Portsmouth vs Arsenal
Who won: Arsenal 5-1
Arsenal beat Portsmouth 5-1 on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at Fratton Park. Goals for Portsmouth: Teddy Sheringham (90'). Goals for Arsenal: Thierry Henry (25', 50'), Freddie Ljungberg (43', 57') and Kolo Touré (45').
Play by play
Another magnificent display from the Gunners. They go into the FA Cup semi-final draw and I'm off to confiscate that clown's bell.
A 5-1 demolition by Arsenal and the only plus for Portsmouth was the return of Sheringham and the performance of Primus....and, of course, their vocal fans.
- 90'
That's the last action of the match as the final whistle blows.
- 90'
Hughes does well to win the ball. He looks up and smashes a dipping long-range shot over Lehmann's bar.
- 89'
Sheringham celebrates in front of the fans that derided him moments ago. Pompey deserved that goal.
- 88'
..Sheringham gets to the ball first and hooks it over Lehmann. GOAL!!!
- 87'
Stone finds space on the right and delivers a back-post cross that Hughes knocks back across goal...
- 86'
Taylor whips in a cross. Lehmann can't collect it under a challenge from Yakubu but Campbell clears.
- 85'
Sheringham mishits a shot and gets jeered by the Arsenal fans (who have not forgotten his days at Spurs, or Manchester United).
- 84'
Reyes takes a corner on the right. Hislop comes to collect to the delight of the Pompey fans.
- 83'
Pompey manager Harry Redknapp and Jim Smith confer on the touchline but there is nothing they can do to change this match.
- 82'
Gilberto plays a loose pass that Yakubu latches onto. His strike is well wide of Lehmann's goal.
- 81'
Lehmann and Yakubu have a little shoving contest.
- 80'
Smertin knocks the ball down for Taylor, whose strike beats Lehmann, comes back off the post, hits Campbell and spoons over the bar.
- 79'
The Portsmouth fans, who have been vocal all match despite the scoreline, ole their team's every touch.
- 78'
Reyes takes a dive in the box as Primus looks to make a challenge. No penalty says the ref and the fans show their disapproval at the tumble.
- 77'
Hughes has been tenacious since he came on and makes another good tackle on Reyes.
- 76'
Mornar is replaced by Teddy Sheringham - can the former Tottenham striker get a goal against his old arch-rivals?
- 75'
Bentley switches play to the left flank with a lofted ball to Kanu, but the Nigerian loses possession.
- 74'
Hughes fires off a low shot from the edge of the box that Lehmann parries. Mornar gets his head to the rebound but can only steer it past the post.
- 73'
Off goes a reluctant Henry, Ljungberg and Vieira. On come Bentley, Kanu and Clichy.
- 72'
A bit like the rest of the match, Arsenal have to go one better and make three changes.
- 71'
Pompey make a change. Hughes comes on for Quashie.
- 70'
....the Swede's shot is cleared off the line and Portsmouth eventually smuggle the ball clear.
- 69'
Henry dances through the Portsmouth defence and fires the ball across goal. Hislop's parry drops to Ljungberg......
