Connor Ogilvie misses an easier chance than the one he scored earlier, turning yet another dangerous Josh Murphy cross over the bar from a few yards out. 43 minutes.
Half time whistle, and it's 1-1. Great first half for us, could easily have scored a couple more goals. Listening on Radio Solent, and you can hear some of the home fans booing their team! Josh Murphy and Callum Lang both being regularly fouled by Sheffield's players, as they attack the home goal.
Half Time Match Stats:- Overall possession Sheffield United 71%Portsmouth 29% Shots Sheffield United 7Portsmouth 9 Shots on target Sheffield United 2Portsmouth 3 Total touches inside the box Sheffield United 12Portsmouth 10 Goalkeeper saves Sheffield United 2Portsmouth 1 Fouls Sheffield United 7Portsmouth 5 Corners Sheffield United 4Portsmouth 0
A very good half by Pompey that have done everything right - except take their (very good) chances!! Nearly all the good chances have come from Murphy's balls into the box. You feel that when you miss good chances you are going to pay but lets just hope we can sustain the performance - especially with our improved bench!!
I think most of us would have bitten someone's hand off for a point before kick-off. As it is it's easy to feel disappointed that we're not a couple of goals ahead at the break!
Another Pompey free-kick is only partially cleared, but Andre Dozzell's clean strike rises over the bar. 51 minutes.
An opportunistic strike from Josh Murphy is saved by Cooper, who then leaps on the loose ball. 55 minutes.
Sheffield Utd triple sub: J. Rak-Saki / S. Peck / S. McCallum replace T. Campbell / H Choudhury / H. Burrows. 58 minutes.
Pompey double sub: Hayden Matthews and Kaide Gordon replace Conor Shaughnessy and Andre Dozzell. 82 minutes.
