Pompey: James, Aubey, Hreidarsson, Distin, Johnson, Utaka, Hughes, Davis, Mendes, Utaka, Kanu. Subs: Ashdown, Wilson, Mvuemba, Nugent, Baros.
Spurs: Robinson, Hutton, Chimbonda, Woodgate, Dawson, Zokora, Huddlestone, Malbranque, Lennon, Berbatov, Keane. Subs: Kaboul, Tainio, Cerny, Bent, O'Hara

Pompey are forced into a whopping six changes from the team who beat Aston Villa last weekend. Aubey, Utaka, Hughes, Davis, Mendes and Kanu come in for Lauren, Diop, Diarra, Muntari, Baros and Defoe. David Nugent is on the bench.


00: Spurs kick off.
01: It's horrendous weather as a combination of rain, sleet, snow and hailstones hammer down. Pompey are playing a 4-5-1 with Hughes in the holding role, Mendes on the left and Davis on the right in the middle.
10: Some fine play from Keane wins Spurs a corner but Distin deals with the danger.
11: Lennon comes in off the flank and hits a shot which is deflected but Johnson clears.
12: Hreidarsson fails to clear, Zokora plays in Keane but James is equal to his effort.
14: Hreidarrson is all over Keane and Hufflestone fires into the arms of James from the free-kick. Then a bizarre event - Keane lurks behind James and attempts to nick the ball when the keeper rolls out the ball for a kick off the ground. James just gets to the clearnce in time.
17: Davis so nearly chips the ball over Robinson from 25 yards but the keeper just tips the ball over.
19: Zokora volleys just wide with James beaten.
28: Berbatov puts the ball into the net but is marginally offside.
29: Kanu goes close when his shot is deflected just past Robinson's goal.
30: Spurs win a corner, Dawson beats Hreidarsson and then smashes a shot off the bar.
35: Lennon runs at Pompey and squars for Berbatov but he lifts his shot just over.
40: A wonderful little cameo from Kranjcar leaves Zokora and Berbatov for dead to the delight of the away fans.
45: Huddlestone fires over.
Half-time: Spurs 0 Pompey 0

46: Pompey restart the game.
54: Lennon runs and cuts across the box before firing just wide.
56: Utaka is harshly booked after an aerial challenge with Chimbonda.
60: Utaka engages Chimbonda at last and fires in a dangerous cross which is eventually cleared.
67: Hughes makes a fine saving tackle on Hutton.
68: Keane's shot kicks up after a deflection and James gathers.
70: O'Hara and Bent replace Lennon and Dawson.
77: Pompey so nearly have the lead as Johnson picks out Kanu who beats Robinson but with the ball heading towards goal Zokora makes a fine saving clearance.
GOAL! 80: Spurs have the lead as Malbranque shot is deflected, Berbatov follows up and Bent is there to nod the ball past James.
GOAL! 82: Spurs add a quick second as Bent leaves Hreidarsson for dead and cuts the ball across the face of goal for O'Hara to roll the ball home as Hughes slides in.
83: Keane is replaced by Tainio. Baros replaces Kanu.
90: Mvuemba replaces Hughes.
90: Two minutes of stoppage time.
Full-time: Spurs 2 Pompey 0.
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