Portsmouth vs Arsenal
Match pulse
Who won: Arsenal 3-0
Arsenal beat Portsmouth 3-0 on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Fratton Park. Goals for Arsenal: Nicklas Bendtner (13', 41' pen) and Carlos Vela (56').
Play by play
- Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 3.
- Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 3.
- Second Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Arsenal 3.
- 90'
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Hayden Mullins.
- 90'
Fran Merida (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'
Foul by Kanu (Portsmouth).
- 90'
Foul by Amaury Bischoff (Arsenal).
- 90'
Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in his own half.
- 89'
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sol Campbell.
- 88'
Attempt saved. Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fran Merida.
- 86'
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Johan Djourou.
- 86'
Attempt saved. John Utaka (Portsmouth) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadir Belhadj with a cross.
- 85'
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
- 85'
Attempt saved. John Utaka (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 85'
Foul by Alexandre Song (Arsenal).
- 85'
John Utaka (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82'
Substitution, Arsenal. Mark Randall midfielder replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 82'
Attempt missed. Fran Merida (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 81'
Sean Davis (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 80'
Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sean Davis.
- 79'
Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78'
Noe Pamarot (Portsmouth) is shown the red card for a bad foul.
- 78'
Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78'
Foul by Noe Pamarot (Portsmouth).
- 77'
Substitution, Arsenal. Fran Merida midfielder replaces Nicklas Bendtner.

