Match Day Thread Pompey v Peterborough Utd

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It might be early days, but there is every reason to get excited about Saturday’s League One action at Fratton Park (3pm kick-off).

Pompey and Peterborough are first and fourth in the standings respectively after the opening six matches.

And they are also the division’s entertainers, with the clubs jointly topping the goals scored chart with 13 apiece.

But while the Blues remain unbeaten in the league, their opponents have suffered a couple of defeats on the road.

Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Derby followed on from a reverse at Plymouth earlier in August, while they needed to come from two goals down to triumph at Cheltenham on the opening day.

It is a different story on the road, however, where Grant McCann’s men have won all three of their fixtures without conceding.

Posh are looking to make an instant return to the Championship after being relegated at the end of last season.

They were beaten 2-0 on their most recent visit to Fratton Park, with Jack Whatmough and Tom Naylor getting the goals in front of a Covid affected small crowd in December 2020.



TEAM NEWS

Josh Koroma could make his debut for Pompey after completing a deadline day loan switch from Huddersfield.

Louis Thompson (leg) is sidelined for the hosts, while the game likely comes too soon for Jayden Reid (hamstring).

Nathan Thompson is suspended for the visitors and fellow former Blues defender Dan Butler is still stepping up his return to full fitness following an ankle problem.

Ollie Norburn (knee) and new signing Kell Watts (knee) are both currently missing for Peterborough.



HEAD TO HEAD
Overall
Pompey: 12 wins
Peterborough: 11 wins
9 draws

At Fratton Park
Pompey: 8 wins
Peterborough: 6 wins
3 draws



TICKETS
There is extremely limited seating available for the match – with the majority of spaces in the Milton End



MATCH COVERAGE
Domestic iFollow subscribers can listen to live commentary from Andrew Moon and Guy Whittingham by signing into their account and visiting the match centre from around 2pm on Saturday.

Overseas subscribers and match pass holders can watch all the action live, with accompanying commentary.

Local listeners can hear commentary by tuning in to either BBC Radio Solent or Express FM.



BETTING
Pompey are the 20/21 favourites with VBET to secure all three points, while the visitors can be backed at 13/5.

 

SaintLapras ?! Have you completely changed your allegiance now ? Flipping glory hunters..........

 

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Pompey new boy Josh Koroma starts on the bench today. No Conor Ogilvie in the squad !

Playing for the visitors is ex-Pompey loanee Ben Thompson, but his namesake Nathan Thompson is suspended, and Dan Butler isn't quite match fit.

 

Not very hopeful about today - our away form isn't good.

 

Hi Minxy ! Should be a good match. Both sides have decent strikers in their squad

 

Will listen for as long as I can cope

 

Match kicks off

 

0-1 after 5 minutes, with a goal from Jack Marriott, after a mistake from Michael Morrison.

 

GOAL FOR POMPEY !!!!!!

1-1 now with a diving header from Dane Scarlett (his third goal in 3 matches) from a Clark Robertson cross. 37 minutes.

 

45 minutes up - 3 minutes added on.

 

Half time whistle. 1-1 at the moment. End to end stuff !

 

Half Time Match Stats:-

Home Team: Portsmouth ........Away Team: Peterborough

Possession:

Home 48%
Away 52%

Shots:

Home 8
Away 3

Shots on Target:

Home 1
Away 2

Corners:

Home 1
Away 5

Fouls:

Home 6
Away 5

 

Second half kicks off.

No changes from either team.

 

Yellow card for Joe Rafferty for a foul on Burrows. 62 minutes.

 

Kent booked for a foul on Owen Dale. 64 minutes.