Portsmouth vs Preston North End
Match pulse
PORAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'PNE 
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Who won: Portsmouth 3-2
Portsmouth beat Preston North End 3-2 on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at Fratton Park. Goals for Portsmouth: Steve Stone (23'), Paul Merson (26' pen) and Matthew Taylor (34'). Goals for Preston: Richard Cresswell (12') and Graham Alexander (47' pen).
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Shaka HislopG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjan De ZeeuwD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gianluca FestaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul RitchieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew TaylorD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lassina DiabateM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve StoneM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel QuashieM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MersonF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Svetoslav TodorovF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent PericardF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Yoshikatsu KawaguchiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linvoy PrimusD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin HarperM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary O'NeilM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark BurchillF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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