English Premier League

Portsmouth vs Arsenal, 2008-2009 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League
Portsmouth
  • Red Card 78': Noe Pamarot
FT
0 - 3
Arsenal
  • 13': Nicklas Bendtner
  • 41': Nicklas Bendtner (P)
  • 56': Carlos Vela

About

Portsmouth are hosting Arsenal at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Portsmouth. David James tries a through ball, but Peter Crouch is caught offside.
  • 2': Offside, Arsenal. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Nicklas Bendtner is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Hayden Mullins (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Crouch with a headed pass.
  • 4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nadir Belhadj.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Johan Djourou (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a through ball.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
  • 10': Offside, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Hermann Hreidarsson.
  • 13': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sylvain Distin.
  • 13': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 1. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Arshavin with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Eboue with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Hermann Hreidarsson.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 21': Jermaine Pennant (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal).
  • 21': Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Johan Djourou.
  • 24': Jermaine Pennant (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Denilson (Arsenal).
  • 25': Foul by Richard Hughes (Portsmouth).
  • 25': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nadir Belhadj with a through ball.
  • 28': Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Bacary Sagna (Arsenal).
  • 29': Jermaine Pennant (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Denilson (Arsenal).
  • 31': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sylvain Distin.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Alexandre Song (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth).
  • 37': Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Penalty conceded by Sean Davis (Portsmouth) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 39': Penalty Arsenal. Andrey Arshavin draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 40': Sol Campbell (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 2. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Foul by Richard Hughes (Portsmouth).
  • 45': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 45': First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Portsmouth. John Utaka midfielder replaces Jermaine Pennant.
  • 45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kanu forward replaces Hermann Hreidarsson.
  • 0': Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 46': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Bacary Sagna.
  • 47': Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Johan Djourou (Arsenal).
  • 48': Attempt missed. John Utaka (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Hughes.
  • 50': Attempt missed. John Utaka (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Davis.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by John Utaka with a headed pass.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Kanu (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noe Pamarot.
  • 53': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Bacary Sagna.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrey Arshavin.
  • 56': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 3. Carlos Vela (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Hand ball by Carlos Vela (Arsenal).
  • 58': Sol Campbell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 58': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
  • 59': Delay in match Denilson (Arsenal) because of an injury.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Offside, Portsmouth. David James tries a through ball, but Peter Crouch is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Eboue.
  • 65': Substitution, Arsenal. Amaury Bischoff midfielder replaces Theo Walcott.
  • 65': Foul by Kanu (Portsmouth).
  • 65': Johan Djourou (Arsenal) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 65': Kanu (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Foul by John Utaka (Portsmouth).
  • 67': Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 68': Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 68': Foul by Denilson (Arsenal).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amaury Bischoff.
  • 70': Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 70': Foul by Bacary Sagna (Arsenal).
  • 70': Delay in match Richard Hughes (Portsmouth) because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sol Campbell.
  • 72': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Hayden Mullins.
  • 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kanu.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Eboue.
  • 75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by David James.
  • 77': John Utaka (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 77': Foul by Carlos Vela (Arsenal).
  • 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Fran Merida midfielder replaces Nicklas Bendtner.
  • 78': Foul by Noe Pamarot (Portsmouth).
  • 78': Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Noe Pamarot (Portsmouth) is shown the red card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sean Davis.
  • 81': Sean Davis (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Fran Merida (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
  • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Mark Randall midfielder replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  • 85': John Utaka (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Alexandre Song (Arsenal).
  • 85': Attempt saved. John Utaka (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 85': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
  • 86': Attempt saved. John Utaka (Portsmouth) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadir Belhadj with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Johan Djourou.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fran Merida.
  • 89': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sol Campbell.
  • 90': Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 90': Foul by Amaury Bischoff (Arsenal).
  • 90': Foul by Kanu (Portsmouth).
  • 90': Fran Merida (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Hayden Mullins.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
11 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 4
63.5 Possession 36.5
15 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
513 Accurate Passes 265
592 Passes 341
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 49
38 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 0
20 Effective Tackles 22
26 Tackles 27
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
20 Effective Clearances 16
32 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 20,418

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 16 +20 36
2 Manchester City 16 +22 34
3 Aston Villa 16 +8 33
4 Chelsea 16 +12 28
Full Standings

Line-Ups

POR Portsmouth (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 David James (GK)
15 Sylvain Distin
23 Sol Campbell Yellow Card
7 Hermann Hreidarsson
16 Noe Pamarot Red Card
22 Richard Hughes
6 Hayden Mullins
28 Sean Davis Yellow Card
39 Nadir Belhadj
14 Jermaine Pennant
9 Peter Crouch
Portsmouth Substitutes:
Kanu, Martin Cranie, Linvoy Primus, John Utaka, Angelos Basinas, David Nugent, Asmir Begovic.

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
20 Johan Djourou
17 Alex Song
27 Emmanuel Eboué
3 Bacary Sagna
15 Denílson
16 Aaron Ramsey
26 Nicklas Bendtner
23 Andrey Arshavin Yellow Card
12 Carlos Vela
14 Theo Walcott
Arsenal Substitutes:
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Francis Coquelin, Emmanuel Frimpong, Amaury Bischoff, Mark Randall, Vito Mannone, Fran Mérida.

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