AFC Wimbledon 1 Portsmouth 3 FT: RECAP the drama which puts Blues on cusp of play-offs

Today is D-Day for Pompey’s play-off ambitions.
Pompey travel to AFC Wimbledon today in League One.Pompey travel to AFC Wimbledon today in League One.
Pompey travel to AFC Wimbledon today in League One.

Only a win will do as they go to AFC Wimbledon’s new Plough Lane home for the first time.

The stakes are high in the race for a top-six place in the penultimate game of the regular season.

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We will be building up to the game at SW19 with plenty of insight and video.

Then it’s the team news and reaction at 2pm before live commentary in a game Pompey quite simply have to win.

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AFC Wimbledon 1 Pompey 3

Key Events

  • Three changes for Pompey
  • Downing, Williams,Brown in for Byers, Bolton and Nicolaisen
  • Pigott opens scoring
  • Curtis levels 24 min
  • Brown 2-1 (45min)
  • Brown 3-1 (45+4min)

Harness cross easy for Tzanev

Pigott booked for a foul on Naylor

Rudoni forces MacGillivray into a decent stop with a 20-yard drive

Oxford 1-0 up at Shrewsbury to take Pompey out of the play-off places at present

Raggett loses the ball AGAIN to Pigott who is eventually crowded out and the flag eventually goes up. More poor defending from Pompey

Wimbledon free-kick played in and Raggett scuffs his clearance but Rudoni makes a mess of his shot when we should have really scored.

Raggett gifts the ball to Pigott but Pompey avert the danger after the loose pass.

Longman down hurt for Wimbledon. Looked like one where it hurt. Play continues

Clear that is in fact a 4-4-2 for Pompey with Marquis and Curtis up top

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