Match ends, Portsmouth 4, AFC Wimbledon 0.
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In-form Portsmouth made it six League One clean sheets in a row with a 4-0 demolition of struggling AFC Wimbledon at a wet and windy Fratton Park.
The visitors started brightly, however, and while they did not trouble home keeper Craig MacGillivray early on, their high-energy pressing game kept Pompey quiet.
But Pompey took control of the game with three goals in a 16-minute spell before the break. After 28 minutes some fine build-up play ended with Callum Johnson's cross being headed goalward by Ryan Williams and John Marquis knocked it home.
Eight minutes later it was two when Williams scored the goal of the game. Tom Naylor fired a pass into Marquis and the striker laid the ball into the path of Williams, who curled a delightful left-footed effort beyond keeper Sam Walker.
And, just before the break, the game was effectively over when centre-back Sean Raggett powered home a header from a Lee Brown free-kick.
Substitute Ben Close completed the scoring when he broke away and fired home from 14 yards, with the victory taking Pompey one point behind leaders Hull.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Portsmouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1MacGillivray
- 2Johnson
- 6Whatmough
- 20Raggett
- 3Brown
- 4Naylor
- 14CannonSubstituted forHarrisonat 70'minutes
- 19Harness
- 24JacobsSubstituted forCurtisat 64'minutes
- 7WilliamsSubstituted forCloseat 83'minutes
- 9MarquisSubstituted forWhiteat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Close
- 10Harrison
- 11Curtis
- 15Nicolaisen
- 23White
- 26Hiwula-Mayifuila
- 41Turnbull
Wimbledon
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Walker
- 2O'NeillSubstituted forKalambayiat 64'minutes
- 5Nightingale
- 3Csoka
- 7Alexander
- 4Woodyard
- 33Reilly
- 12Rudoni
- 18Guinness-Walker
- 29LongmanSubstituted forRobinsonat 78'minutes
- 39Pigott
Substitutes
- 8Hartigan
- 11Chislett
- 13Tzanev
- 14Robinson
- 16Oksanen
- 19McLoughlin
- 30Kalambayi
- Referee:
- Trevor Kettle
Match Stats
Home TeamPortsmouthAway TeamWimbledon
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away1
- Corners
- Home2
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away14
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 4, AFC Wimbledon 0.
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Foul by Ellis Harrison (Portsmouth).
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Paul Kalambayi (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Zach Robinson (AFC Wimbledon) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Ben Close (Portsmouth).
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Jack Rudoni (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!
Goal! Portsmouth 4, AFC Wimbledon 0. Ben Close (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronan Curtis following a fast break.
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Offside, Portsmouth. Sean Raggett tries a through ball, but Ronan Curtis is caught offside.
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Tom Naylor (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Joe Pigott (AFC Wimbledon).
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Foul by Harvey White (Portsmouth).
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Nesta Guinness-Walker (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Sean Raggett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Joe Pigott (AFC Wimbledon).
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Foul by Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth).
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Jack Rudoni (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Ben Close replaces Ryan Williams.
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Ryan Williams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jack Rudoni (AFC Wimbledon).
