Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley saw his birthday wish come true against struggling Forest Green.Sean Raggett scored the winner in the 17th minute with his first goal of the season when winger Owen Dale sent over a corner from the left and the defender planted a downward header into the far corner of the net.And Cowley said: “I woke up this morning and my birthday wish was three points and a c...Full Story »

Portsmouth beat struggling Forest Green 1-0 to get their promotion ambitions back on track.Sean Raggett set Pompey on the way to a first win in five games by scoring his first goal of the season in the 17th minute.Winger Owen Dale sent over a corner from the left and Raggett jumped unmarked eight yards out to plant a downward header into the far corner of the net.Forest Green goalkeeper Luke McG...Full Story »

Ben Garner praised the work ethic of his Charlton side as they maintained their impressive home record with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Portsmouth.The Addicks are unbeaten at The Valley in their nine matches in all competitions there this season, with 16 of their 22 league goals scored in SE7.Charlton were 2-0 ahead at the interval. Ryan Inniss showed strength and desire to climb over Portsmouth c...Full Story »

Ten-man Portsmouth endured a night to forget in south-east London as Charlton maintained their unbeaten home record this season with an impressive 3-0 victory.Charlton were in a commanding position by the break. A short corner from the hosts saw Scott Fraser swing in a cross and centre-back Ryan Inniss outmuscled Michael Morrison to head past Joshua Griffiths.Referee Dean Whitestone did not pena...Full Story »

Charlton will assess Miles Leaburn ahead of their League One clash with Portsmouth on Monday.The young forward opened the scoring against Exeter in midweek but was then forced off in the second half after picking up an ankle injury.If Leaburn is not fit then Chuks Aneke could be the one to replace him after he made his first appearance of the season as a substitute following a calf problem and s...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley was left frustrated after his side’s winless run was extended to three games by a 1-1 draw at home to Fleetwood.Carlos Mendes Gomes scored his first Fleetwood goal as Scott Brown’s side came from behind to earn a point at Fratton Park after Josh Koroma had opened the scoring.Cowley said: “It was a frustrating afternoon for us. We started well ...Full Story »

Carlos Mendes Gomes scored his first Fleetwood goal as Scott Brown’s side came from behind to hold high-flying Portsmouth to a 1-1 draw at Fratton Park.Pompey took the lead with just seven minutes played when Owen Dale teed up Huddersfield loanee Josh Koroma to net his second goal in three games from 20 yards.Fleetwood hit back just eight minutes later when Mendes Gomez marked his injury r...Full Story »

Portsmouth striker Joe Pigott should be available for the visit of Fleetwood on Saturday.Pigott, who is on loan from Ipswich, returned to the starting line-up against Aston Villa Under-21s in midweek but was taken off before half-time as he was struggling with a chest infection.Boss Danny Cowley made 10 changes to his side for Tuesday night, with Joe Morrell and Josh Koroma getting minutes ...Full Story »

Two second-half strikes by Freddie Ladapo and Wes Burns within six minutes of each other helped earn Ipswich three points and ended promotion-seeking rivals Portsmouth’s unbeaten league run.The 3-2 victory in a pulsating clash came after an earlier strike by former Pompey striker Marcus Harness was cancelled out by the first of two Colby Bishop penalties.Conor Chaplin hit the post with a s...Full Story »

Ipswich will welcome back forward Wes Burns from international duty with Wales for the Sky Bet League One match against Portsmouth.Burns was an unused substitute for the Nations League defeat by Poland in Cardiff last weekend, so missed Ipswich’s loss at Plymouth on Sunday.Full-back Greg Leigh, who was set to be away with Jamaica, is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering ...Full Story »

Reeco Hackett came off the bench to score a stoppage-time equaliser and preserve Portsmouth’s unbeaten start to the League One season as they drew 2-2 with Plymouth.Hackett headed in fellow substitute Joe Morrell’s pin-point cross to deny 10-man Argyle a fifth straight win.The hosts were convinced they had scored after 33 minutes through Sean Raggett’s acrobatic attempt, but re...Full Story »

Portsmouth hope to have Joe Rafferty and Michael Jacobs available for their clash with Plymouth.Rafferty has a stomach muscle problem sustained against Peterborough while Jacobs is recovering from a groin issue.Even if the pair are fit, boss Danny Cowley might not want to change a winning team for the second versus third clash at Fratton Park.Louis Thompson (broken leg) and Jayden Reid (hamstrin...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley hailed a “really solid team performance” after a 2-0 victory at Burton sealed a sixth consecutive League One win.August’s manager of the month Cowley watched a determined display rewarded when Sam Hughes put through his own net before striker Colby Bishop sealed the points four minutes from time.“I thought it was a solid away performance&rdquo...Full Story »

Portsmouth made it six League One wins in a row as a Sam Hughes own goal and Colby Bishop’s late strike sealed a 2-0 win at struggling Burton.Hughes was unlucky to see Marlon Pack’s low cross skew past his own keeper just before the hour mark and Bishop made the points safe four minutes from time with a deadly finish from Owen Dale’s right-wing cross.The defeat ensured Dino Maa...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley saluted Dane Scarlett after the Tottenham loanee fired Portsmouth to a 2-1 comeback win over promotion rivals Peterborough.Scarlett scored twice as table-topping Pompey recovered from falling behind early on to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.Cowley said: “It’s an important win. We started well, had the energy and the momentum from the o...Full Story »

Dane Scarlett scored twice as table-topping Portsmouth came from behind to beat fellow high-flyers Peterborough 2-1 at Fratton Park.Posh took the lead with just five minutes played when Jack Marriott fired home after Michael Morrison was robbed of the ball by Jonson Clarke-Harris.Pompey’s Owen Dale fired an effort wide in the 23rd minute before an unmarked Ronan Curtis put a sitter of a he...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley is expected to make changes to his team for the Sky Bet League One visit of Peterborough.Ronan Curtis was the only player to start the midweek EFL Trophy penalty shoot-out defeat by Crawley who had also started the previous league game against Port Vale, and Cowley was unhappy with the team’s performance.Denver Hume and Joe Morrell made their first starts of...Full Story »

Danny Cowley refused to get carried away after Portsmouth’s 1-0 win at Port Vale sent them to the Sky Bet League One summit.Victory came courtesy of Dane Scarlett’s first-half strike and, while the game was far from a classic, Cowley was delighted with the points but stressed it was too early in the campaign to get excited.“I didn’t even know we were top of the league,&rd...Full Story »

Dane Scarlett hit a first-half winner as high-flying Portsmouth beat hosts Port Vale 1-0.The on-loan Spurs man opened his account for Pompey as they extended their unbeaten start to the season to six matches and moved up two spots to the top of Sky Bet League One.The vital strike came in the 25th minute, when Scarlett timed his run perfectly to latch on to a threaded ball from Marlon Pack.Outpac...Full Story »

Will Forrester and Rory Holden will both hope to start when Port Vale host Portsmouth in Sky Bet League One.Forrester and Holden were on the bench for Vale’s 2-0 win at Burton.Boss Darrell Clarke made five changes for the Burton trip and could rotate resources once again.Strikers Ben Garrity and Ellis Harrison should start again however, having bagged the vital goals last weekend.Portsmout...Full Story »