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Portsmouth Dominates Charlton at The Valley with Offensive Display
London – In a match held at The Valley, Portsmouth overpowered Charlton with a convincing victory, showcasing greater effectiveness in attack. The encounter, corresponding to matchday 19 of the Championship, ended with a score that reflected the visitors’ superiority.
Portsmouth’s first goal came early, in the 22nd minute, courtesy of T. Devlin, assisted by E. Adams. Portsmouth continued to pressure and extended their lead with a penalty converted by C. Bishop in the 35th minute. The first half was marked by a series of yellow cards for Charlton, indicating increasing frustration in the home team.
In the second half, Devlin scored again in the 56th minute, solidifying Portsmouth’s lead. Charlton managed to pull one back in the 64th minute with a goal from J. Fevrier, assisted by L. Dykes, but it wasn’t enough to change the course of the match.
Despite having slightly less ball possession (46% compared to Portsmouth’s 54%), Charlton tried to create opportunities, registering a total of 12 shots, although only 4 were on target. The home team accumulated a high number of fouls (16), resulting in seven yellow cards. Portsmouth, on the other hand, was more disciplined, committing 7 fouls and receiving 2 yellow cards.
Portsmouth proved to be more effective in attack, with 6 of their 12 shots directed at the goal. The victory solidifies them in a favorable position in the Championship table.
Substitutions charlton: at minute 46 H. Clarke came in and J. Fevrier went out., at minute 46 M. Leaburn came in and T. Campbell went out., at minute 46 C. Coady came in and C. Coventry went out., at minute 80 L. Chambers came in and C. Kelman went out., at minute 81 G. Docherty came in and L. Berry went out.
Substitutions portsmouth: at minute 63 Z. Swanson came in and J. Williams went out., at minute 63 G. Caballero came in and J. Brown went out., at minute 79 J. Swift came in and I. Bowat went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Charlton
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