Belated thread. Not long home from the game. Portsmouth 1 Luke McGee 2Anton Walkes 6 Christian Burgess 5 Matt Clarke 17 Dion Donohue 26 Gareth Evans 33 Ben Close 20 Nathan Thompson 18 Jamal Lowe (Sub. Matt Kennedy) 8 Brett Pitman 19 Conor Chaplin (Sub. Oli Hawkins) Substitutes 9 Oli Hawkins 11 Matt Kennedy 14 Connor Ronan 22 Kal Naismith 29 Sylvain Deslandes 30 Adam May 35 Alex Bass Blackburn 1 Raya 2 Nyambe (Sub. Lenihan) 14 Mulgrew 25 Downing 3 Williams 31 Bennett 6 Smallwood 23 Dack 18 Armstrong 19 Payne (Sub. Travis) 9 Samuel (Sub. Graham) Substitutes 10 Graham 13 Leutwiler 17 Bell 26 Lenihan 29 Evans 32 Conway 35 Travis Referee: Oliver Langford Attendance: 18,152
Adam Armstrong scored twice as Blackburn returned to winning ways with victory at Portsmouth. Armstrong fired the promotion chasers to a first victory in three matches three minutes from time after Conor Chaplin had cancelled out his first-half opener. The visitors finished with 10 men after Lewis Travis was sent off in stoppage time for a shocking challenge on Nathan Thompson. Blackburn had the better of the early exchanges and home goalkeeper Luke McGhee reacted smartly to deny Dominic Samuel with his legs. Newcastle loanee Armstrong's classy 23rd-minute finish after Charlie Mulgrew had flicked on Richie Smallwood's cross gave Blackburn the lead. Pompey captain Brett Pitman and on loan Tottenham defender Anton Walkes both went close for the south coast side before the break. Chaplin looked to have rescued Pompey a point by heading his second goal in four days early in the second half. But Armstrong had the final word when he rammed home from close range after catching the home defence cold.
Sky Sports video of shocking tackle made on Nathan Thompson by Blackburn sub Travis, who got a straight red card. http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/924172866?-11209:804
