Jamie O'Hara puts a corner in for Pompey which Michael Turner clears. The ball comes back and Younes Kaboul's effort is deflected out for another corner.

Younes Kaboul hits Pompey's best effort of the game but luckily for the Black Cats it is down the throat of Marton Fulop who saves.

George McCartney defends well here to take the ball from Aruna Dindane before Paulo Da Silva clears away.

Hermann Hreidarsson puts a throw-in into the Sunderland box but Lorik Cana clears as the visitors are enjoying plenty of the ball.

Portsmouth are just adopting a route one style of play here but their balls into the Sunderland box are being repelled.

Sunderland get their ninth corner of the match. Andy Reid puts it in from the right and Hermann Hreidarsson clears. The ball back in goes out for a goal kick.

From the resulting free kick Andy Reid hits a great effort which goes out off the crossbar, although it looked like David James got a slight touch.

Lorik Cana is on hand to put the ball out for a corner as Jamie O'Hara charged into the box. Jamie O'Hara put the corner in but it was too close to Marton Fulop.

Another slight lull in the action here and Portsmouth look like they are going to make another change to try and steal a point.

Aruna Dindane tries to break at goal but he fouls Michael Turner needlessly and ends a brief foray up the field for the visitors.

Andy Reid plays in the corner and Lorik Cana gets up highest but heads over David James' bar.

Darren Bent tries to pull the trigger just inside the area from Andy Reid's pass but Marc Wilson does enough to get a foot in and concedes a corner.

Amusement here as Richard Hughes seems to hack down his own player Younes Kaboul trying to win the ball. It sums up Pompey's afternoon so far.

For all the extra possession Pompey have had here they have still struggled to carve out any chances as Sunderland look comfortable.

Younes Kaboul does well to prevent Darren Bent and Kenwyne Jones combining in the Pompey area.

Sunderland are desperate for that second goal as they know while it's only 1-0 Pompey are still in it.

Nyron Nosworthy finds Kenwyne Jones on the edge of the area and the big striker takes a touch before dragging an effort just wide of the goal.

Nyron Nosworthy goes past a number of Portsmouth players on a barnstorming run and fires his effort way over the bar instead of looking for a pass.

Pompey clear the corner and counter-attack up the field but Nwankwo Kanu's resulting shot from 25 yards fails to trouble Marton Fulop.

Sunderland are pressing now and win a few throw ins only for Fraizer Campbell to knock the ball out off a defender for a corner.

Portsmouth look like they have finally woken up here as they have had a couple of corners and are knocking the ball around well.

Jamie O'Hara takes the free kick left-footed and it was an easy save for Marton Fulop.

Jamie O'Hara puts the next corner in but Sunderland clear. Pompey come back and Tal Ben Haim is fouled by Paulo Da Silva.

The corner comes in and Kenwyne Jones puts it out for another corner under pressure from Hermann Hreidarsson.

Jamie O'Hara plays a free kick in to the Sunderland area and George McCartney puts it out for a second Pompey corner.

Jamie O'Hara takes a first corner for Portsmouth but it was very poor and Marton Fulop comfortably gathers.

Sunderland win a corner from the left side here but Richard Hughes clears and Fraizer Campbell has an effort go behind for a goal kick.

Sunderland are well on top here as Darren Bent has two efforts on goal blocked and he wikns a corner from the second.

Sunderland are still looking for that second goal which you would have to say could kill this game as Pompey have been poor as Darren Bent is narrowly flagged offside.

The ball seems to hit Marc Wilson's arm in the area but no Sunderland players appeal and the referee waves play on.

To be fair Sunderland have not played great here but Portsmouth's poor performance has meant they have not been required to get out of first gear.

More great running down the right by Nyron Nosworthy sees the ball end up at the feet of Darren Bent who is not too far away with his effort.

Andy Reid tries to link up with George McCartney down the left wing but his ball is over hit and David James gets the goalkick to take.

Michael Brown picks up a pass from Nwankwo Kanu on the edge of the area and shoots wildly wide as Pompey again fail to test Marton Fulop.

Andy Reid heads the ball into the Pompey area but Younes Kaboul does enough to clear under pressure from Kenwyne Jones.

Avram Grant will not be happy with his players here as they have posed no threat to the Sunderland goal in over half an hour.

Sunderland win a corner down the left which Andy Reid puts in and the ball falls to Jordan Henderson who again tries his luck from 20 yards but it goes over.

Sunderland attack again but the move is halted as Lorik Cana handles the ball as he tries to charge towards the goal.

A great move again by Sunderland as Nyron Nosworthy pulled the ball back to Jordan Henderson who hits a shot just over the bar.

Richard Hughes has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.

Sunderland try and break forward again but this time former loan man Tal Ben Haim mops up the danger and clears.

Tal Ben Haim brings down Andy Reid as Sunderland look to break away as Pompey still look to muster their first attack.

Out of nothing Kenwyne Jones hits an effort at goal which David James gets down well to save the effort which will have woken up the fans.

Portsmouth have shown little as an attacking force so far as Sunderland have done most pressing without creating too much either.

Jordan Henderson attempts to send Darren Bent through on goal but just over hits the pass and it goes out for a goal kick to Portsmouth.

Kenwyne Jones is back on his feet quickly so the action immediately gets back underway.

Richard Hughes puts in a strong tackle on Kenwyne Jones and the Sunderland man goes down holding his shoulder. Play is held up for him to get treated.

A corner from the right comes in from Andy Reid. The first is cleared by Tal Ben Haim but Andy Reid crosses back in and Darren Bent heads wide of the goal.

Darren Bent does well here to put the ball into the centre for the onrushing Lorik Cana but Pompey defend well to deny him.

Nothing too much to discuss in the opening exchanges here but Sunderland are the team doing most of the pressing.

A shot comes in from Jamie O'Hara from outside the area but it is easily held by Marton Fulop.

A dangerous free kick here for Sunderland is whipped into the Pompey box by Jordan Henderson but David James comes out to collect.

Nyron Nosworthy puts a throw in into the Pompey half and the visitors cannot clear and he crosses into the middle with Fraizer Campbell seeing a shot deflect out for a corner.

A slow start to the game here on Wearside as Sunderland are happy to play the ball around in defence.