Date:17 Apr 2012
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Fratton Park
Attendance:14,847

Allan (31) Halford (54)
Ambrose - pen (70)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Effort on goal by David Norris from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.

92mins Darren Ambrose takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Dave Kitson manages to make a clearance.

91mins Unfair challenge on Dean Moxey by Ashley Harris results in a free kick. Patrick McCarthy restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Kwesi Appiah handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Jason Pearce restarts play with the free kick.

88mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Patrick McCarthy on Jamie Ashdown. Jamie Ashdown takes the indirect free kick.

88mins Foul by Karim Rekik on Wilfried Zaha, free kick awarded. Darren Ambrose takes the free kick.

86mins Darren Ambrose fouled by David Norris, the ref awards a free kick. Patrick McCarthy restarts play with the free kick.

85mins Inswinging corner taken by Chris Maguire from the left by-line, save made by Julian Speroni.

83mins Unfair challenge on David Norris by Wilfried Zaha results in a free kick. Ashley Harris on for Scott Allan. Chris Maguire restarts play with the free kick.

81mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Maguire by Patrick McCarthy. Free kick taken by Scott Allan.

80mins Effort from the edge of the penalty area by Darren Ambrose goes wide of the left-hand post.

79mins Effort from the edge of the area by Luke Varney goes wide of the right-hand upright.

76mins (Crystal Palace) makes a substitution, with Sean Scannell coming on for Antonio Pedroza.

76mins Darren Ambrose has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide left of the goal.

75mins Dean Moxey crosses the ball, save by Jamie Ashdown.

73mins David Norris concedes a free kick for a foul on Kwesi Appiah. David Norris is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Julian Speroni restarts play with the free kick.

72mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Scott Allan, save made by Julian Speroni.

71mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nathaniel Clyne by Dave Kitson. Darren Ambrose takes the free kick.

69mins Foul by Luke Varney on Wilfried Zaha, Penalty awarded. Power penalty scored by Darren Ambrose. Portsmouth 2-1 Crystal Palace.Assist on the goal came from Wilfried Zaha.

68mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Allan on Darren Ambrose. Owen Garvan takes the free kick.

65mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jason Pearce on Antonio Pedroza. Nathaniel Clyne takes the indirect free kick.

64mins Darren Ambrose is brought on as a substitute for Jonathan Parr.

63mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Scott Allan, Patrick McCarthy manages to make a clearance. Shot on goal by David Norris from just inside the area goes over the target.

62mins The ball is sent over by Stuart O'Keefe, save by Jamie Ashdown.

58mins Wilfried Zaha challenges Scott Allan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Allan takes the free kick.

56mins Kwesi Appiah replaces Chris Martin.

55mins Scott Allan takes a shot. Julian Speroni makes a comfortable save.

53mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Scott Allan, Greg Halford finds the net with a headed goal from close range. Portsmouth 2-0 Crystal Palace.Scott Allan provided the assist for the goal.

51mins Antonio Pedroza produces a drilled right-footed shot from just inside the box and hits the post.

49mins Effort from just outside the box by Chris Martin goes over the bar.

49mins Foul by Karim Rekik on Wilfried Zaha, free kick awarded. Patrick McCarthy takes the indirect free kick.

48mins Chris Martin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Greg Halford. Jason Pearce takes the free kick.

47mins Short corner taken by Scott Allan from the left by-line.

46mins Luke Varney sends in a cross, clearance by Patrick McCarthy.

46mins Corner taken by Scott Allan from the left by-line.

46mins Corner taken by Owen Garvan from the left by-line played to the near post, Ricardo Rocha makes a clearance.

42mins Dave Kitson takes a shot. Comfortable save by Julian Speroni.

41mins Scott Allan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Wilfried Zaha. Patrick McCarthy takes the free kick.

38mins Unfair challenge on Jonathan Parr by David Norris results in a free kick. Julian Speroni restarts play with the free kick.

37mins Chris Maguire produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the target.

37mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Antonio Pedroza. Jamie Ashdown restarts play with the free kick.

35mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Owen Garvan on Greg Halford. Free kick taken by Greg Halford.

34mins Ricardo Rocha gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Martin. Direct free kick taken by Owen Garvan.

33mins Stuart O'Keefe has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the goal.

32mins Nathaniel Clyne concedes a free kick for a foul on Dave Kitson. Scott Allan takes the direct free kick.

31mins Scott Allan scores a goal from long distance to the bottom right corner of the goal. Portsmouth 1-0 Crystal Palace.The assist for the goal came from Karim Rekik.

29mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Owen Garvan, Jason Pearce manages to make a clearance.

28mins Wilfried Zaha fouled by Karim Rekik, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Owen Garvan from right wing, clearance made by Joel Ward.

26mins Chris Maguire produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.

25mins Owen Garvan challenges Dave Kitson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Joel Ward takes the free kick.

