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Match Day Thread Pompey vs Walsall

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    This weekend Pompey will look to recover from their 3-0 defeat to Oxford Utd when they welcome Walsall to Fratton Park.

    Like Pompey, Walsall currently have one League win and one League loss to their name, having been defeated 1-0 by Bury on the opening day of the season but having bounced back last weekend to defeat Oldham 2-1 (after going a goal down and scoring the winner in the 90th minute).

    As pointless as the table is this early in the season, Walsall sit 11th and Pompey 12th with Walsall on a goal difference of 0 and Pompey -1.

    New Pompey signing Dion Donohue arrived too late to qualify for the squad. Milan Lalkovic is a doubt due to injury but might just make it while Nathan Thompson and Matt Clarke will not be fit enough. Jamal Lowe remains suspended.
     
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    Pompey team news is as follows

    GK: McGee
    DR: Talbot
    DC: Burgess
    DC: Whatmough
    DL: Hounstrup
    MC: Rose
    MC :May
    AMCR: Evans
    AMC: Pitman
    AMCL: Lalkovic
    ST: Naismith

    Subs: Bass, Davies, Close, Bennett, Chaplin, Main, Kabamba​

    Walsall tea news:

    GK: Gillespie
    DR: Devlin
    DC: Guthrie
    DC: Wilson
    DL: Leahey
    MR: Morris
    MC: Chambers
    MC: Dennellan
    ML: Edwards
    ST: Oztumer
    ST: Bakayoko

    Subs: Jackson, Roberts, Kinsella, Cuvelier, Roberts, Kouhyar, Candlin​
     
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    Only one former Pompey player in the opposing team this week, Florent Cuvelier,who spent a year in Pompey's youth team before moving to Stoke.
     
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    In my seat and sun trying to come out. Stands filling. Think this'll be fairly tight.
     
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    Hope it doesn't rain again. I got caught in that walking back from the shops today and I got soaked to the bone.
     
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    Fingers crossed. I am lower North. Stand this season and the roof stops a couple of rows back.
     
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    Live commentary begins, relaying via Express FM.

    A minutes silence for the Barcelona attack.
     
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    Perfectly observed silence.
     
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    We are underway. Pompey attacking the Fratton End in this half.

    Pitman playing striker, Naismith behind him in attacking midfield
     
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    Bakayoko attacking gets stopped by Burgess who puts it out for a corner which is then caught easilly by McGee.
     
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    Pompey playing the ball around but a loose ball leads to a reckless challenge on May by Adam Chambers from Walsall. The physio's on to check on May while the ref issues a yellow card.

    Also, it's Jack Whatmough's birthday apparently. Hope it's a happy one.
     
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    Pompey throw on the halfway line, leading to a long ball by Burgess, headed away but Pompey retain possession. May plays the ball into the box and Walsall's keeper gathers it.
     
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    Danny Rose with a wayward pass gave the ball to a Walsall who had a shot that went wide.
     
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    Long ball forward by Pompey goes straight to Gillespie.
     
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    Walsall attacking but cut out by Hounstrup and out for a corner.
     
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    The corner goes out for a Goalkick without troubling Pompey.
     
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    Long ball by Hounstrup again fails to meet the Pompey player but Pompey get the throw and go on the attack. Evans gets a shot on goal that goes straight to the keeper.
     
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    Walsall try to attack but get no where. Talbot asks too much of Evans on the right.
     
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    Walsall coming forward loses the ball to Naismith who advances by is caught and loses the ball. Walsall cant move forward and put the ball out.
     
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    Pompey playing long balls and getting no where.
     
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