Scunthorpe United 2-0 Portsmouth: result and report
League One · Saturday 23 September 2017
Result
Scunthorpe United 2-0 Portsmouth
League One · Saturday 23 September 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Scunthorpe United 2-0 Portsmouth: match report
Scunthorpe United defeated Portsmouth 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 23 September 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.
Lee Novak opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Scunthorpe United's goals came from Lee Novak (12') and Duane Holmes (33'). Portsmouth did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Scunthorpe United were 6th on 15 points from 8 and Portsmouth 13th on 11 points from 8. Scunthorpe United went on to finish that season 5th with 75 points, and Portsmouth 8th with 66.
Scunthorpe United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Portsmouth in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Scunthorpe United wins, 1 draw and 1 for Portsmouth.
Going into the match Scunthorpe United's last five read W-L-D-W-W and Portsmouth's W-L-W-L-D.
Key events
- 12'Goal · Lee Novak
- 33'Goal · Duane Holmes
Head-to-head
Team news
Scunthorpe United line-up (4-4-2)
Matthew Gilks, Jordan Clarke, Murray Wallace, Rory McArdle, Lewis Butroid, F. Ojo, Josh Morris, Neal Bishop, Paddy Madden, Lee Novak, Duane Holmes
Portsmouth line-up (4-2-3-1)
Luke McGee, Matt Clarke, Christian Burgess, Oli Hawkins, Dion Donohue, Nathan Thompson, Stuart O'Keefe, Matty Kennedy, Ben Close, Brett Pitman, Jamal Lowe