Benjani's penalty is saved brilliantly by Rob Green

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

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

The fourth official indicates three minutes of added time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The fourth official indicates two minutes of added time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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