Match ends, Portsmouth 3, Birmingham City 0.
PortsmouthPortsmouth3BirminghamBirmingham City0
Ellis Harrison scored twice on his home debut as League One outfit Portsmouth eased past Championship side Birmingham in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
Blues - the 2011 League Cup winners - made nine changes and Pompey took full advantage.
Harrison's first-half header defied Wes Harding's efforts to clear off the line and Ben Close volleyed a fine second.
Another header after the break from Harrison - a summer signing from Ipswich - ensured Pompey's progress.
The closest Blues came to a consolation was a long-range free-kick from Craig Gardner that brought an excellent save from Portsmouth keeper Craig MacGillivray.
Blues teenager Jude Bellingham became the club's youngest ever player at 16 years and 38 days, breaking the record set by Trevor Francis in 1970.
Birmingham manager Pep Clotet confirmed to BBC Radio WM 95.6 after the game that Blues had accepted a bid from an unnamed club for striker Isaac Vassell.
Reports have linked Vassell - who was withdrawn from the squad for the visit to Fratton Park - with a move to Championship rivals Cardiff City.
Line-ups
Portsmouth
Formation 4-3-3
- 1MacGillivray
- 2Walkes
- 5DowningSubstituted forRaggettat 85'minutes
- 6Burgess
- 3BrownSubstituted forHaunstrupat 77'minutes
- 14Cannon
- 4Naylor
- 33Close
- 19Harness
- 22HarrisonBooked at 34minsSubstituted forPitmanat 78'minutes
- 11Curtis
Substitutes
- 8Pitman
- 9Hawkins
- 20Raggett
- 26Evans
- 29Maloney
- 35Bass
- 38Haunstrup
Birmingham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13Stockdale
- 2HardingBooked at 20mins
- 43BajramiBooked at 34mins
- 14Clarke-Salter
- 25Dacres-Cogley
- 8Gardner
- 21Medina DelgadoBooked at 41mins
- 42Seddon
- 22BellinghamBooked at 75minsSubstituted forBoyd-Munceat 81'minutes
- 31Lakin
- 7CrowleySubstituted forBaileyat 55'minutes
Substitutes
- 27Trueman
- 30O'Keeffe
- 37Bailey
- 44Boyd-Munce
- 45Burke
- 46Redmond
- 47Stirk
- Referee:
- Neil Hair
- Attendance:
- 9,913
Match Stats
Home TeamPortsmouthAway TeamBirmingham
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away3
- Corners
- Home9
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 3, Birmingham City 0.
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Attempt missed. Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
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Offside, Birmingham City. Agus Medina tries a through ball, but Josh Dacres-Cogley is caught offside.
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Foul by Marcus Harness (Portsmouth).
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Charlie Lakin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Craig MacGillivray.
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Attempt saved. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Odin Bailey.
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Foul by Andrew Cannon (Portsmouth).
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Caolan Boyd-Munce (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Geraldo Bajrami (Birmingham City).
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Attempt missed. Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Walkes with a cross.
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Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sean Raggett.
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Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
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Foul by Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth).
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Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Sean Raggett replaces Paul Downing.
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Foul by Marcus Harness (Portsmouth).
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Charlie Lakin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
