Defoe nearly doubles Spurs lead with a shot from the angle which beats James and clips the top of the crossbar.

O'Hara has a shot from inside the area, the ball taking a deflection and flying over the bar for a Tottenham corner which comes to nothing.

Berbatov does well to turn the ball back to Defoe who flashes his shot into the side netting, Tottenham on top at the minute.

Defoe has a pop from the edge of the penalty area but over cooks it, slamming the ball over the crossbar.

Kranjcar whips in a corner which Nugent manages to get his head on andnod it over the bar, good chance for Pompey.

Berbatov gets onto a through ball and takes the ball around the on rushing James, but the Bulgarian striker just knocks on the ball too far and Campball shepherds it out.

Malbranque tries his luck from 25 yards but its a poor effort, the ball bobbling wide of James' goal, never threatening the target.

The game just beginning to get a little scrappy, a few tough tackles flying in from both sides, not a lot of goal mouth action.

Kranjcar does well to take on Chimbonda before cutting inside and hammering the ball at goal, but its straight at Robinson who saves it well.

Jenas dinks in a freekick from the centre of the half, but its a poor delivery, the ball bouncing through for Johnson to clear.

Lennon whips in a great cross which James manages to miss but the ball also avoids Bent as well with the goal gapping, the ball bouncing away for Pamarot to clear.

Lennon and Bent combine well with Bent eventually laying the ball back for Lennon to run onto but Campbell comes across inside the box and takes the ball well, knocking Lennon to the floor in the process.

Malbranque takes on Johnson before clippingthe ball back across the face of goal but finds no one, the ball just over the head of Lennon at the far post.

The fourth official indicates their will be one minute of added on time.

Kranjcar whips in a freekick from wide of the left and finds Utaka at the far post, the midfielder tries to knock it back across goal but can only head it into the side netting.

Malbranque's corner finds Lennon who looks to knock it down for a white shirt but finds no one as Pompey clear.

Jenas strikes a free kick from twenty-five yards out, looks to float it over the top of the wall but it hits the blue wall and goes behind for a corner.

Bent flicks the ball on for Berbatov who looks to shot but a last ditch tackle from Campbell blocks the shot back onto the Bulgarian striker which floats over the cross bar, great bit of defending from Campbell.

Mendes does really well to take the ball past Zokora before trying to pick out Benjani in the box, but its cut out well by Kaboul who launches another counter-attack.

Kranjcar takes the resulting corner which isn't great Zokora heading it away to Malbranque who heads off down the field as Spurs counter-attack.

Muntari whips in a freekick from out wide but its straight at Berbatov who bundles it behind for a corner.

Kaboul launches a long ball over the top for Bent who latches onto it, taking a touch before shooting which James saves with ease, the shot straight at him.

Diop tries a snap shot from outside the penalty area, but the midfielder slices the ball very wide, so wide that it goes out for a Totteham throw-in.

Muntari strikes a freekick from the right hand side, the midfielder firing it straight through the wall and forcing Robinson into a great save, holding the ball low down to his left.

The corner comes in to the near post again but another Spurs striker deals with the corner this time, Berbatov flicking it away from danger.

Portsmouth feed the ball into Diop's feet who turnsand shots, the ball taking a deflection and dipping over the crossbar for a corner.

Lennon works himself into a good position for a cross but his delivery is awful, slicing the ball into the crowd behind the goal as the oppurtunity goes begging.

Muntari whips in a cross, looking for Kranjcar, but the ball is just ahead of the Croatian forward, Robinson beating him to the ball to claim it well.

Mendes whips in a corner towards the near post looking for the run of Benjani but its cut out well by Bent who heads it away.

Diop drags a shot towards goal which is cut out by Kaboul before it can reach Robinson, the defender clearing the ball up field.

Lennon does really well to cut the ball back across the face of the penalty area for Boateng who forces a good save before Malbranque taps it in but before the Tottenham players can celebrate the flag goes up after Malbranqu is adjudged to be offside

Malbranque does well to lay the ball onto Bent on the left of the penalty area, the England striker cutting inside and bending his shot in and just over the crossbar, good start from Spurs.

Jenas whips in a corner from the right which Johnson deals with at the near post, heading it away from danger as Tottenham threaten for the first time.

Bent crosses from the right looking for Berbatov in the centre of the penalty area but Mendes does well to stop the cross and clear it away.

A very subdued start to the game at Fratton Park, neither side really threatening, just feeling each other out at the moment.

Distin floats a freekick in from the half way line which Diop manages to knock on into the penalty area but its hammered away from danger by Zokora.