Date:26 Dec 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Fratton Park
Attendance:13,169

Benson (10)
Sadler (27)
Adams (27) Clarke (72)

Goal!

Live Commentary

95mins Mark Connolly challenges Lee Williamson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Williamson takes the direct free kick.

95mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jon Harley on Mark Connolly. Mike Jones takes the direct free kick.

93mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Brian Howard from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Claude Davis.

93mins Mustapha Dumbuya produces a cross, Lee Williamson takes a shot. Save by Paul Jones.

92mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Brian Howard, save by Paul Jones.

92mins The ball is swung over by Scott Allan, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance.

90mins The referee shows Gary Alexander a yellow card for time wasting. Gary Alexander leaves the field to be replaced by John Akinde. Mike Jones takes the outswinging corner, Header by Hope Akpan from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

89mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Brian Howard on Josh Simpson. Direct free kick taken by David Hunt.

88mins Mustapha Dumbuya gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mat Sadler. Free kick taken by Paul Jones.

85mins (Crawley Town) makes a substitution, with Shaun Cooper coming on for Nicky Adams.

85mins Jon Harley is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Paul Jones takes the indirect free kick.

84mins Mustapha Dumbuya crosses the ball, Mat Sadler makes a clearance.

81mins David Hunt challenges Izale McLeod unfairly and gives away a free kick. Dannie Bulman is brought on as a substitute for Billy Clarke. Free kick crossed left-footed by Brian Howard from right channel, clearance made by Claude Davis. Shot from deep inside the area by Lee Williamson clears the crossbar.

80mins Corner taken by Brian Howard, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Brian Howard, clearance by Hope Akpan.

79mins Lee Williamson replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

78mins The ball is delivered by Mike Jones, clearance made by Jon Harley.

78mins Mike Jones produces a cross.

77mins Foul by Claude Davis on Ricardo Rocha, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Ricardo Rocha.

75mins Brian Howard fouled by Josh Simpson, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Allan crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel.

75mins The ball is delivered by Nicky Adams, save by Simon Eastwood.

73mins Izale McLeod joins the action as a substitute, replacing Johnny Ertl. Mike Jones takes a shot. Blocked by Simon Eastwood. Corner taken by Nicky Adams, Jon Harley makes a clearance. Corner taken right-footed by Nicky Adams, Foul by Claude Davis on Simon Eastwood, free kick awarded. Simon Eastwood takes the direct free kick.

71mins Mike Jones sends in a cross, clearance by Mustapha Dumbuya. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by David Hunt, save by Simon Eastwood. A goal is scored by Billy Clarke from close in low into the middle of the goal. Portsmouth 1-2 Crawley Town.Assist on the goal came from Mike Jones.

69mins Paul Benson challenges Mat Sadler unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Jones.

67mins A cross is delivered by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing. Corner taken by Scott Allan, clearance made by David Hunt.

66mins Mike Jones fouled by Jon Harley, the ref awards a free kick. Nicky Adams crosses the ball in from the free kick.

64mins Mat Sadler fouled by Lubomir Michalik, the ref awards a free kick. David Hunt takes the direct free kick.

64mins Gabor Gyepes goes off and Lubomir Michalik comes on.

61mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Mat Sadler makes a clearance. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

60mins Scott Allan takes the inswinging corner, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance.

58mins The referee blows for offside. Gabor Gyepes restarts play with the free kick.

57mins A cross is delivered by David Hunt. The offside flag is raised against David Hunt. Simon Eastwood restarts play with the free kick.

57mins Effort from the edge of the area by Josh Simpson goes wide of the left-hand upright. Corner from the right by-line taken by Nicky Adams, Darel Russell makes a clearance.

55mins Mike Jones challenges Jon Harley unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Allan delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Hope Akpan makes a clearance.

53mins Nicky Adams takes a shot. Blocked by Jon Harley. Corner taken right-footed by Nicky Adams, Gabor Gyepes manages to make a clearance.

53mins Brian Howard concedes a free kick for a foul on Mat Sadler. Mat Sadler restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Unfair challenge on Mark Connolly by Brian Howard results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Jones.

51mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nathaniel Mendez-Laing by Hope Akpan. Brian Howard takes the direct free kick.

51mins Hope Akpan concedes a free kick for a foul on Jon Harley. Free kick taken by Jon Harley.

50mins Johnny Ertl sends in a cross, Paul Jones makes a save.

50mins Mustapha Dumbuya challenges Billy Clarke unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Paul Jones.

49mins Corner taken by Brian Howard from the right by-line, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance. Corner from the right by-line taken by Brian Howard, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance.

48mins Paul Benson takes a shot. Save made by Paul Jones.

45mins Darel Russell fouled by Hope Akpan, the ref awards a free kick. Johnny Ertl takes the free kick.

44mins Hope Akpan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jon Harley. Hope Akpan booked for unsporting behaviour. Scott Allan crosses the ball in from the free kick.

