- English Npower Championship
- 17 April 2012, 7:45pm
- Fratton Park
- Attendance: 14,847
Portsmouth | v | Palace |
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live commentary
Match ends, Portsmouth 2, Crystal Palace 1.
90+6 mins:Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Crystal Palace 1.
90+5 mins:Attempt missed. David Norris (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90+3 mins:Corner, Crystal Palace.
90+2 mins:Foul by Ashley Harris (Portsmouth).
90+2 mins:Dean Moxey (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
90 mins:Hand ball by Kwesi Appiah (Crystal Palace).
89 mins:Foul by Patrick McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
89 mins:Jamie Ashdown (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
88 mins:Foul by Karim Rekik (Portsmouth).
88 mins:Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
87 mins:Foul by David Norris (Portsmouth).
87 mins:Darren Ambrose (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
86 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
85 mins:Substitution, Portsmouth. Ashley Harris replaces Scott Allan.
84 mins:Foul by Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace).
84 mins:David Norris (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
82 mins:Foul by Patrick McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
82 mins:Chris Maguire (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
81 mins:Attempt missed. Darren Ambrose (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
80 mins:Attempt missed. Luke Varney (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
77 mins:Substitution, Crystal Palace. Sean Scannell replaces Antonio Pedroza.
77 mins:Attempt missed. Darren Ambrose (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
74 mins:David Norris (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74 mins:Foul by David Norris (Portsmouth).
74 mins:Kwesi Appiah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
73 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
72 mins:Foul by Dave Kitson (Portsmouth).
72 mins:Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
71 mins:Goal! Portsmouth 2, Crystal Palace 1. Darren Ambrose (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
70 mins:Penalty conceded by Luke Varney (Portsmouth) after a foul in the penalty area.
70 mins:Penalty Crystal Palace. Wilfred Zaha draws a foul in the penalty area.
69 mins:Foul by Scott Allan (Portsmouth).
69 mins:Darren Ambrose (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
66 mins:Foul by Jason Pearce (Portsmouth).
66 mins:Antonio Pedroza (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
64 mins:Substitution, Crystal Palace. Darren Ambrose replaces Jonathan Parr.
64 mins:Attempt missed. David Norris (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
63 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
59 mins:Foul by Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace).
59 mins:Scott Allan (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
57 mins:Substitution, Crystal Palace. Kwesi Appiah replaces Chris Martin.
56 mins:Attempt saved. Scott Allan (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
55 mins:Goal! Portsmouth 2, Crystal Palace 0. Greg Halford (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Allan with a cross.
54 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
52 mins:Antonio Pedroza (Crystal Palace) hits the woodwork with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
50 mins:Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
50 mins:Foul by Karim Rekik (Portsmouth).
50 mins:Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
49 mins:Foul by Chris Martin (Crystal Palace).
49 mins:Greg Halford (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
48 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
47 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Crystal Palace 0.
45+3 mins:First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Crystal Palace 0.
45+2 mins:Corner, Crystal Palace.
43 mins:Attempt saved. Dave Kitson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
42 mins:Foul by Scott Allan (Portsmouth).
42 mins:Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
39 mins:Foul by David Norris (Portsmouth).
39 mins:Jonathan Parr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
38 mins:Attempt missed. Chris Maguire (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
38 mins:Offside, Crystal Palace. Antonio Pedroza tries a through ball, but Antonio Pedroza is caught offside.
36 mins:Foul by Owen Garvan (Crystal Palace).
36 mins:Greg Halford (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
35 mins:Foul by Ricardo Rocha (Portsmouth).
35 mins:Chris Martin (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
34 mins:Attempt missed. Stuart O'Keefe (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
33 mins:Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace).
33 mins:Dave Kitson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
32 mins:Goal! Portsmouth 1, Crystal Palace 0. Scott Allan (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Rekik.
30 mins:Corner, Crystal Palace.
29 mins:Foul by Karim Rekik (Portsmouth).
