Portsmouth 1 Shrewsbury 0 RECAP as Blues go top as 100 per cent start continues

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Football under the lights returns to Fratton Park tonight as Shrewsbury Town arrive at PO4.

Danny Cowley’s men will look to make it three wins out of three against Salop, who have failed to pick up a point from their first two league encounters.

The match will also mark the return to Fratton Park of Steve Cotterill, with the former Blues manager now back in the dugout after a lengthy battle with Covid-19.

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We will bring you all the talking points and development as the Blues look to maintain their promising start to the campaign.

Then it’s team news at 6.45pm, reaction and video as we build-up to live blow-by-blow commentary of the clash.

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LIVE: Pompey 1 Shrewsbury 0

Key Events

  • Tunnicliffe 1-0 (3min)
  • Pompey unchanged

Decent free-kick by Williams but no one attacks the ball and it’s a goal kick

Reeco fouled by Nurse on the touchline 35 yards out

Vela booked for a foul on Williams

Now Leahy flashes a shot across the face of goal as the visitors threaten

Shrewsbury break, ball worked to Leahy and his shot is turned around the post by Bazunu.

Pompey now attacking the Fratton End

Straight swaps for those substitutions.

Tunnicliffe now hobbling

And another late change

Ogilvie on for Robertson but Robertson came out for the second half. Strange one, don’t know if the Scot got a late injury or felt something prompting the change bu there was a bit of commotion on the touchline

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