Portsmouth 2-0 Town - Half-Time Tue 19th Jan 2016 20:46 Former Blue Gary Roberts netted a penalty in the 32nd minute and Marc McNulty added a second five minutes later to give Portsmouth a comfortable 2-0 lead over Town in their third round replay at Fratton Park at half-time. |
McCarthy Switches Entire XI at Portsmouth Tue 19th Jan 2016 19:18 Town boss Mick McCarthy has named the anticipated entirely changed XI for this evening’s FA Cup third round replay at League Two Portsmouth. |
McCarthy: Pompey Players Will Expect to Beat Us Tue 19th Jan 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes League Two Portsmouth’s players will go into tonight’s FA Cup third round replay at Fratton Park expecting to beat the Blues having performed so well in the first game at Portman Road, which ended 2-2. McCarthy is set to field a young side and, as he did at Manchester United in the Capital One Cup earlier in the season, could even switch his entire XI. |
Oar Battling for First-Team Place Tue 19th Jan 2016 06:00 Tommy Oar, almost knocked out on his on his full league debut for Town, has talked of the difficulty of getting past loan wingers Ryan Fraser and Ainsley Maitland-Niles to claim a regular berth in Mick McCarthy’s starting line-up. |
Gerken: Ryan Will Be a Premier League Player Next Season Fri 15th Jan 2016 09:31 Town keeper Dean Gerken is convinced on-loan winger Ryan Fraser has a big future ahead of him with parent club Bournemouth. |
McCarthy: Possession Stats? I Don't Give a Flying One Tue 12th Jan 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy says he doesn't "give a flying one” about the Blues being bottom of the Championship table when it comes to pass completion and 16th on possession. |
Town 2-2 Portsmouth - Match Report Sat 09th Jan 2016 17:11 Town face an FA Cup third round replay after drawing 2-2 against League Two Portsmouth at Portman Road with Ryan Fraser netting a late equaliser. The Scotland U21 international’s freekick somewhat fortunately beat everyone to find the net in the 88th minute, Tommy Oar having put the Blues in front in the 53rd minute prior to Kyle Bennett and Conor Chaplin hitting back on 55 and 86 to briefly give the League Two side the lead. |
Town 0-0 Portsmouth - Half-Time Sat 09th Jan 2016 15:55 Town’s FA Cup third round tie at home to Portsmouth remains 0-0 at the break but with the League Two side having had the better of the first half. |
McCarthy: Victory Over Pompey Would Give Play-Off Push a Boost Sat 09th Jan 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes a victory in today’s FA Cup third round tie against Portsmouth can give the Blues momentum going into the back-to-back Championship home games against Leeds United on Tuesday and Preston North End next Saturday. |
McCarthy: Confident Much-Changed Team Can Win Tie Fri 08th Jan 2016 16:16 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes the much-changed team he has already confirmed for Saturday’s FA Cup third round tie against Portsmouth at Portman Road should be well capable of taking the Blues into the fourth round for the first time under his management. |