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 Timeline

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 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	10	+13	25
2	Manchester City	10	+10	23
3	Nottingham Forest	10	+7	19
4	Chelsea	10	+8	18

Full Table

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.

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