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2007/8 POMPEY 0 TOON 0

PORTSMOUTH: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Diop, Davis, Muntari, Kranjcar, Defoe, Kanu (Nugent 75).
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Lauren, Hughes, Pedro Mendes.

NEWCASTLE: Harper, Beye, Faye, Taylor, Jose Enrique, Geremi, Butt, Barton, Owen, Viduka (Smith 82), Martins.
Subs Not Used: Forster, Duff, Edgar, Carroll.

Att: 20,507

England rivals Jermain Defoe and Michael Owen missed chances as Portsmouth and Newcastle fought out a goalless draw at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp, who was offered the St James' Park job last January before Kevin Keegan's comeback, saw Defoe hang his head after passing up a hat-trick of golden opportunities.

And Owen, whose recovery from long-term injury has helped inspire Keegan's side to an unbeaten five-match run, hooked over the bar with only David James to beat in the 72nd minute.

2006/7 POMPEY 2 TOON 1

PORTSMOUTH: James, Lauren, Primus, Campbell, Stefanovic,O'Neil, Davis, Hughes, Taylor, Mwaruwari (LuaLua 73),Kanu (Kranjcar 90).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Pamarot, Mvuemba.

NEWCASTLE: Harper, Solano, Taylor, Moore (Onyewu 30), Carr,Milner, Butt, Emre, N'Zogbia (Carroll 46), Duff (Luque 81),Martins.
Subs Not Used: Srnicek, Babayaro.

Att: 20,165

Portsmouth maintained their drive for a UEFA Cup spot as Benjani Mwaruwari and Matt Taylor struck to sink Newcastle at Fratton Park.

Benjani opened the scoring in a lively Barclays Premiership encounter after just seven minutes before Taylor doubled the lead with a stunning long-range strike after the break.

Emre pulled one back from the penalty spot as Newcastle pressed hard in the second half, with Obafemi Martins hitting the bar, but Pompey held on.

2005/6 POMPEY 0 TOON 0

PORTSMOUTH: Ashdown, Priske, O'Brien, Stefanovic, Griffin (Songo'o 76), O'Neil, Diao (Hughes 69), Vukic, Taylor, Vignal, Silva.
Subs Not Used: Westerveld, Skopelitis, Karadas.

NEWCASTLE: Given, Carr, Taylor, Boumsong, Babayaro (Elliott 45), Bowyer, Parker, Clark (Faye 88), N'Zogbia, Shearer, Ameobi.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Chopra, Brittain.

Att: 20,220

With Michael Owen sidelined, Newcastle missed a cutting edge at Fratton Park.

But once again it was Portsmouth's own lack of quality in front of goal which proved costly as their quest for a first home win of the season goes on.

The England striker's absence with a dead leg will be of some concern to Sven-Goran Eriksson ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Poland over the next 10 days.

However, Pompey manager Alain Perrin will be left wondering just how his side failed to see off an average Newcastle side.

The hosts had the better of the possession and chances, with visiting goalkeeper Shay Given saving well from Dario Silva and Gary O'Neil in the first half - and also producing two fine stops late on to deny Matthew Taylor.