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Fratton Park Clash Ends in Scoreless Draw Between Portsmouth and Stoke City
Portsmouth and Stoke City failed to break the deadlock at Fratton Park, drawing 0-0 in a Championship match during Regular Season – 12. The game, marked by intense play, was punctuated by several yellow cards. Portsmouth received two cards, for M. Kirk and M. Pack, while Stoke City saw three cautions given to S. Thomas, D. Mubama, and M. Talovierov.
Stoke City edged possession with 52%, while Portsmouth held 48%. In terms of goal-scoring opportunities, Portsmouth created 13 shots, 3 of which were on target, while Stoke City had 11 shots, with 2 finding their way towards the goal. The defenses held strong, resulting in a goalless draw. An own goal by H. Matthews, assistance by none, favored Stoke City in the 70th minute. Referee Thomas Kirk had a busy afternoon, calling a total of 23 fouls.
Substitutions portsmouth: at minute 67 Yang Min-Hyuk came in and J. Murphy went out., at minute 67 J. Williams came in and T. Devlin went out., at minute 71 H. Matthews came in and J. Knight went out., at minute 85 A. Dozzell came in and M. Kosznovszky went out.
Substitutions stoke city: at minute 70 J. Bae came in and T. Rigo went out., at minute 90 B. Pearson came in and S. N’Zonzi went out., at minute 90 L. Baker came in and T. Seko went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Portsmouth
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