• Date: Sat 27 October 2007
  • Venue: Fratton Park
  • Ref: Dean, M
  • Attendance: 20,525

Portsmouth vs West Ham United

Team Lineups

Portsmouth

David James
Hermann Hreidarsson
Glen Johnson
Sol Campbell
Sylvain Distin
Niko Kranjcar
Papa Bouba Diop
John Utaka (Nwankwo Kanu, 77)
Sulley Muntari
Miguel Pedro Mendes
Mwaruwari Benjani

West Ham United

Robert Green
Danny Gabbidon
Matthew Upson
Lucas Neill
George McCartney
Mark Noble
Nolberto Solano (Jonathan Spector, 78)
Hayden Mullins
Craig Bellamy (Matthew Etherington, 46)
Luis Boa Morte
Carlton Cole (Anton Ferdinand, 90)


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

Full time at Fratton Park

90

Benjani's penalty is saved brilliantly by Rob Green

90

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

90

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

The fourth official indicates three minutes of added time

88

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

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

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
Yellow Card
 

Carlton Cole is booked for dissent

80

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
Substitution
 

Nobby Solano is replaced by Jonathan Spector

77
Substitution
 

Kanu comes onto replace John Utaka

75

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

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

71
Yellow Card
 

Nobby Solano booked for unsporting behaviour

69

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

66

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

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

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

57

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

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

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

50
Yellow Card
 

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

48

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

Second half
 

Portsmouth get the game back underway for the second half

45
Substitution
 

Half time substitution Craig Bellamy is replaced by Matthew Etherington

Half time
 

Half time at Fratton Park

45

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

The fourth official indicates two minutes of added time

42

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

39

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

36

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

33

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

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

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
Substitution
 

Craig Bellamy is booked for niggling at Hermann Hreidarsson

24

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

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

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

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

14

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

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

10

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

8

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

6

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

4

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

2

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

1
Kickoff
 

West Ham get the game underway here at Fratton Park

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

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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

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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

Awaiting Kickoff
 

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

Awaiting Kickoff
 

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