Charlton give Portsmouth taste of their own medicine as Fortress Fratton continues to be plundered

From possession to shots on goal to the number of corners, they're all what you typically expect from a home side's performance.

But Pompey were given a taste of their own medicine in their 2-0 loss to Charlton.

Had the game been at The Valley and the scoreline the opposite, we'd all be talking about how this way another quintessential away performance from the Blues.

When Pompey went close to promotion two seasons ago, it was their form on the road that was at the fulcrum. Accruing 45 points, they were League One's ultimate road warriors.

And after garnering 10 points from four games, including an impressive 3-1 victory over Sunderland, there have been potent whiffs that Kenny Jackett’s side's record on their travels this season will be similar.

Stoic, hard to break down and making goalscoring opportunities count – those are the hallmarks of a consummate away display that Pompey have delivered umpteen times under the current boss.

When Charlton deployed similar tactics at Fratton Park, however, the Blues had little answer.

It was hard to pick holes at any Pompey player in the loss. No-one was distinctly poor, no-one glaringly at fault for either of the Addicks' goals.

But going forward, the Blues were unable to breach a well-organised Charlton rearguard who have not conceded a league goal in 542 minutes.

As Jackett pinpointed, Pompey didn't help themselves with uncharacteristically poor delivery into the box that allowed visiting keeper Ben Amos to easily mop up the danger.

And had Ronan Curtis hit the target when he blazed over a gilt-edged chance after five minutes, things could have been profoundly different.

The first-half performance was fairly encouraging at times. Even after Jonny Williams broke the deadlock for the visitors, Pompey remained on top.

Early efforts after the interval from John Marquis and Andy Cannon were also encouraging.

But as the match wore on, Pompey's attacking ideas wore thin.

The Blues' chances of snatching an equaliser were already wilting when Chuks Aneke doubled Charlton's lead with eight minutes left. Once that went in, there was a palpable feeling f game over.

A third loss at home for Pompey already, although this effort was an improvement on insipid reverses to Wigan and Doncaster.

Still, Fortress Fratton continues to be plundered too frequently.