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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Fratton Park
  • Attendance: 20142
  • Referee: Poll, G

Live Commentary

92mins

It's full time. Portsmouth win 2-0 courtesy of strikes, one in each half, from Kanu and Andrew Cole.

90mins

Lua Lua's rocket strike is saved with his legs by Carroll. Pompey nearly had a third.

88mins

West Ham are struggling to get out of their half as Pompey pin them back.

86mins

Javier Mascherano replaces Yossi Benayoun for the visitors.

84mins

The West Ham fans look dejected. Some are making their way out for the trip back to London.

82mins

Andrew Cole doubles Pompey's advantage with a shot on the turn after a neat one-two with Lua Lua.

80mins

James makes a great save low down to his right to deny Reo-Coker.

79mins

Lua Lua fires wide after chasing a long ball over the top.

78mins

Andrew Cole replaces Benjani for Portsmouth.

76mins

Konchesky is booked for his tackle on Johnson.

74mins

Johnson is shown yellow for his reaction to a Konchesky challenge.

72mins

Mendes is the latest player to go into the referee's notbook.

70mins

Lua Lua holds the ball up well and eventually wins a throw-in for Pompey.

68mins

West Ham make a double substitution, Harewood and Cole replacing Zamora and Sherringham.

66mins

LuaLua replaces goalscorer Kanu for Porstmouth.

65mins

Campbell goes into the referee's notebook after protesting to strongly to referee Poll.

64mins

Campbell's header from Taylor's corner is cleared off the line by Sherringham.

63mins

Taylor's well-struck free kick is tipped over by Carroll.

62mins

Konchesky concedes a free kick in a dangerous position for a push on O'Neill.

60mins

Kanu unleashes a right-foot strike that flies inches over the cross-bar.

58mins

Mullins thunderbolt strike hits the stantion as the Hammers enjoy a rare chance.

56mins

James rushes off his line to clear from O'Neil's underhit back-pass as Zamora looks to profit.

54mins

James makes a top-class stop to keep out Konchesky's swerving strike.James makes a top-class stop to keep out Konchesky's swerving strike.

52mins

Kanu flashes a shot across the face of goal as Pompey turn up the pressure.

50mins

Kanu flashes a shot across the face of goal as Pompey pressurise the visitors goal.

49mins

Fernandes left-foot drilled effort flies just wide of Carroll's upright.

49mins

Johnson is pulled back for a foul on Konchesky. It's a scrappy start to the first half.

47mins

Gary O'Neil clears away from Paul Konchesky's dangerous curling cross.

45mins

Graham Poll gets the second half underway. The Pompey fans will be hoping for more of the same.

45mins

HALF TIME: PORTSMOUTH 1-0 WEST HAM UNITED: It's half time. Kanu's header midway through the half seperates the two side, the same player going close to extending Pomnpey's lead.

44mins

Teddy Sherringham looks to pick out Yossi Benayoun but his pass is too far ahead of the Israeli.

42mins

Etherington is shown yellow for a fould on O'Neill.

42mins

West Ham win a free kick after Johnson pushes Sherringham to the ground. Primus clears from the resulting set-piece.

40mins

West Ham win a corner kick after Sheringham's flicked header comes off defender Sol Campbell.

38mins

O'Neil looks to play in Benjani but his pass is too strong for the Pompey striker.

36mins

Sheringham's right-foot snap-shot is comfortably saved by James.

34mins

Mwaruwari lays the ball back into the path of Kanu, but the Nigerian snatches at his shot.

32mins

Konchesky's left-foot drive is high and wide of the target as the Hammers push forward for an equaliser.

30mins

Kanu somehow contrives to miss with the goal begging after meeting Johnson's cross.

28mins

The Portsmouth crowd had come alive since Kanu gave the home side the lead.

26mins

Sherringham is booked for a challenge on Johnson.

26mins

Konchesky fizzes a cross past the Pompey goal with Sheringham lurking.

24mins

Kanu heads home from Glen Johnson's left-foot cross to give Pompey the lead against the run of play.

22mins

West Ham are awarded a free kick as Teddy Sheringham and Sol Campbell have a few words.

20mins

Nigel Reo-Coker is shown yellow for a tug on the shirt of Manuel Fernandes.

