Match Day Thread Walsall v Pompey - Leasing.com Trophy - 3rd Round

According to Radio Solent commentators, Pompey have had 56% possession in the first half.

 

Second half kicks off.

 

Walsall bring on ex-Pompey loanee Caolan Lavery and Wes McDonald for Dan Scarr and Rory Gaffney. 56 minutes.

 

A speculative long-range effort from Burgess flies well wide. 58 minutes.

 

Pompey bringing on Tom Naylor for Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, and Steve Seddon for Haji Mnoga. 63 minutes.

 

Oli Hawkins shot from Steve Seddon's cross is saved by their keeper. 67 minutes.

 

Pompey replace Oli Hawkins with Ellis Harrison. 69 minutes.

 

Walsall take off Elijah Adebayo and bring on Joe Willis. 71 minutes.

 

From the corner, Christian Burgess heads over Gareth Evans' delivery. 71 minutes.

 

Caolan Lavery misses a gilt-edged chance to level for Walsall. He gets in behind the Pompey defence but fires over the bar. 74 minutes.

 

GOAL FOR POMPEY !!!!!!

 

0-2 now. Ellis Harrison heads home his 7th goal of the season. 82 minutes.

Steve Seddon's dipping, curling cross is met by Ellis Harrison a few yards out and he makes no mistake.

 

Another penalty for Walsall. Holden nudged over by Paul Downing. Caolan Lavery scores. 1-2 now. 86 minutes.

 

John Marquis shot goes wide. 89 minutes.

 

90 minutes up. 5 minutes added on.

 

Final whistle goes, and it's 1-2 to Pompey. Through to the last 8 in the competition, and into the quarter finals.

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We have now had two away wins on the trot, Ides. The commentators were saying how well new left back Steve Seddon played when he came on in the second half. Young academy right back Haji Mnoga also had a good game.

At least Kenny Jackett has completed business early in the transfer window, with possibly more to follow.

 

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