October

Results

Portsmouth 1 - 0 Stevenage

Match got off to a flyer! Both teams gunning for the other, slide tackles landing all over the place, the ball flying from one end of the pitch to the other in the blink of an eye, great end to end football with both teams getting a lot of chances.

29th minute Piquionne is brought down viciously in the box... PENALTY.

Howard steps up slowly for the penalty before slowly placing the ball down on the spot.. Paces back slowly before unleashing the ball violently into the top left hand corner of the net. Fantastic penalty.

Thompson makes it 2-0 at exactly the 80th minute from a well placed corner courtesy of Liam Walker - Both of whom were second half subs.

Portsmouth 3 - 0 Walsall

The fantastic form continues!

Squad put in a dominating peformance (which is what I have come to expect from the team now) against stone cold bottom of the table Walsall.

The team pushed on early and grabbed two first half goals. We came out in the second half to a Walsall team who were obviously angry at the domination they have encountered and piled on the pressure, to which we countered over and over but no goals came until Howard was caught in the box and put away the penalty he so deservedly earnt.

Goal Scorers: Korey Smith, Ashley Harris and Brian Howard (Penalty)

Portsmouth 2 - 0 Bournemouth

This match was all about Tom Thorpe. He defended strongly all game long making crucial interceptions and astonishing tackles, as well as then hoofing the ball downfield to allow other players to get onto it and cause the opposition trouble.

Ontop of how amazing his defending was all game long he then came forward for two corners and put both of them into the back of the net. The first a net ripping header, the second a majestic volley at the near post.

Player of the game.

Scunthorpe 1 - 2 Portsmouth

Match was very tight even though we went 2-0 up in the first half. Scunthorpe were always threatening and the match was end to end most of the game.

They came back late into the second half, but we dug deep and defended our lead to take it to 9 wins on the bounce, setting a new record!

Sidibe and Howard didn't score spectacular goals like I have seen throughout the season, but a goal is a goal and a win is a win

Come on you Pompey!

Notts County 3 - 1 Portsmouth

Was a pretty poor game. However a lot of players wern't completely fit, and were tired.

Also away from home I am not too disappointed to lose, Notts Co aren't a bad team in terms of League 1 competition and hey, the winning couldn't go on forever. I'm still absolutely ecstatic that we are doing as well as we are.

I just really hope this isn't a sign of things to come...



Portsmouth 1 - 0 Coventry

The game was basically a midfield game. Not many chances, not many aspects of the match to go into great detail about, both teams had chances, both teams were wasteful but at the end of the day we got that all important winning goal which keeps us 6 points clear at the top of the table & thats what counts currently.



Tranmere 1 - 1 Portsmouth

Pretty hard match if I'm honest.
We had less position and spent a fair amount of the match with our backs against the wall, however we did manage to scramble out of the game with a point which means we're now 7 points clear at the top of the table.
A few of our short term loans will soon be making their way back to their respective clubs which obviously means I am going to be short of depth for a few months. Lets hope we can steer clear of injury until January.



Portsmouth 2-0 Swindon

Considering we had less position overall in the game we made much better use of the ball and took our chances when we needed to which ensured another stunning victory.
Brian Howard has now picked up his 10th goal of the season. His influence on the team cannot be under-estimated currently. He is a fantastic asset to our team and is a constant danger while in possession of the ball and can cause any defence problems if not dealt with instantly.
Lee Williamson got a pretty rare goal from Central Midfield to top off the game and round it off nicely.