43mins The offside flag is raised against Nathaniel Mendez-Laing. Paul Jones takes the free kick.

42mins Effort on goal by Mustapha Dumbuya from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

41mins Unfair challenge on Jon Harley by David Hunt results in a free kick. Simon Eastwood takes the direct free kick.

37mins Nicky Adams produces a cross, Close range headed effort by Gary Alexander goes wide of the left-hand post.

35mins Nicky Adams crosses the ball, clearance by Jon Harley.

34mins Nathaniel Mendez-Laing gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Alexander. Free kick crossed by Mat Sadler, Simon Eastwood manages to make a clearance.

32mins Nicky Adams takes the inswinging corner, Hope Akpan produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that goes over the bar.

31mins The official flags Brian Howard offside. Free kick taken by Paul Jones.

25mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mike Jones by Jon Harley. Jon Harley goes into the book. Mat Sadler takes the free kick, Nicky Adams scores a goal from just outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Portsmouth 1-1 Crawley Town.

25mins Nicky Adams produces a cross, Hope Akpan takes a shot. Save by Simon Eastwood.

24mins Inswinging corner taken by Nicky Adams, Mustapha Dumbuya makes a clearance.

23mins Ricardo Rocha fouled by Gary Alexander, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Simon Eastwood.

19mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Hope Akpan on Brian Howard. Simon Eastwood takes the direct free kick.

17mins Effort on goal by Nicky Adams from just inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

15mins Jon Harley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Hunt. David Hunt restarts play with the free kick.

14mins Paul Benson takes a shot. Paul Jones makes a save.

10mins The ball is delivered by Scott Allan, Paul Benson scores a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Portsmouth 1-0 Crawley Town.Scott Allan provided the assist for the goal.

8mins Gabor Gyepes takes a shot. Paul Jones makes a save.

6mins David Hunt fouled by Scott Allan, the ref awards a free kick. Paul Jones takes the direct free kick.

5mins Nicky Adams takes a shot. Simon Eastwood makes a save.

4mins Johnny Ertl takes a shot. Save made by Paul Jones.

4mins The official flags Gary Alexander offside. Ricardo Rocha takes the free kick.

Inswinging corner taken by Gary Alexander from the right by-line, clearance by Jon Harley. Inswinging corner taken by Gary Alexander.

Match Preview

Pompey without Jervis Portsmouth are without Jake Jervis for the visit of Crawley after he returned to Birmingham. The Blues have a plethora of injury problems and recalled the 21-year-old forward to boost numbers ahead of their trip to Barnsley. Jervis should be replaced by Paul Benson in the starting line-up. The striker missed the goalless draw against Preston and was expected to return at the weekend but the match at Hartlepool was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. With Benson fit, caretaker boss Guy Whittingham has a fully-fit squad to choose from as Pompey look to end their run of 10 matches without a win. The Fratton Park club are currently in the relegation zone and have a 10-point deduction looming. Crawley are assessing the fitness of Claude Davis ahead of the trip. The defender was left on the bench for Saturday's 2-0 defeat against Sheffield United after sustaining a knee injury against Stevenage. The 33-year-old will have to prove his fitness ahead of the game, with Joe Walsh ready to fill in once more if Davis is not cleared to start. Fellow defender Kyle McFadzean is not expected to return until the start of January due to an illness. Billy Clarke could return to the line-up after coming through 23 minutes unscathed on his return from a hamstring problem. Midfielder Shaun Cooper remains sidelined with the groin injury that has kept him out of action since September.

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Portsmouth

Formation: 451Manager: Richie Barker

Crawley Town

Simon Eastwood
Jon Harley
Ricardo Rocha
Gabor Gyepes
Mustapha Dumbuya
Johnny Ertl
Darel Russell
Brian Howard
Scott Allan
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Paul Benson
SUBS
Phil Smith
Liam Walker
Lee Williamson
Izale McLeod
Lubomir Michalik
Ashley Harris
Adam Webster

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Paul Jones
David Hunt
Claude Davis
Mark Connolly
Mat Sadler
Hope Akpan
Billy Clarke
Mike Jones
Josh Simpson
Nicky Adams
Gary Alexander
SUBS
Michel Kuipers
Sergio Torres
Joe Walsh
Nick Ajose
Dannie Bulman
John Akinde
Shaun Cooper

Match Report

Form Guide

LLLDDD Portsmouth VS Crawley Town DLLDWL

Last Meetings

Crawley Town 0 - 3 Portsmouth 09/09/2012

Top Scorers

Portsmouth I McLeod 8 G Gyepes 4 A Harris 2 J Harley 1 L Michalik 1 J Jervis 1 S Allan 1 Crawley Town N Adams 5 B Clarke 4 H Akpan 4 G Alexander 3 K McFadzean 3 J Simpson 3 N Ajose 2 D Bulman 1 N Byrne 1 J Walsh 1

Goals

Portsmouth Total goals 60 Goals per game 27 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Crawley Town Total goals 64 Goals per game 31 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins