Premiership '08/09 : Sunderland (a) 2-1

Niko Kranjčar in a challenge with Sunderland midfielder Steed Malbranque.
(Image by kind permission of www.portsmouthfc.co.uk)

Nadir Belhadj in action for Pompey at The Stadium of Light this afternoon.
(Image by kind permission of www.portsmouthfc.co.uk)

El-Hadji Diouf fells Glen Johnson in second-half stoppage time.

Jermain Defoe tucks away the 90th minute penalty.

Sunderland: Fulop ,Bardsley ,Ferdinand ,Nosworthy ,Collins ,Malbranque (Leadbitter ,80 ) ,Whitehead ,Reid (Healy ,80 ) ,Richardson ,Cisse ,Murphy (Diouf ,46)
Subs not used: Colgan,Tainio,Miller,Henderson,

Portsmouth: James ,Johnson ,Campbell ,Distin ,Belhadj ,Pamarot ,Davis ,Diarra ,Kranjcar (Utaka ,75 ) ,Defoe (Hughes ,89 ) ,Crouch (Kanu ,69)
Subs not used Ashdown,Kaboul,Diop,Armand Traore,

Bookings: Collins ,Whitehead (Sunderland) Diarra (Portsmouth)

Attendance: 37712

Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

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