Match Day Thread Pompey v AFC Wimbledon - Carabao Cup

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Wimbledon

• 1 King
• 2 Watson
• 11 Pinnock
• 12 Garratt
• 4 Oshilaja
• 18 Hanson
• 7 Wagstaff
• 19 Soares
• 40 Wordsworth
• 39 Pigott
• 26 McDonald

Substitutes

• 3 Purrington
• 5 Nightingale
• 8 Hartigan
• 9 Appiah
• 20 Sibbick
• 24 McDonnell
• 36 Ashley

 

Match kicks off.

 

Pigott header just wide of the post. 7th minute.

 

Luke McGee lobbed by Scott Wagstaff, but ball cleared off the line by Brandon Haunstrup. 17th minute.

 

Pompey header from David Wheeler, from a Brett Pitman cross, goes close. 23rd minute.

 

Following a good attacking run, Jamal Lowe sends a shot just wide of a post. 39th minute.

 

45 minutes up, 1 minute added on.

 

Half time whistle, and it's 0-0. Poor first half all round.

The match is screaming out for either Ronan Curtis or Conor Chaplin to come on in the second half.

 

Second half kicks off. No changes to either side.

 

Brett Pitman header blocked for a corner.

 

1-0 to Pompey

Gareth Evans corner superbly headed in by Christian Burgess. 49th minute.

 

52nd minute.

Attempt saved. Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.

 

6,588 is today's attendance, including 263 Womble fans.

 

Attempt missed. Ben Close (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. 58th minute.

 

Ben Close booked for a foul.

 

Commentators on Radio Solent just said that yellow cards in this competition do not count in the Football League, but red cards do count !!

You couldn't make it up - typical Football League decision

 

Tom Naylor receives a booking for a foul.

 

Pompey replace Brett Pitman with Conor Chaplin.

Oli Hawkins comes on for Gareth Evans.

Both in the 67th minute.

 

Appiah replaces Pinnock for the Wombles.