23mins Outswinging corner taken by Scott Allan from the right by-line, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Patrick McCarthy by Dave Kitson. Free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

22mins Luke Varney has an effort at goal from deep inside the area striking the post.

21mins Shot from deep inside the area by Antonio Pedroza clears the bar.

21mins Wilfried Zaha handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Jamie Ashdown takes the free kick.

19mins The ball is sent over by Chris Maguire, Header from deep inside the area by Luke Varney goes over the bar.

18mins Dean Moxey delivers the ball.

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

14mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Scott Allan from the right by-line, Dean Moxey makes a clearance.

13mins Shot by Antonio Pedroza. Save by Jamie Ashdown.

12mins Unfair challenge on Dave Kitson by Patrick McCarthy results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Scott Allan.

11mins Wilfried Zaha is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Jamie Ashdown takes the free kick.

9mins Corner taken left-footed by Owen Garvan from the left by-line, Patrick McCarthy concedes a free kick for a foul on Dave Kitson. Jamie Ashdown restarts play with the free kick.

9mins Wilfried Zaha takes a shot. Jamie Ashdown makes a save.

6mins Effort on goal by Scott Allan from long range goes harmlessly over the bar.

5mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Wilfried Zaha by Karim Rekik. Owen Garvan takes the free kick.

2mins Unfair challenge on Dave Kitson by Paul McShane results in a free kick. Ricardo Rocha restarts play with the free kick.

1mins Chris Maguire produces a cross, save by Julian Speroni.

Match Preview

Appleton to ring changes Portsmouth manager Michael Appleton is likely to make changes to his starting line-up for the npower Championship clash with Crystal Palace. Appleton was angry at the way his Pompey team began their match against Doncaster on Saturday, hauling off Kelvin Etuhu in the first half and Luke Varney at the break to help inspire his players to come from behind to win 4-3. The south-coast club remain seven points from safety with three games left to play and Appleton could well hand starts to Dave Kitson and Ashley Harris as they look to somehow avoid the drop to League One. Tal Ben Haim remains on the sidelines with a calf injury, while veteran striker Kanu is unlikely to play a part despite returning to training after a back problem. Aaron Mokoena returned from injury to sit on the bench at Doncaster and will be pushing for a start. Crystal Palace midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi is doubtful for the game due to a thigh injury. The South Africa international was forced out of the weekend home draw with Ipswich during the first half and replaced by Owen Garvan. Manager Dougie Freedman has no other new injury or suspension problems, but midfielders Mile Jedinak (groin) and Jonathan Williams, plus defender Anthony Gardner (both hamstring) are all out for the remaining three games of the season. Jonathan Parr and Kyle De Silva are pushing for places in the starting line-up after stepping off the bench against Ipswich, while fellow midfielder Stuart O'Keefe is hoping to keep his place. Strikers Glenn Murray and Jermaine Easter could return to contention after missing out altogether in the last two matches.

Formation:433Manager: Michael Appleton

Portsmouth

Formation: 433Manager: Dougie Freedman

Crystal Palace

Jamie Ashdown
Joel Ward
Ricardo Rocha
Jason Pearce
Karim Rekik
Scott Allan
Greg Halford
David Norris
Chris Maguire
Dave Kitson
Luke Varney
SUBS
Aaron Mokoena
Marko Futacs
Ashley Harris
Luca Scapuzzi
Sam Magri

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Away

Julian Speroni
Nathaniel Clyne
Patrick McCarthy
Paul McShane
Dean Moxey
Owen Garvan
Antonio Pedroza
Stuart O'Keefe
Wilfried Zaha
Chris Martin
Jonathan Parr
SUBS
Lewis Price
Darren Ambrose
Sean Scannell
Kyle De Silva
Kwesi Appiah

Match Report

Form Guide

LWLDLW Portsmouth VS Crystal Palace LDLLLD

Last Meetings

Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Portsmouth 01/11/2011 Portsmouth 1 - 0 Crystal Palace 22/02/2011 Crystal Palace 4 - 1 Portsmouth 14/09/2010 Portsmouth 1 - 1 Crystal Palace 26/12/2002 Crystal Palace 2 - 3 Portsmouth 17/08/2002 Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Portsmouth 05/03/2002

Top Scorers

Portsmouth D Norris 8 L Varney 5 M Futacs 5 D Kitson 4 C Maguire 3 J Ward 3 J Pearce 2 N Kanu 1 B Mwaruwari 1 G Halford 1 K Etuhu 1 Crystal Palace C Martin 6 J Easter 5 G Murray 4 S Scannell 4 W Zaha 4 D Ambrose 3 P McCarthy 2 KE Dikgacoi 2 J Parr 2 M Jedinak 1 O Garvan 1

Goals

Portsmouth Total goals 101 Goals per game 47 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 9 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 11 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Crystal Palace Total goals 96 Goals per game 42 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 14 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins