League One

POMPEY GO TO TOWN ON 10 MEN

by
The LeaguePaper Team
30 December 2018

By Rosanagh Swarbrick

GOING IN: Brett Pitman scores Portsmouth’s second from the spot Inset: Jamal Lowe celebrates after scoring Pompey’s fourth
PICTURE: MI News & Sport

KENNY Jackett hailed his Portsmouth side’s character after the league leaders fought back to beat 10-man Fleetwood Town at Highbury – though it was not as easy as the scoreline suggests.
Promotion-chasing Portsmouth took the lead in the 26th minute as Ben Thompson’s sublime strike fizzed in off the woodwork.
Fleetwood had failed to pick up a point in their previous 24 games after c...

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