37 / Mon May 18, 2009 / FA Premier League (D1) / Pompey 3-1 Sunderland
Hart goes on the attack
Farewell Linvoy
Entity details
| Era | 1999-2017 |
|---|---|
| Season | 2008-09 |
| Date | Mon May 18, 2009 |
| Match Type | First Team |
| Competition Sponsor | Barclaycard (PL) |
| Competition | FA Premier League (D1) |
| Match No | 37 |
| Stage | |
| Kick Off | 8.00pm |
| Venue | Fratton Park |
| Weather | |
| Home Team | Portsmouth |
| Away Team | Sunderland |
| Attendance | 20398 |
| Receipts | |
| Referee | Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) |
| Status | Completed after 90 minutes |
| Final Score | Pompey 3-1 Sunderland |
| Home Scorers | Utaka 61, Bardsley (OG) 68, Traore 88 |
| Away Scorers | Jones 59 |
| Home Line Up | Begovic, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Davis, Mullins, Hughes (Traore 46), Kanu (Kaboul 46), Crouch (Primus 90). |
| Away Line Up | Fulop, Bardsley, Davenport, Ferdinand, Collins, Tainio (Cisse 80), Malbranque (Edwards 54), Whitehead, Leadbitter (Murphy 85), Richardson, Jones |
| Match Summary | A meaningless end of season game for Pompey but Sunderland are fighting relegation and need a result. Boss Paul Hart goes for an attacking formation after much criticism of his negative tactics to steer Pompey to Premier League safety. Kenwyne Jones gives the Black Cats the lead against the run of play but John Utaka soon equalises and creates a scrambled og from Bardsley and another for sub Traore. The biggest cheer is for Linvoy Primus, who after two years out, makes a cameo farewell as a last minute substitute. |
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