birmingham
- 28/10/2000
- Birmingham
- 1 - 0
- Portsmouth
- 07/03/2000
Top Scorers
Portsmouth
- D Norris 5
- L Varney 5
- D Kitson 3
- M Futacs 3
- J Pearce 2
- J Ward 2
- N Kanu 1
- B Mwaruwari 1
- G Halford 1
Birmingham
- M King 10
- C Burke 9
- N Zigic 9
- C Davies 5
- N Redmond 4
- K Fahey 3
- A Rooney 2
- D Murphy 1
- E Huseklepp 1
Goals
Portsmouth
- Total goals 74
- Goals per game 34
- 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Birmingham
- Total goals 98
- Goals per game 58
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 18 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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