Portsmouth 1 Paul Jones 2 Ben Davies 6 Christian Burgess 20 Matthew Clarke 3 Enda Stevens 29 Danny Hollands 8 Michael Doyle (Captain) 7 Adam McGurk 11 Gary Roberts 23 Kyle Bennett 21 Michael Smith Substitutes 4 Adam Webster 10 Marc McNulty 14 Kal Naismith 19 Conor Chaplin 26 Gareth Evans 33 Ben Close 35 Alex Bass Four attacking players on the bench, but why continue to start the game with Michael Smith up front ?
Stanley Aborah concedes a free kick for deliberate hand ball - why no second yellow card, followed by a red card then ? Division Two referees, eh ?
Listening to live coverage on Express FM, and the referee - Michael Bull - is missing foul after foul, after foul by County players on Pompey players. What about his linesmen , don't they notice these shoves/pushes/shirt pulling/fouls either ?
1-0 to Pompey. Kyle Bennett scores just before half time. Thank goodness I can mention something positive for once.
Danny Hollands gets a yellow card for fouling Stanley Aborah. Curtis Thompson booked for a shocking sliding tackle on Michael Doyle.
Half time whistle, and it's 1-0 to PFC, against a cynically dirty Notts County team, in new manager Mark Cooper's first game. He must be so proud of his side.
Kyle Bennett scores again from a superb pass by Gary Roberts. 2-0 up now and hopefully on a roll now. Kyle Bennett is on a hat trick.
Notts County bringing on Graham Burke & Wes Atkinson for the (dirty git) Stanley Aborah and Andrew Boyce.
Apparently Smith was our best player in the first half......... Well until Kyle B decided to get a couple of goals. So KB... he only plays in the sunshine
Notts County FC @Official_NCFC 1m1 minute ago 73: Alan Smith is now wanted by the referee for bringing down Michael Smith as Portsmouth attempt to break. Yellow card. 2-0 They're throwing forwards on - desperation.
