Bolton 2-1 Portsmouth
Bolton secured victory thanks to two goals in the first three minutes but also missed a glut of chances. Matthew Taylor fired the hosts ahead when he flipped the ball up and volleyed in before Ricardo Gardner made it 2-0 with another cracking volley. Peter Crouch headed in at the far post to hand Pompey [...]
West Brom 1-1 Portsmouth
West Brom remain bottom of the Premier League after Peter Crouch’s second-half equaliser earned Portsmouth a draw in an entertaining match at The Hawthorns. Jonathan Greening gave West Brom a deserved lead when Chris Brunt’s free-kick ricocheted off the bar and the captain side-footed in from six yards. Crouch then levelled matters with a stunning [...]
Sunderland 1-2 Portsmouth
Jermain Defoe crashed in an injury-time penalty to secure a first victory for new Portsmouth manager Tony Adams. Djibril Cisse gave Sunderland the lead after just three minutes after being set free by Andy Reid, but the striker then wasted a succession of chances. David James denied him three times, while Kieron Richardson hit the [...]
Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan
Emile Heskey’s injury-time winner for Wigan left Tony Adams looking for his first point as Portsmouth boss. Heskey’s 100th Premier League goal from Lee Cattermole’s pass settled an incredible game where Pompey hit the woodwork no less than five times. Amr Zaki fired the Latics ahead from the penalty spot after Papa Bouba Diop fouled [...]
Liverpool 1-0 Portsmouth
Steven Gerrard’s 76th-minute penalty kept Liverpool clear at the top of the table with victory over Portsmouth. Gerrard scored after Papa Bouba Diop undid his side’s resolute performance by handling a corner in Pompey boss Tony Adams’s first game in charge. Until then, Dirk Kuyt’s shot against the post was the closest Liverpool had come [...]
Portsmouth 2-1 Stoke
Jermain Defoe netted the winner and Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch scored with a spectacular overhead kick as Stoke were beaten at Fratton Park. Crouch acrobatically fired Defoe’s cross into the bottom corner. Stoke equalised when Rory Delap’s long throw was flicked on by Dave Kitson and Ricardo Fuller headed home. Defoe rattled the post with [...]
Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham
Tottenham were left rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after a tame display in a loss at Portsmouth. Former Spurs striker Jermain Defoe put Pompey ahead when he drove in a penalty after Jermaine Jenas needlessly handled a Glen Little free-kick. Spurs lacked a goal threat but were denied a penalty after an [...]
Portsmouth 0-4 Chelsea
A dominant Chelsea brushed aside Portsmouth to book their spot in the Carling Cup fourth round. Frank Lampard clinically slotted in a penalty to put the Blues ahead after Michael Ballack was brought down by Nadir Belhadj. Florent Malouda lashed in a shot for Chelsea and Lampard walked in his fifth of the season after [...]
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