Belhadj whips a ball in from the left hand side and almost finds Dindane in the middle but the striker is forced out of it by Huth. Good defending from the Stoke City man.

Portsmouth have possession but lack incision in the final third. Is there a winner in this one?

Fuller picks the ball up just inside the Portsmouth half and drives forward before striking for goal from range but the shot is well wide of the mark.

Quincy works a short corner with O'Hara before taking a shot on but he fires it wide with his left-foot as he ran across the edge of the box.

Portsmouth are pressing and the visitors are struggling to get the ball out of their own half. Can basement club grab a winner and a precious three points with the man advantage?

The flow of the game has been disrupted by the sending off. O'Hara has to put on some new shorts as his were ripped off by Fuller in a challenge.

The Portsmouth defence is all at sea and the loose ball breaks into the path of Sidibe who looks to break towards James' goal but Wilson atones for the error with a fine tackle.

Finnan comes forward down the right hand side and looks to find Dindane with a cross but Huth heads the ball down to Sorensen who claims the loose ball.

Delap winds up to take a long-throw from inside the Portsmouth half and the inevitable follows. The ball sails into the area and James comes off his line and collects comfortably.

O'Hara is cautioned for dissent after his appeals for a free-kick were ignored.

Kanu holds the ball up well on the edge of the box and wins a free-kick from Shawcross. O'Hara will take once again and again the result is the same as the wall does its job.

Yebda and Dindane link up to win a corner for the home side. O'Hara whips it in and picks out Hreidarsson but he heads well over the bar unmarked.

Quincy shows some great footwork as he steps away from Shawcross before he is fouled on the edge of the box. O'Hara takes the free-kick but he strikes it into the wall.

Whelan whips in a low, flat corner from the right hand side that falls kindly for Whitehead. Whitehead strikes a fierce low drive from the edge of the box but O'Hara clears off the line. O'Hara is the heart and soul of this Portsmouth team.

Portsmouth come out of the blocks flying and the new man Kanu wins a corner. O'Hara whips the ball in, its cleared as far as Belhadj who's cross forces Sorensen into action but the keeper makes the save.

Collins crosses from the left hand side and picks out Tuncay who is unmarked in the area. Tuncay rises to meet the cross but he heads horribly wide from eight yards.

Portsmouth come forward again and win a corner that O'Hara will deliver. The ball comes in at pace and Wilkinson has to concede another corner but the second comes to nothing.

Sanli Tuncay takes a strike for goal from a tight angle but he is denied by a superb save from David James at his near post.

Stoke have responded well to going behind and are camped in the Pompey half at the moment but are lacking incision in attack.

Whelan will deliver Stoke's first corner of the game as the visitors look to respond quickly. The delivery finds Shawcross but he can only head the ball to the feet of James who collects with ease.

The opening corner of the game goes the way of the home side thanks to determined work from Quincy. O'Hara is the man to take the corner but he cannot pick out a team-mate and the set play comes to nothing.

Delap looks to set Fuller through and finds the striker with a through ball. Fuller turns and runs goalbound with pace and power but Hreidarsson makes a fine tackle to quell the danger.

Portsmouth are dominant at the minute as Belhadj has a cross cleared as far as O'Hara. The midfielder then tries to find Dindane but the ball is cut out, it drops to Belhadj but he fires wide with his first-time strike.

There's a slight delay in play as Wilson and Fuller clash in the air and require some treatment. The game now resumes play and both players seem to be ok.

Controversy at Fratton Park. The home fans are livid as Piquionne has a goal ruled out for offside. Quincy slid the ball into the Frenchman who slotted home neatly but was ruled offside. The replays suggest it was a poor decision.

Wilkinson pumps the ball long and finds the head of Collins who nods the ball down. Sidibe is there to latch onto the ball but his snap shot rolls well wide from inside the penalty area.

The game has started fairly slowly and Piquionne in particular is becoming very frustrated with seeing little of the ball. The Frenchmen has a word with O'Hara as he looks to become more involved in proceedings.

Quincy gets the opportunity to run at the Stoke defence and he has no hesitation in doing just that but Wilkinson is alert to the danger and makes a firm but fair challenge to win possession.

A very scrappy passage of play ends in a Delap throw-in which he takes to Tuncay before the Turkish international strikes high over the bar from the eighteen yard line.

Wilkinson brings down Belhadj on the Pompey left and O'Hara has the opportunity to deliver but the ball in sails into the arms of Sorensen.

Dindane breaks down the right hand side and crosses but the danger is cleared by Shawcross. Tuncay leads the counter for Stoke but he loses possession and a promising move breaks down.

Finnan drags Sidibe down on the left hand side and concedes a free-kick. Whelan whips in with pace towards the back post and finds Shawcross meets it with a header but sends it wide.

Papa Bouba Diop concedes a throw-in inside his own half and gives Delap the opportunity to test out the Pompey backline. The ball is inevitably tossed into the box but it comes to nothing and the home side can clear with ease.