Pompey 3 Sunderland 1
Jordan Cross with the action as it happened at Fratton Park.
Pompey 3 Sunderland 1 FT
It's the survival party as Pompey get their Fratton Park send-off against Sunderland.
The big team news is Asmir Begovic makes his Pompey debut as David James misses out with a sore neck.
John Utaka and Kanu also come into the starting 11 in the place of Younes Kaboul and Nadir Belhadj in the other changes from the Blackburn defeat.
Paul Hart changes from the 4-5-1 system he has used to drag Pompey to survival and goes with a more positive approach against the Black Cats, with Kan in the hole behind Peter Crouch and John Utaka.
Pompey: Begovic, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Davis, Mullins, Hughes, Kanu, Utaka, Crouch. Subs: Ashdown, Primus, Kaboul, Nugent, Traore, Basinas, Belhadj
Sunderland: Fulop, Bardsley, Davenport, Ferdinand, Collins, Whitehead, Tainio, Malbranque, Richardson, Leadbitter, Jones. Subs: Colgan, Edwards, Cisse, Murphy, Reid, Healy, McShane.
00: The game is underway. And the Pompey fans are singing we are staying up.
04: Pompey somehow fail to take the lead as Crouch meets Johnson's cross and heads goalwards, it looks to be on it's way but the ball is hacked clear at the death. So close.
06: Campbell is penalised for a foul on Jones 25 yards out. Looks to be a early tester for Begovic - but Richardson fires over the top.
08: A chance for Malbranque on the edge of the box, but his fails to get a clean connection and fires wide.
15: Begovic produces a brilliant double stop to deny Whitehead and then Richardson.
17: Pompey break but Kanu can't get enough on his header as the ball comes in.
20: Home and away fans unite to sing about Alan Shearer, his Southampton background and the quality of his Newcastle side.
22: Appeals for a Pompey penalty are ignored as Crouch goes down in the box. Play is held up as Ferdinand is left bloodied in the aftermath of the incident.
27: Leadbitter fires his speculative effort wide from distance.
28: Cheers of 'one Sol Campbell' from the Fratton Park crowd with the match widely expected to be the skippers last home game for the Blues.
33: Let off for Pompey as Jones backheels the ball into the path of Richardson but his shot flies over.
40: It's getting scrappy as the half comes to and end with the game becoming entrenched in the middle of the park.
42: Jones so nearly gives Sunderland the lead. The striker heads Malbranque's header off the post and it rolls across the goal and away to safety.
44: Distin and Davenport clash heads from a Sunderland corner, and the pair require treatment.
Half-time: Pompey 0 Sunderland 0
46: A double change for Pompey at the break. Hughes is replaced by Armand Traore and Kaboul is on for Kanu.
47: Crouch heads over from Traore's cross.
50: A Pompey free-kick as Crouch is brought down by Collins. Johnson steps up and his effort is deflected by a corner.
52: Crouch can't force his header home from Davis' free kick.
54: Edwards replaces Malbranque.
57: Pompey are asking all the questions now and Traore's deflected effort almost loops in.
GOAL! 59 Sunderland have the breakthrough against the run of play as Davenport piles forward and delivers a lovely cross over Campbell to Jones, who makes no mistake from a few yards.
GOAL 61: Pompey are immediately level! Crouch's height unsettles Sunderland and it's Utaka who holds off a challenge before firing home a low drive.
65: The game has opened up now as Richardson fires just wide from the edge of the box
GOAL! 68: Pompey have turned the game on its head! Begovic's long clearance is missed by Ferdinand and Utaka dances around Fulop and is about to tap home when Bardsley slides in and diverts the ball into the net.
72: Begovic does well to handle Leadbitter's drive from 20 yards.
79: Begovic makes another smart stop to deny Jones from his diving header.
80: Cisse replaces Tanio.
86: Sunderland have a corner and the ball drops to Cisse but his effort flies just wide.
88: A free header at the back post for Jones - but he heads straight into the arms of Begovic.
GOAL! 88: Game over at Fratton Park as the ball is worked to Traore who drills a low drive across Fulop and into the far corner.
90: Here comes Linvoy Primus! The fans' favourite gets his first runout in two years as he replaces Crouch.
90: Cisse has the ball in the net but is offside.
Full-time: Pompey 3 Sunderland 1.
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