Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Portsmouth 1.
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Accrington held on to draw with Portsmouth despite midfielder Anthony Barry's 53rd-minute red card.
Stanley went ahead through Josh Windass's 25-yard free-kick, but Ryan Taylor headed home an equaliser for Pompey just four minutes later.
Both teams had chances to take the lead in the first half, before Barry was sent off for a lunge on Danny Hollands.
Jed Wallace, Matt Tubbs and Wes Fogden all wasted chances as the visitors pushed for a winner.
Both teams remain in mid-table in League Two, evenly placed between the bottom four and the play-off places.
Portsmouth manager Andy Awford told BBC Radio Solent:
"I am not going to criticise the players. That is the fourth game in however many days and I think they looked a bit leggy first half.
"If I am honest we didn't have our normal tempo about us today and we just looked a little bit short.
"There are 15,000 people to play for every week at Fratton Park and we take a massive travelling support away so there is everything to play for.
"If the players go out there they have to perform for the supporters first and foremost and like I said on Tuesday we will try and get as many points as we can and where that takes us, it takes us."
Line-ups
Accrington
Formation 3-5-2
- 30Davies
- 25AtkinsonBooked at 41mins
- 33Crooks
- 6Winnard
- 15Mingoia
- 4Joyce
- 24Proctor
- 23BarryBooked at 53mins
- 11Naismith
- 8Windass
- 10Gornell
Substitutes
- 3Liddle
- 7McCartan
- 18Gilchrist
- 19Maguire
- 21Bruna
- 22Dawber
- 28Conneely
Portsmouth
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Jones
- 5Devera
- 16RobinsonBooked at 57mins
- 3Whatmough
- 18PassleySubstituted forBarchamat 71'minutes
- 8J Wallace
- 21Dunne
- 29HollandsSubstituted forFogdenat 70'minutes
- 34Butler
- 14Tubbs
- 9TaylorSubstituted forWestcarrat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Webster
- 7Barcham
- 19Fogden
- 20Westcarr
- 25Atangana
- 31Bass
- 36Chaplin
- Referee:
- Robert Lewis
- Attendance:
- 1,994
Match Stats
Home TeamAccringtonAway TeamPortsmouth
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away5
- Corners
- Home5
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Portsmouth 1.
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Andy Barcham (Portsmouth) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
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Robert Atkinson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matt Tubbs (Portsmouth).
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Foul by Andrew Proctor (Accrington Stanley).
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Wes Fogden (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. James Dunne (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Andrew Proctor.
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Foul by Terry Gornell (Accrington Stanley).
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Jack Whatmough (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Robert Atkinson.
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Foul by Luke Joyce (Accrington Stanley).
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James Dunne (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dean Winnard.
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
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Foul by Piero Mingoia (Accrington Stanley).
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Dan Butler (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Craig Westcarr replaces Ryan Taylor.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Piero Mingoia.
