RECAP on breathless Sheffield Wednesday clash as Portsmouth gain point at title favourites

Pompey travel to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday in today's League One opener.Pompey travel to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday in today's League One opener.
Pompey travel to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday in today's League One opener.
The League One season is upon us at last!

The curtain comes up on the campaign at Sheffield Wednesday with over 2,000 Pompey fans travelling to Hillsborough.

We’ll be building up to kick-off with all the talking points as Danny Cowley’s men face a testing clash against a side tipped for promotion.

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The team news drops at 2pm and we’ll be reacting to Cowley’s selection with some video ahead of kick off.

Then it’s live commentary from 3pm as the Blues bid to start the season in positive fashion in Yorkshire.

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Scarlett and Hackett being readied

Subs from both sides coming

Smith on for Byers for Wednesday.

Great block from Rafferty to deny Gregory as certain goal as he finds space in the box

Byers into the box but Griffiths gathers his scuffed shot.

It’s Pigott’s cross again and there’s no taking the goal from Bishop this time as he deftly heads home!

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Wow what a frenetic period, time to catch a breath!

Game at Hillsborough is finely poised with half-an-hour left. Game at Hillsborough is finely poised with half-an-hour left.
Game at Hillsborough is finely poised with half-an-hour left.

Bishop’s header not Pigott’s.

Pompey are level again as Curtis’ cross is brilliant met by Pigott. Looks a fair chance it’s over the line as his header cannons down off the bar but Jacobs makes sure in any case!

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