Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion, 2008-2009 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League

Portsmouth

33': Younes Kaboul
65': Niko Kranjcar

FT
2 - 2

West Bromwich Albion

48': Jonathan Greening
62': Chris Brunt

About

Portsmouth are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
0': First Half begins.
7': Foul by Abdoulaye Meite (West Bromwich Albion).
7': Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
10': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Brunt tries a through ball, but Marc-Antoine Fortuné is caught offside.
11': Hayden Mullins (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion).
16': Foul by Younes Kaboul (Portsmouth).
16': Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jonathan Greening tries a through ball, but Marc-Antoine Fortuné is caught offside.
19': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by James Morrison.
20': Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jermaine Pennant with a cross following a corner.
20': Foul by Gianni Zuiverloon (West Bromwich Albion).
20': David Nugent (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
21': Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in his own half.
21': Foul by Hayden Mullins (Portsmouth).
22': Attempt saved. Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
23': Attempt saved. James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
24': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
24': Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jermaine Pennant following a corner.
25': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
26': Marc-Antoine Fortuné (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Hayden Mullins (Portsmouth).
27': Attempt missed. Jermaine Pennant (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Nugent.
27': Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (West Bromwich Albion).
27': Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
29': Attempt missed. Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hayden Mullins.
31': Attempt missed. Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jermaine Pennant with a cross.
33': Goal! Portsmouth 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Younes Kaboul (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jermaine Pennant.
35': Attempt saved. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Olsson.
35': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by David James.
36': Attempt blocked. Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Attempt saved. Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
36': Attempt missed. Gianni Zuiverloon (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
38': Attempt missed. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Greening.
45': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Brunt tries a through ball, but Marc-Antoine Fortuné is caught offside.
45': Foul by Gianni Zuiverloon (West Bromwich Albion).
45': Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
0': Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
48': Attempt saved. James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
48': Goal! Portsmouth 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
50': Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Gianni Zuiverloon (West Bromwich Albion).
51': Foul by Peter Crouch (Portsmouth).
51': Gianni Zuiverloon (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in his own half.
52': Attempt missed. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Graeme Dorrans.
53': Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
53': Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (West Bromwich Albion).
54': Foul by Jermaine Pennant (Portsmouth).
54': Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in his own half.
55': Foul by Younes Kaboul (Portsmouth).
55': Paul Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in his own half.
56': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
60': Foul by Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth).
60': Gianni Zuiverloon (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Foul by Hayden Mullins (Portsmouth).
61': Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Goal! Portsmouth 1, West Bromwich Albion 2. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
64': Hayden Mullins (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion).
64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Nadir Belhadj defender replaces David Nugent.
65': Goal! Portsmouth 2, West Bromwich Albion 2. Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
66': Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Foul by Graeme Dorrans (West Bromwich Albion).
66': Graeme Dorrans (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
67': Attempt missed. Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hermann Hreidarsson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
69': Attempt missed. Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jermaine Pennant.
71': Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion).
72': Offside, Portsmouth. Sol Campbell tries a through ball, but Niko Kranjcar is caught offside.
73': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jonas Olsson tries a through ball, but Marc-Antoine Fortuné is caught offside.
74': Foul by Peter Crouch (Portsmouth).
74': Gianni Zuiverloon (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in his own half.
74': Foul by Younes Kaboul (Portsmouth).
74': Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Woods defender replaces James Morrison.
77': Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jermaine Pennant with a cross.
78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Carl Hoefkens defender replaces Gianni Zuiverloon.
79': Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Foul by Abdoulaye Meite (West Bromwich Albion).
79': Attempt saved. Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
80': Attempt saved. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadir Belhadj.
81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Youssuf Mulumbu midfielder replaces Chris Brunt.
83': Foul by Peter Crouch (Portsmouth).
83': Abdoulaye Meite (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in his own half.
84': Attempt missed. Jermaine Pennant (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
85': Robert Koren (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in his own half.
85': Foul by Richard Hughes (Portsmouth).
87': Offside, Portsmouth. Jermaine Pennant tries a through ball, but Younes Kaboul is caught offside.
87': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sylvain Distin.
88': Attempt missed. Chris Woods (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Greening with a cross following a corner.
89': Foul by Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth).
89': Marc-Antoine Fortuné (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Hand ball by Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich Albion).
90': Foul by Younes Kaboul (Portsmouth).
90': Paul Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Younes Kaboul (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Foul by Richard Hughes (Portsmouth).
90': Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Substitution, Portsmouth. Theofanis Gekas forward replaces Jermaine Pennant.
90': Foul by Peter Crouch (Portsmouth).
90': Abdoulaye Meite (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in his own half.
90': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.

Statistics

WBA		POR
12	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	5
52.2	Possession	47.8
12	SHOTS	13
7	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
307	Accurate Passes	264
395	Passes	361
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	37
0.1	Cross %	0.1
75	Long Balls	56
41	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	0
13	Effective Tackles	23
18	Tackles	30
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
29	Effective Clearances	17
45	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,376

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	12	+16	31
2	Manchester City	12	+5	23
3	Chelsea	12	+9	22
4	Arsenal	12	+9	22

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	David James (GK)
15	Sylvain Distin
23	Sol Campbell
7	Hermann Hreidarsson
3	Younes Kaboul
22	Richard Hughes
6	Hayden Mullins
19	Niko Kranjcar
10	David Nugent
14	Jermaine Pennant
9	Peter Crouch

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Kanu, Nadir Belhadj, John Utaka, Angelos Basinas, Noe Pamarot, Asmir Begovic, Theofanis Gekas.

West Bromwich Albion (4-5-1)

No.	Name
19	Scott Carson (GK)
26	Jonas Olsson
23	Abdoulaye Méité
3	Paul Robinson
22	Gianni Zuiverloon
17	Graham Dorrans
7	Robert Koren
27	James Morrison
8	Jonathan Greening
11	Chris Brunt
32	Marc-Antoine Fortuné

West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:

Juan Carlos Menseguez, Chris Wood, Carl Hoefkens, Youssouf Mulumbu, Dean Kiely, Jay Simpson, Borja Valero.

Premier League News

Transfer rumors, news: Salah wants long-term Liverpool deal

Mohamed Salah is looking to extend his Liverpool contract for another three years. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

Manchester United vs Everton: Time, how to watch, team news

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim takes charge of his first Premier League match at Old Trafford on Sunday, hosting Everton. Here's everything you need to know.

Ruben Amorim admits anxiety despite first Man United win

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United are causing him to be "anxious" and "nervous" while the players get to grips with his tactical demands.

Højlund could be vital to Amorim's success at Man United

Ruben Amorim earned his first win as Manchester United boss, which came thanks to a great performance from forward Rasmus Højlund.

Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou laments wastefulness in Roma draw

Ange Postecoglou lamented his Tottenham Hotspur side's wastefulness in front of goal during their 2-2 draw with Roma in the Europa League on Thursday, but added he still feels his side are in a "strong position" in the competition.