Portsmouth 0 Newcastle 0
David James denies Pompey the chanc of the fifth position at pointblank range. Kevin Keegans side have just started to find their feet with wins in their last 3 games and a total of 9 goals. Harry Redknapp’s side booked themselves a place in the FA Cup final last week with a win over Westbrom and with Everton only managing a draw earlier in the day Pompey had the chance to take the 5th spot behind Liverpool.
Redknapp admitted in interview that the only thing on his mind at the moment was to win the FA Cup and the match reflected this.
Portsmouth saw chances from Defoe and Johnson but it was Newcastle’s Michael Owen that really had the opportunity to change the course of this match and was denied by the heroics of England Keeper David James. Final score Portsmouth 0 Newcastle 0.
Portsmouth 0 Newcastle 0