Another free-kick is wasted by Portsmouth as Kirkland can claim with ease

The fourth official shows there is 4 minutes of added time to maybe give some hope to Pompey

Taylor trys his luck against David James, but his shot is deflected and out for a corner kick

Johnson chips the ball into the box, Andy Cole shepards the ball out after a touch of the defender for a corner kick for Pompey

Its still all Wigan who are camped inside Portsmouth half

Wigan are pushing Pompey hard with the front two of Folan and Aghahowa playing very well without creating chances

Portsmouth need to find a new dimension if they want to get back in this game, they are very much on the back foot at the moment

A scramble in the Portsmouth box as McCulloch, and Folan both have shots blocked well before Campbell is able to clear

Portsmouth waste another set-piece with Hughes the only player looking to attack the ball

Andy Cole replaces Kanu for Portsmouth

Wigan win a free-kick after Pedro-Mendes fouls Taylor, but the free-kick is wasted after it hits the wall

Pompey trying to pile on the pressure with a series of corners

Pompey have a freekick in a good position after Unsworth handles a cross towards goal by Johnson

Valencia gives the ball to Aghahowa who does well to spot Landzaat on the edge of the box, who riffles a shot, but its straight out David James who is able to save

Douala is looking evermore creative for Pompey, with all of their best work coming through him

Kirkland has to collect quickly after Douala beats Taylor with easeKirkland has to collect quickly after Douala beats Taylor with easeKirkland has to collect quickly after Douala beats Taylor with ease

Glenn Johnson powers down the flank and gets wiped out by Ryan Taylor, but Graham Poll judges it to be a fair tackle as Johnson stays down and needs treatment

Douala finds himself free in the box and chooses to shoot when Kanu was free to his right

Unsworth clips in a first-time ball to the Portsmouth box, but no-one is their to attack the ball for Wigan

Campbell has an easy clearance to make, but doesn't and Folan intercepts and smashes the ball across the goal. Unfortunatly for Wigan Aghahowa can't reach the ball at the far post

Both teams are still going full-blooded at the game, the game is an end-to-end affair in places

Landzatt plays a ball in for Wigan, Folan misses it and it drops for Unsworth who has a great chance to give Wigan the lead, but misses the target

Folan beats the offside trap and bears down on goal, but Sol Campbell comes across to snuff out the danger with an excellent tackle to save Pompey going a goal down

Johnson plays in a great ball towards Benjani waiting to pull the trigger, but Kirland scarmbles and is able to prevent the striker converting

The game is beginning to slow down a touch, after a frantic first twenty minutes

Ryan Taylor gets a long throw-in to Aghahowa, but James comes out to clear the dangerRyan Taylor gets a long throw-in to Aghahowa, but James comes out to clear the danger

David James gets a lucky break, the Pompey keeper handled outside the box, but Wigan striker Folan has already been flagged outside, otherwise James could have been in some trouble

Both sides really fancy themselves today, resulting in a very open game with chances being created at both ends

Excellent work from Douala, whos brings the ball around Kirkland, then looks to put the ball towards the near post, but nobody is their to convert, but Kirkland did well and was alert to the danger

Johnson plays a ball into Kanu, who swings at it, but can't trouble Chris Kirkland who collects easily

Folan nicks the ball from Glenn Jognson and breaks with speed, but fires a poor shot straight at David James

Another Wigan corner causes trouble at the back for Pompey. Ryan Taylor again whips the ball in, McCulloch gets up, but he can't get his header on target

Wigan have started the better of the two sides, with Aghahowa and Valencia looking lively for the Lactics

David Unsworth plays a ball over the top towards Aghahowa who then squares to Folan who looks to lift the ball over James, but he is equal to it

Benjani Mwaruwari breaks for Portsmouth and drilles the ball across the face of goal, but Wigan defender Emmerson Boyce is able to get infront of Kanu and put the ball out for a corner kick

Lee McCulloch comes close for Wigan, right footed shot is mis-kicked wide, Wigan are very much on top early on

Corner by Ryan Taylor is met with power by Calub Folan, forcing Pompey keeper David James to make a brilliant save

Good work for Julius Aghahowa, who uses his pace to win Wigan a corner

Portsmouth line-up as: James, Johnson, Campbell, Primus, Pamarot, Lauren, Pedro Mendes, Hughes, Douala, Kanu, Mwaruwari

Wigan line-up as: Kirkland, Taylor, Jackson, Boyce, Unsworth, Valencia, Landzaat, Skoko, McCulloch, Folan, Aghahowa

Harry Rednapp makes three changes to his side that drew with Middlesbrough on Fratton Park on Tuesday night. Matthew Taylor, Gary O’Neil and Traore miss out in place of Pamarot, Hughes and Douala.

Paul Jewell will turn to new signing Aghahowa to end Wigan’s dreadful run of form. Wigan also welcome back Matt Jackson, as both Leighton Baines and Emile Heskey miss out with knocks suffered at Reading on Wednesday.