Premiership '08/09 : Wigan Athletic (a) 0-1

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Wigan defender Titus Bramble heads away from Hermann Hreidarsson during the match at the JJB Stadium.

Wigan striker Hugo Rodallega scores the only goal of the afternoon after 26 minutes.

Wigan Athletic defender Mario Melchiot contests with Armand Traore.

Richard Hughes heads past Wigan Athletic midfielder Lee Cattermole.

Wigan: Kingson ,Melchiot ,Boyce ,Bramble ,Figueroa ,Valencia ,Cattermole ,Brown ,N'Zogbia (McManaman ,78 ) ,De Ridder ,Rodallega
Subs not used: Pollitt,Edman,Cho,Watson,Kupisz,

Portsmouth: Begovic ,Kaboul (Kanu ,72 ) ,Campbell ,Distin ,Hreidarsson ,Pennant (Thomas ,72 ) ,Hughes ,Mullins ,Traore ,Utaka ,Crouch
Subs not used Ashdown,Primus,Pamarot,Cranie,Basinas,

Bookings: Crouch ,Hreidarsson ,Hughes ,Thomas (Portsmouth)

Attendance: 17696

Referee: P Dowd (Staffordshire)

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Premiership '08/09 : Tottenham H. (a) 1-1

Glen Johnson tracked by Jermain Defoe during this afternoon's Premiership clash.
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Pompey's Armand Traore shields from Spurs defender Jonathan Woodgate.
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Goalscorer David Nugent in action at White Hart Lane.
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David James helps to thwart some late Tottenham pressure.
1-1 the result.
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Tottenham: Gomes ,Corluka ,Woodgate ,King (Dawson ,44 ) ,Bale (Bentley ,68 ) ,Lennon ,Zokora ,O'Hara ,Modric ,Pavlyuchenko (Bent ,28 ) ,Defoe
Subs not used: Alnwick,Huddlestone,Campbell,Taarabt,

Portsmouth: James ,Johnson ,Campbell ,Distin ,Belhadj ,Nugent (Utaka ,73 ) ,Davis ,Kaboul (Wilson ,88 ) ,Kranjcar ,Armand Traore ,Crouch
Subs not used Begovic,Pamarot,Little,Kanu,

Bookings: Davis ,Kaboul (Portsmouth)

Attendance: 36011

Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

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FA Cup 3rd Rd(R) (2009) : Bristol City (a) 2-0

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David Nugent challenging for the ball in this evening's 3rd Round replay.
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Peter Crouch opens the scoring after 38 mins vs Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
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Armand Traore in action against Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
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Niko Kranjčar battles during the FA Cup replay at Bristol City.
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Bristol C: Basso ,Orr ,Carey ,McCombe ,Fontaine (Adebola ,82 ) ,Skuse (McIndoe ,71 ) ,Elliott ,Johnson ,Sproule ,Styvar (John ,68 ) ,Maynard
Subs not used: Henderson,McAllister,Brian Wilson,Williams,

Portsmouth: James ,Johnson ,Distin ,Campbell ,Kaboul ,Wilson ,Nugent (Utaka ,66 ) ,Armand Traore (Hreidarsson ,86 ) ,Belhadj ,Kranjcar ,Crouch
Subs not used Begovic,Pamarot,Mvuemba,Little,

Bookings: Johnson (Bristol C) Johnson ,Kaboul (Portsmouth)

Attendance: 14302

Referee: M J Jones (Chester)

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Premiership '08/09 : NEWCASTLE UTD (H) 0-3

Sylvain Distin looks to thwart Michael Owen during this afternoon's match.

Michael Owen gives Newcastle Utd the lead at Fratton Park.

Obafemi Martins doubles United's lead and effectively ends the contest after 77 mins.

