RECAP as Portsmouth produced devastating display to bury leaders Sunderland

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Pompey v Sunderland
It’s game day as League One leaders Sunderland come to Fratton Park.

It’s game day as League One leaders Sunderland come to Fratton Park.

Pompey renew acquaintances with the Black Cats with the rivalry between the clubs prominent across the past three seasons in League One.

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Danny Cowley’s side will be looking to arrest a run of seven League One fixtures without victory – their worst run for two and a half years.

To do that they need to stop an opponent in ominous form with nine wins and a draw from their 11 fixtures this season.We will be building up to kick off from Fratton Park assessing the talking points before the team news arrives at 2pm.Then it’s more build-up before live commentary from 3pm as the Blues look to deliver a performance to encourage their fans.

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LIVE Portsmouth 4 Sunderland 0

Key Events

  • Harness opens scoring (19 min)
  • Brown makes it 2-0 (33min)
  • Marquis (3-0) 45 mins
  • Marquis make it 4-0 (61min)

Good performances all the pitch for Pompey as Curtis is taken out by Cirkin

Marquis taken out by Flanagan to put paid to a Pompey break

Tunnicliffe gets a yellow for a tactical foul on O’Brien

Brown’s free-kick is behind for a corner

Harness gets the crowd on their feet as he flashes a shot over from 20 yards

It’s 2-0 thanks to Brown! Curtis nicks it from O’Nien and Harness’ cross is backheeled to Brown by Marquis and the Blues goal machine makes no mistake with a right footer!

Bazunu rolls the ball out to Freeman and the ball stops dead. Freeman recovers but that’s a warning not to overplay it in these conditions

O’Nien free-kick deflected for a corner which Raggett heads clear

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