18mins

Nwankwo Kanu is pulled up for a foul on Jonathan Spector. The Hammers are awarded a free kick.

16mins

Benjani Mwaruwari chases a long ball forward but is let down by his first touch and the ball runs out for a goalkick.

14mins

Gary O'Neil goes into referee Poll's notebook.

12mins

West Ham are beginning to take control of proceedings after Pompey's bright start.

10mins

Matthew Etherington crosses into the danger zone but there's no West Ham shirt in the area to profit.

8mins

Miguel Pedro Mendes goes close to, opening the scoring for Pompey, his dipping, deflected shot flying just over.

6mins

Bobby Zamora is pulled back by referee Poll after straying offside as the Hammers show their attacking intent.

4mins

Glen Johnson tries his luck from distance but his right-foot drive is wide of the target.

2mins

Pompey enjoy the better of the early possession, winning a succession of throw-ins.

0mins

Referee Graham Poll gets what is set to be acracking encounter underway.

0mins

Nwankwo Kanu and Benjani Mwaruwari lead the line for Portsmouth as Harry Redknapp welcomes his old club to Fratton Park.

0mins

Veteran Teddy Sheringham starts upfront alongside Bobby Zamora for West Ham. Mascerano starts on the bench for the Hammers.

Match Report

Harry Redknapp triumphed over his old club again as West Ham slumped to another disappointing defeat. Redknapp, sacked by West Ham 5 years ago, has still not lost in any match against the Hammers and there was never much danger of that sequence being broken.

West Ham have now lost their last six matches without scoring a goal and there could be a long winter ahead on this evidence for Alan Pardew and his team. Pardew's team worked hard enough and never gave up but once they had gone behind to a first-half goal they never looked like snatching even a draw.

Former West Ham keeper David James made two important saves from Paul Konchesky and Nigel Reo-Coker when Portsmouth were only a goal ahead, but when Portsmouth got their second with eight minutes remaining there was only going to be one winner.

Portsmouth's win keeps them among the early season pace-setters although they were made to work hard for their latest success.

Pardew, growing more desperate by the day, brought Teddy Sheringham in against his old club for his first start of the season. Sheringham inevitably brought class and flare but there was little scope for him and West Ham chances were rare.

Portsmouth took the lead in the 24th minute with a soft goal when Glen Johnson, another man with strong West Ham connections, centred from the right and Nwankwo Kanu got above Anton Ferdinand to beat Roy Carroll with a header into the corner of the net. West Ham appealed unsuccessfully for a foul on Ferdinand.

Kanu twice missed easy chances to add to his tally and by half-time the Hammers were lucky not to have been further adrift.

But they improved after the break and after 54 minutes James dived to his left to push away a fierce left-foot shot from the always adventurous Konchesky . James was also out quickly to block Hayden Mullins as he raced towards the goal and in the 81st minute made another save on his line to keep out Reo-Coker.

Referee Graham Poll was a busy man, booking four players from either side while Sol Campbell might have been further punished for a clumsy first-half challenge.

Redknapp sent on Andrew Cole and Lomana Tresor LuaLua near the end to increase West Ham's discomfort and it paid off in the 82nd minute. LuaLua, Matt Taylor and Cole all combined on the edge of the area and when West Ham failed to clear, Cole scored with a right-foot shot.

Pardew meanwhile took off Sheringham, who got an ovation from the Pompey fans, and Bobby Zamora and replaced them with Marlon Harewood and Carlton Cole but it made little difference as Portsmouth held on comfortably enough.

James, otherwise so sound and competent, got away with a miss-kick but West Ham created few openings and looked a side short of confidence. Their only win of the season was on the opening day and they have collected only five points in total.

Former West Ham manager Redknapp was delighted with his team's performance and they made the most of a Club in turmoil.

Referee Poll showed yellow cards to Gary O'Neil , Campbell, Miguel Pedro Mendes and Johnson of Portsmouth while there were cautions also for West Ham quartet Reo-Coker, Matthew Etherington, Sheringham and Konchesky of West Ham.

Portsmouth

West Ham United

Corners

44

Fouls

2011

Goal attempts

186

Shots off target

123

Offsides

43

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