Armand Traore advances with Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez giving chase.
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Portsmouth: James ,Pamarot ,Campbell ,Distin ,Belhadj ,Mvuemba (Armand Traore ,58 ) ,Davis ,Hughes (Kanu ,70 ) ,Kranjcar ,Crouch ,Defoe
Subs not used: Ashdown,Lauren,Hreidarsson,Nugent,Wilson,

Newcastle: Given ,Beye ,Bassong ,Coloccini ,Jose Enrique ,Gutierrez ,Butt ,Guthrie ,N'Zogbia ,Martins (Ameobi ,79 ) ,Owen
Subs not used Harper,Cacapa,Duff,Geremi,Taylor,

Bookings: Davis ,Defoe ,Distin ,James (Portsmouth) Gutierrez (Newcastle)

Attendance: 19416

Referee: C J Foy (Merseyside)

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Premiership '08/09 : West Ham Utd (a) 0-0

West Ham's Carlton Cole challenges Sylvain Distin at Upton Park.

Armand Traore races for possession with Hammers defender Valon Behrami.
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Jermain Defoes strikes narrowly wide in the second half against West Ham.

Kanu is shadowed by West Ham defender James Collins.
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West Ham: Green ,Neill ,Collins ,Upson ,Ilunga (Faubert ,61 ) ,Behrami ,Parker (Mullins ,75 ) ,Collison ,Sears (Etherington ,46 ) ,Cole ,Bellamy
Subs not used: Lastuvka,Davenport,Bowyer,Di Michele,

Portsmouth: James ,Johnson ,Kaboul ,Distin ,Pamarot ,Diop ,Davis ,Diarra (Armand Traore ,19 ) ,Belhadj ,Crouch (Kanu ,75 ) ,Defoe
Subs not used Ashdown,Hreidarsson,Nugent,Mvuemba,Hughes,

Bookings: Pamarot (Portsmouth)

Attendance: 32328

Referee: M Atkinson (W. Yorkshire)

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UEFA Cup 2nd Rd : S.C. Braga (a) 0-3

Glen Little in action in the UEFA Cup 2nd Round at S.C. Braga.
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Armand Traore in action in Portugal this evening vs S.C. Braga.
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S C Braga: Eduardo; Frechaut (c), Moises, Rodriguez, Evaldo; Alan, Vandinho (Cesar 87), Aguiar, Matheus (Peixoto 64); Meyong, Renteria (Stelvio 83)

Goals: Aguiar 7, Renteria 47, Alan 88

Booked: Renteria

Subs not used: Felgueiras, Pereira, Mossoro, Jorginho

Portsmouth : James; Johnson, Campbell (c), Distin, Hreidarsson (Belhadj 46); Little (Utaka 21), Davis, Diop, A. Traore (Kanu 62); Defoe, Crouch

Booked: Diop, Crouch, Pamarot, Belhadj

Subs not used: Ashdown, Wilson, Mvuemba, Hughes

Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia)

Attendance: 12,000

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UEFA Cup 1st Rd 2nd Leg : Vitória S.C. (a) 2-2 aet (Pompey won 4-2 agg.)

Armand Traore in action this evening in the 1st Rd 2nd leg of the UEFA Cup.

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Peter Crouch finally places the tie beyond the reach of Vitória with two invaluable away goals.
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Premiership '08/09 : Manchester City (a) 0-6

Armand Traore in action at Eastlands this afternoon.
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City striker Stephen Ireland and Lassana Diarra tussle for possession.
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Diarra tries to close down on Shaun Wright-Phillips of Manchester City.

Peter Crouch is challenged by City's Pablo Zabaleta and Micah Richards.

* Once a decade blues? The result was Pompey's heaviest-ever defeat in the Premiership. It was also their worst result since 0-6 at Barnsley (28th Aug. '99) - and worst in the top-flight since 0-6 at Highbury (29th Aug. '87).

Man City: Hart ,Zabaleta ,Richards ,Dunne ,Garrido ,Kompany ,Wright-Phillips ,Ireland (Gelson ,77 ) ,Elano ,Robinho (Sturridge ,85 ) ,Jo (Evans ,71)
Subs not used: Schmeichel,Michael Ball,Hamann,Ben-Haim,

Portsmouth: James ,Johnson (Pamarot ,82 ) ,Distin ,Campbell ,Belhadj ,Diarra ,Davis (Diop ,33 ) ,Kaboul (Utaka ,46 ) ,Armand Traore ,Crouch ,Defoe
Subs not used Ashdown,Hreidarsson,Mvuemba,Kanu,

Bookings: Diarra (Portsmouth)

Attendance: 40238

Referee: A G Wiley (Staffordshire)

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