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  • Kick-off: 17:15
  • Venue: Fratton Park
  • Attendance: 20525
  • Referee: Dean, M

Live Commentary

90 mins

Full time at Fratton Park

90 mins

Benjani's penalty is saved brilliantly by Rob Green

90 mins

A penalty is awarded to Pompey for a Danny Gabbidon handball in injury time

90 mins

Kanu almost won the game for Pompey in injury time but his shot glanced the outside of the post and went out for a goal kick

90 mins

The fourth official indicates three minutes of added time

88 mins

Carlton Cole is lucky to be on the pitch after going over the top of the ball on Pedro Mendes who looks hurt after the tackle

86 mins

The third time this has happened tonight, Referee Dean blows for a foul before a free kick is even taken for players pushing in the penalty area

83 mins

Danny Gabbidon gets away with letting the ball bounce on the edge of the area but luckily Robert Green was there to save his bacon

81 mins

Carlton Cole is booked for dissent

80 mins

Luis Boa Morte almost hit Portsmouth on the break and punished them for their sloppy play, but instead he decided to pass the ball to Carlton Cole who missed the target with his shot

79 mins

Nobby Solano is replaced by Jonathan Spector

77 mins

Kanu comes onto replace John Utaka

75 mins

Carlton Cole has done a good job for the Hammers today, playing a lonely role upfront on his own and holding the ball up well for his team

73 mins

Carlton Cole with another shot on target for West Ham but it was no trouble for David James in the Pompey goal

71 mins

Nobby Solano booked for unsporting behaviour

69 mins

There is a certain restlessness around Fratton Park as West Ham are on top and look very threatening going forward

66 mins

Nobby Solano misses yet another golden opportunity to put the away side infront but instead he smashes the ball off the cross bar from just six yards

63 mins

Luis Boa Morte attacked down the left for West Ham and showed his abudance of pace, but was equally matched if not beaten by the rapid Sylvain Distin

60 mins

George McCartney shows good composure in defence as he headed the ball back to Robert Green whilst under pressure from John Utaka

57 mins

A great save from Robert Green to deny Benjani who fired the ball with great force at goal, only for Green to tip the ball out for a corner

55 mins

Sulley Muntari recieved the ball just outside the penalty area and blazed the ball over the bar without being closed down by any West Ham player

52 mins

Glen Johnson shows a lack of communication between himself and David James by giving away a corner

50 mins

Mark Noble booked for preventing a Pompey free kick being taken quickly

48 mins

Nobby Solano tries to beat David James from a ridiculously tight angled free kick which was easy for the 'Keeper

46 mins

Portsmouth get the game back underway for the second half

45 mins

Half time substitution Craig Bellamy is replaced by Matthew Etherington

45 mins

Half time at Fratton Park

45 mins

Carlton Cole missed the best chance of the game after being right infront of David James, only for Cole to hit the ball straight at him

45 mins

The fourth official indicates two minutes of added time

42 mins

Muntari connected well with the ball and drove the ball inches past the post for Portsmouth

39 mins

Pompey are getting alot of joy down the right hand side with Glen Johnson and linking up well with Krancjar

36 mins

Craig Bellamy made an adventurous effort from thirty five yards which went suprisingly straight into the stands behind the goal

33 mins

A noisy and atmospheric Fratton Park is trying to get behind the home side who look threatening going forward but look sloppy in defence

31 mins

Almost a misunderstanding between David James and Sol Campbell almost slipped in Carlton Cole in on goal, with neither Campbell or James taking charge of the situation

27 mins

Pedro Mendes looks a little bit short of match fitness and doesn't look up to speed with the rest of the Pompey team

25 mins

Craig Bellamy is booked for niggling at Hermann Hreidarsson

24 mins

Portsmouth went straight up the other end and Benjani was ready to pull the trigger before McCartney made a last ditch tackle to put the ball out for a corner

22 mins

Nobby Solano arrived from nowhere at the back post and should have put West Ham ahead, but instead put the ball wide of the goal and some how didn't score

19 mins

Portsmouth look the better team so far however Mark Noble just wasted a shooting opportunity and smashed the ball into the Hammers supporters behind the goal

16 mins

Mark Noble rolls around on the floor after he looked have took a nasty knock in the midrift from Papa Boupa Diop

14 mins

Pompey hit West Ham on the break with Hermann Hreidarsson crossing the ball to the back post for Krancjar to hit the bal wide

12 mins

West Ham made their first attack of the game and won a corner which was headed over the bar by Lucas Neil

10 mins

Pompey have dominated the opening ten minutes of the game with a massive 65% of possession

8 mins

Danny Gabbidon nearly turned the ball into his own net after a wicked disflection from Sulley Muntari's powerful shot

6 mins

Pedro Mendes this time with a long range effort from a good thirty yards this time went flying over the bar

4 mins

Early chance for Niko Krancjar with a long range shot which was tipped over the bar by Robert Green

2 mins

Nobby Solano will be looking to impress his boss starting in place of the injured Matthew Etherington in midfield today

1 mins

West Ham get the game underway here at Fratton Park

0 mins

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

0 mins

West Ham are lookin to get their second win in a row following their victory against Sunderland last weekend, Alan Curbishley brings in Nobby Solano to the starting line-up and sticks with Carlton Cole and Craig Bellamy up front

0 mins

Portsmouth are looking to get their 5th consecutive Premier League ever in their history, with Harry Redknapp recalling Pedro Mendes to the starting line-up in place of Kanu who drops to the bench

0 mins

West Ham Line-up: Green, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Solano, Noble, Mullins, Boa Morte, Bellamy, Cole

0 mins

Portsmouth Line-up: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Diop, Pedro Mendes, Muntari, Kranjcar, Mwaruwari

Match Report

Two sides with ambitions of clinching a European a place meet at Fratton Park, as Portsmouth play host to West Ham United.

Pompey are currently fifth in the Premier League table, on the back of a run of four straight victories in the league.

The most recent of those was a 2-0 success at Wigan Athletic, during which in-form striker Benjani took his goal tally to five in his last three games and seven for the season in total.

That has left boss Harry Redknapp a very happy man, as he said: "You have to enjoy the good days in this game because you know what will happen. The years roll by and you have to appreciate it.

"It's been a good start again like last year. We were always in the top half last year."

Redknapp is blessed with an injury list which only includes Nigerian frontman Kanu (knee), who is still some way off a return to action, but Sean Davis is suspended, meaning Pedro Mendes is likely to be handed a rare start.

The Portuguese star admitted: "I don't want to rush back before I'm really ready, even though I'm finding it frustrating not to be involved."

Redknapp's former club, West Ham, travel to the South Coast buoyed by a 3-1 win at home to Sunderland last time out.

Alan Curbishley's side have been somewhat inconsistent this season, with the victory over the Black Cats coming after three straight league losses.

That can be partially explained by a number of injuries that have hampered Curbishley, with Scott Parker's return from a knee problem being further delayed by a midweek setback.

Dean Ashton, Bobby Zamora, Kieron Dyer and Julien Faubert are all currently sidelined as well, but Curbishley still has plenty of options at his disposal following a busy summer in the transfer market.

Last season Pompey did the double over the Irons, winning 2-0 at Fratton Park before securing a 2-1 victory at Upton Park on Boxing Day thanks to a Linvoy Primus brace.

Portsmouth

West Ham United

Corners

11 5

Fouls

18 9

Goal attempts

10 11

Shots off target

7 6

Offsides

4 2

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