Portsmouth 2-0 Tranmere Rovers: result and report
League One · Saturday 10 August 2019
Result
Portsmouth 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
League One · Saturday 10 August 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Portsmouth 2-0 Tranmere Rovers: match report
Portsmouth defeated Tranmere Rovers 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 10 August 2019. The half-time score was 1-0.
Ben Close opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Portsmouth's goals came from Ben Close (27') and Tom Naylor (75'). Tranmere Rovers did not score.
Discipline: Portsmouth received 2 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received no yellow cards.
Portsmouth went on to finish that season 5th with 62 points, and Tranmere Rovers 21st with 32.
Portsmouth lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Paul Michael Downing of Portsmouth (8.0), ahead of Tom Naylor (7.8).
Key events
- 27'Goal · Ben Close
- 48'Yellow card · Tom Naylor
- 75'Goal · Tom Naylor
- 90'Yellow card · Paul Downing
Team news
Portsmouth line-up (4-2-3-1)
Craig MacGillivray, Anton Walkes, Lee Brown, Paul Michael Downing, Christian Burgess, Tom Naylor, Ronan Curtis, Andy Cannon, Marcus Harness, Ben Close, Ellis Harrison
Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Scott Davies, Liam Ridehalgh, George Ray, Manny Monthe, Kane Wilson, Kieron Morris, Darren Potter, Connor Jennings, David Perkins, Ollie Banks, Morgan Ferrier