Pompey celebrate Checkatrade Trophy gloryPompey celebrate Checkatrade Trophy glory
Pompey celebrate Checkatrade Trophy glory

Portsmouth 2 Sunderland 2 (5-4 penalties Portsmouth) – Checkatrade Trophy final: Neil Allen’s Blues ratings

Pompey needed penalties to claim Checkatrade Trophy glory at the expense of League One promotion rivals Sunderland at Wembley.

Substitute Gareth Evans, Brett Pitman, Lee Brown, Jamal Lowe and Oli Hawkins netted from the spot as the Blues won 5-4 in the shoot-out after it finished 2-2 after extra-time.

Here’s chief sports writer Neil Allen’s Pompey player ratings

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