29 mins:Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
27 mins:Attempt missed. Chris Maguire (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
26 mins:Foul by Owen Garvan (Crystal Palace).
26 mins:Dave Kitson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
24 mins:Foul by Dave Kitson (Portsmouth).
24 mins:Patrick McCarthy (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
23 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
23 mins:Luke Varney (Portsmouth) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
22 mins:Attempt missed. Antonio Pedroza (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
22 mins:Hand ball by Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace).
21 mins:Attempt missed. Luke Varney (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Maguire with a cross.
18 mins:Attempt missed. Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
15 mins:Corner, Portsmouth.
14 mins:Attempt saved. Antonio Pedroza (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
13 mins:Foul by Patrick McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
13 mins:Dave Kitson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
12 mins:Offside, Crystal Palace. Wilfred Zaha tries a through ball, but Wilfred Zaha is caught offside.
10 mins:Foul by Patrick McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
10 mins:Dave Kitson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
10 mins:Corner, Crystal Palace.
10 mins:Attempt saved. Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
7 mins:Attempt missed. Scott Allan (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
6 mins:Foul by Karim Rekik (Portsmouth).
6 mins:Wilfred Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick.
3 mins:Foul by Paul McShane (Crystal Palace).
3 mins:Dave Kitson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English Npower Championship
- 17 April 2012, 7:45pm
- Fratton Park
- Attendance: 14,847
| Portsmouth | v | Palace |
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match report
Portsmouth's slender chances of playing in the Championship next season remain alive after they beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Fratton Park.
Scott Allan's deflected effort in the first half, his first goal for the club, and Greg Halford's header after the break gave Michael Appleton's side back-to-back triumphs.
Tuesday night's victory ensures Pompey can still avoid dropping into the third tier of English football for the first time since 1983 as fellow strugglers Bristol City only drew with West Ham.
The Eagles began the evening brighter but, after Luke Varney had hit a post, Allan's effort struck Nathaniel Clyne and left Julian Speroni stranded to give the hosts a 32nd-minute lead.
Then, 10 minutes after the interval, Allan whipped in the corner which Halford nodded in from the edge of the six-yard box.
Substitute Darren Ambrose slammed home a 70th-minute penalty after the lively Wilfried Zaha had been felled but the hosts held on to fight another day.
Pompey, whose chances of survival were rated at "500-1" by Appleton following Saturday's last-gasp win over Doncaster, remain five points adrift of safety with two games remaining.
The south coast club kicked off knowing nothing but a victory would suffice but they played like a side consigned to relegation in the opening exchanges.
The Football League's Young Player of the Year Zaha drew a smart stop from home goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown before going close again with an effort which went over the bar.
Dave Kitson, starting a Portsmouth game for the first time since February, headed over before Palace's Antonio Pedroza lifted an effort beyond Ashdown but also over the crossbar.
But Pompey hit back and after Varney clipped a post, Allan struck an unlikely opener.
His speculative effort took a huge deflection off Clyne which completely wrong-footed Palace stopper Speroni.
Chris Maguire nearly doubled their advantage before the break, darting past Dean Moxey before hitting a fierce effort just wide.
Palace almost hit back early in the second period but Pedroza's close-range flick was pushed away by Ashdown.
But it was the hosts who doubled their advantage when Allan's corner came to Halford at the back post, and he headed in from close range to follow up his brace against Doncaster with another goal.
Palace threw on Ambrose and he was called upon to take a spot-kick after Zaha drove into the area before Varney hauled him down.
The midfielder promptly lashed his penalty straight down the middle to increase the anxiety at Fratton Park.
Ambrose came close to an equaliser with two trademark tries from long range which both whistled narrowly wide.
With time running out, Palace did have the ball in the net but Patrick McCarthy was adjudged to have fouled Ashdown before he applied the finish.
Maguire could have calmed the home supporters' nerves after rounding Speroni but his shot was scrambled off the line.
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