Portsmouth vs Stoke City, 2009-2010 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League

Portsmouth

35': Frédéric Piquionne

FT
1 - 2

Stoke City

50': Robert Huth
73': Andy Wilkinson
90'+1': Salif Diao

About

Portsmouth are hosting Stoke City 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.
1': Foul by Dean Whitehead (Stoke City).
1': Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
4': Ricardo Fuller (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Steve Finnan (Portsmouth).
5': Attempt missed. Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Glenn Whelan with a cross following a set piece situation.
8': Foul by Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City).
8': Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Attempt missed. Glenn Whelan (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
14': Tuncay (Stoke City) wins a free kick in his own half.
14': Foul by Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth).
14': Offside, Stoke City. Danny Collins tries a through ball, but Rory Delap is caught offside.
16': Tuncay (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
17': Attempt missed. Mamady Sidibe (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
20': Offside, Portsmouth. Quincy Owusu-Abeyie tries a through ball, but Frédéric Piquionne is caught offside.
22': Delay in match Ricardo Fuller (Stoke City) because of an injury.
22': Delay in match Marc Wilson (Portsmouth) because of an injury.
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Hand ball by Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth).
25': Attempt blocked. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
26': Dean Whitehead (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Foul by Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth).
28': Foul by Mamady Sidibe (Stoke City).
28': Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
30': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
35': Attempt saved. Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie O'Hara.
35': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Stoke City 0. Frédéric Piquionne (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
36': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Papa Bouba Diop.
40': Attempt saved. Tuncay (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mamady Sidibe.
40': Attempt blocked. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David James.
42': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Tuncay.
43': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Andy Wilkinson.
44': Offside, Portsmouth. David James tries a through ball, but Quincy Owusu-Abeyie is caught offside.
45': Foul by Mamady Sidibe (Stoke City).
45': Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
45': Mamady Sidibe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in his own half.
45': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
45': Attempt missed. Tuncay (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Glenn Whelan following a set piece situation.
45': First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Stoke City 0.
45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kanu forward replaces Frédéric Piquionne because of an injury.
0': Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Stoke City 0.
46': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
48': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
48': Attempt blocked. Dean Whitehead (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Huth.
50': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Fuller (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
50': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hermann Hreidarsson.
50': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Stoke City 1. Robert Huth (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Glenn Whelan with a cross following a corner.
51': Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City).
51': Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt blocked. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Danny Collins.
55': Attempt saved. Rory Delap (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
55': Attempt missed. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
56': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Stoke City).
56': Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
57': Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City).
57': Kanu (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt blocked. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Mamady Sidibe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
60': Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
61': Attempt blocked. Tuncay (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in his own half.
62': Foul by Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth).
65': Ricardo Fuller (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
66': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Papa Bouba Diop.
66': Attempt missed. Ricardo Fuller (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
66': Substitution, Portsmouth. John Utaka midfielder replaces Hassan Yebda.
67': Foul by Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City).
67': Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Mamady Sidibe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth).
69': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
69': Attempt blocked. Rory Delap (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Ricardo Fuller (Stoke City) wins a free kick in his own half.
71': Foul by Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth).
72': Offside, Stoke City. Robert Huth tries a through ball, but Ryan Shawcross is caught offside.
73': Foul by Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City).
73': Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Second yellow card to Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City) for a bad foul.
74': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Robert Huth.
76': Substitution, Stoke City. Salif Diao midfielder replaces Tuncay.
77': Offside, Stoke City. Dean Whitehead tries a through ball, but Ricardo Fuller is caught offside.
78': Attempt blocked. Steve Finnan (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kanu.
79': Foul by Salif Diao (Stoke City).
79': Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt blocked. John Utaka (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
81': Attempt missed. Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Portsmouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by John Utaka following a corner.
83': Offside, Stoke City. Thomas Sørensen tries a through ball, but Ricardo Fuller is caught offside.
84': Attempt missed. Ricardo Fuller (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Collins.
86': Substitution, Portsmouth. Danny Webber forward replaces Steve Finnan.
87': Attempt blocked. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kanu.
87': Attempt blocked. Danny Webber (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie O'Hara.
87': Attempt saved. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kanu.
90': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Stoke City 2. Salif Diao (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Fuller.
90': Attempt blocked. Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aruna Dindane.
90': Attempt blocked. Papa Bouba Diop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
90': Substitution, Stoke City. Dave Kitson forward replaces Ricardo Fuller.
90': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Papa Bouba Diop.
90': Dave Kitson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth).
90': Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
90': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Stoke City 2.
0': Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Stoke City 2.

Statistics

STK		POR
10	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	2
43.8	Possession	56.2
14	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
164	Accurate Passes	262
283	Passes	363
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	2
11	Crosses	30
0.4	Cross %	0.1
45	Long Balls	48
15	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	10
16	Effective Tackles	15
18	Tackles	18
0.9	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
21	Effective Clearances	19
35	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 17,208

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	21	+30	50
2	Arsenal	22	+22	44
3	Nottingham Forest	21	+10	41
4	Newcastle United	22	+12	38

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	David James (GK)
7	Hermann Hreidarsson
35	Marc Wilson
39	Nadir Belhadj
16	Steve Finnan
5	Jamie O'Hara
32	Hassan Yebda
8	Papa Bouba Diop
14	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
24	Aruna Dindane
9	Frédéric Piquionne

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Danny Webber, Kanu, Ricardo Rocha, Jamie Ashdown, John Utaka, Angelos Basinas, Hayden Mullins.

Stoke City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
29	Thomas Sorensen (GK)
4	Robert Huth
17	Ryan Shawcross
22	Danny Collins
28	Andy Wilkinson
6	Glenn Whelan
18	Dean Whitehead
20	Tuncay Sanli
24	Rory Delap
11	Mamady Sidibe
10	Ricardo Fuller

Stoke City Substitutes:

Amdy Faye, Liam Lawrence, Asmir Begovic, Danny Pugh, Dave Kitson, James Beattie, Salif Diao.

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