English League Two

FT Monday, January 2, 2017
Luton Town WDWLW 0
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Portsmouth LWDWD 1
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POR101
Fratton Park · 17,402 att.

Match Report

Christian Burgess scores only goal as Portsmouth beat Luton

Christian Burgess scores only goal as Portsmouth beat Luton

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Head to Head

POR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David FordeG
  2. 6Christian BurgessCD-L
  3. 5Matthew ClarkeCD-R
  4. 26Gareth EvansLB
  5. 3Enda StevensRB
  6. 23Kyle BennettAM
  7. 4Danny RoseLM
  8. 8Michael DoyleRM
  9. 9Michael SmithF
  10. 7Carl BakerAM-L
  11. 22Kal NaismithAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Amine LinganziSUB
  2. 16Jack WhatmoughSUB
  3. 20Noel HuntSUB
  4. 11Gary RobertsSUB
  5. 13Liam O'BrienSUB
  6. 10Milan LalkovicSUB
  7. 19Conor ChaplinSUB

LTN · 5-3-2

  1. 1Christian WaltonG
  2. 5Johnny MullinsCD
  3. 6Scott CuthbertCD-L
  4. 16Glen ReaCD-R
  5. 2Stephen O'DonnellLB
  6. 36James JustinRB
  7. 4Jonathan SmithCM
  8. 8Cameron McGeehanCM-L
  9. 15Alex GillieadCM-R
  10. 9Danny HyltonCF-L
  11. 10Jordan CookCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Pelly Ruddock MpanzuSUB
  2. 19Oliver LeeSUB
  3. 23Josh McQuoidSUB
  4. 31Craig KingSUB
  5. 14Jack MarriottSUB
  6. 20Isaac VassellSUB
  7. 21Jack SeniorSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Cameron McGeehan (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 20' Substitution, Luton Town. Pelly Ruddock replaces Cameron McGeehan because of an injury.
  3. 31' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Luton Town 0. Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Baker following a set piece situation.
  4. 38' Jonathan Smith (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Substitution, Luton Town. Olly Lee replaces Alex Gilliead.
  6. 54' Substitution, Luton Town. Isaac Vassell replaces Jordan Cook.
  7. 66' Isaac Vassell (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 68' Substitution, Portsmouth. Gary Roberts replaces Kyle Bennett.
  9. 80' Substitution, Portsmouth. Noel Hunt replaces Carl Baker.
  10. 83' Substitution, Portsmouth. Amine Linganzi replaces Danny Rose.
  11. 87' David Forde (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+2' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) right footed shot is just a bit too high. Gary Roberts should be disappointed.
  13. 90'+4' Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+4' Noel Hunt (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.

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