RECAP as Portsmouth put promotion chasers to the sword at Fratton

Pompey face Rotherham under the Fratton lights tonight. Picture: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImagesPompey face Rotherham under the Fratton lights tonight. Picture: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages
Pompey face Rotherham under the Fratton lights tonight. Picture: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages
Pompey welcome promotion-chasing Rotherham United to Fratton Park tonight.

A response will be expected after the desperate display in Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Cheltenham Town.

Any hopes of making the play-offs with six games remaining appear virtually dead in the water.

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But supporters will be expecting much, much better from their players with decisions to be made on futures ahead of next season.

We’ll be building up to tonight’s game with all the talking points before team news drops at 6.45pm.

Then it’s more reaction before live blow-by-blow commentary from PO4 at 7.45pm.

LIVE: Pompey 3 Rotherham 0

Miller’s 20-yard drive just wide and it’s got a touch off a Pompey player but Raggett heads the corner away

Putting things right

This performance has certainly built bridges after Cheltenham on Saturday. Not too many times have beaten top sides this season, either, and this has been emphatic.

Hirst in space and hits when through the defender’s legs but Johansson gathers.

Hirst slowing things down by the corner flag where the ball is staying

Seven minutes’ stoppage time

Funny atmosphere tonight - 3-0 up against promotion chasers but it’s still a little quiet!

Hirst gets the sponsor’s man of the math - Fratton sings ‘sign him up’

Osei-Tutu off for Miller.

Osei-Tutu needing lengthy treatment after that collision.

Bazunu charges out of the box and fails to get the ball as Osei-Tutu slides into get a touch. Ref sees nothing wrong with the collision, though. Rotherham bench fuming demanding a red card.

Williams on for Thompson

Harness is off for Romeo

Ogbene’s ball in is met by Lindsay first time but Raggett gets an important touch to block the goalbound effort.

O’Brien on for Jacobs

The ball comes in from Morrell but Johansson comes and can’t get a touch allowing Hirst to rifle in the finish against his old side!

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Bazunu puts Hirst in over the top but the ball just won’t come down for the striker and it’s put behind for a corner which Carter absolutely laces on the half volley from 25 yards which Johansson saves superbly fora corner

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