| 9¹ | A cross from VANDENBERGH left BOZHINOV in plenty of space but he rushed his shot. |
| 11¹ | A tame shot from BOZHINOV trickled agonisingly wide. |
| 16¹ | BOZHINOV shot wide. |
| 19¹ | A header by VANDENBERGH at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper. |
| 20¹ | OWUSU-ABEYIE made space on the right and pulled the ball to HUGILL who fired the ball over. |
| 21¹ | A pin-point pass found PUGH and his deadly effort flew narrowly wide. |
| 25¹ | CRESSWELL waltzed round BAPTISTE and flicked a weak shot over. |
| 26¹ | A brilliant shot from BOUAZZA was dealt with by a fine block from the 'keeper. |
| 26¹ | The ref books CLARKE for a high tackle. |
| 27¹ | Uncertainty in the Portsmouth defence enabled STRACQUALURSI to fire the ball over the bar. |
| 33¹ | SILVESTRI booked by the ref for a poor challenge. |
| 34¹ | A useful ball from CRESSWELL on the right found OWUSU-ABEYIE who sliced his shot inches wide. |
| 35¹ | The Port Vale 'keeper saved a neatly crafted strike from HUGILL. |
| 9² | A header from BOZHINOV was headed off the line by MOSES. |
| 14² | OWUSU-ABEYIE whacked a deadly shot just beyond the far post from close range. |
| 19² | HUGILL poked a simple chance past the near post. |
| 22² | OWUSU-ABEYIE booked for a poor foul. |
| 23² | PUGH turned WALKES but slammed the ball into the arms of SILVESTRI. |
| 28² | A twenty yard drive from WALKES caused BENTLEY little difficulty. |
| 35² | A strike from HUGILL held no problem for the Port Vale 'keeper. |
| 39² | A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper. |
| 43² | GOAL!! The creative CRESSWELL neatly headed on a cross for BOUAZZA to hit the ball in. (1-0 Portsmouth)| 44² | BOGLE booked for dangerous play. | |