Pompey2-1Everton

Well after a two week hiatus with the international break I'm back for the hard part of the season staying up.

With an early start and no car I had to get up mega early, so no pub we decided to meet in the marquee. Getting in early we got a table for once lovely, this place is good big screens and very loud. It gets full so quick one second I drink a beer the next I look up and then it is full of Pompey.

The game, I had a good feeling we would win this one, you know what I mean you just know. The moment Everton scored with that lovely free kick I just knew we would come back and win. And we did!!!!!

Two goals from Peter Crouch helped relegation-threatened Portsmouth to a priceless victory over Champions League hopefuls Everton at Fratton Park.

Everton went ahead after just four minutes when full-back Leighton Baines fired in a brilliant 20-yard free-kick.

Crouch equalised midway through the first half when he headed in Glen Johnson's nod-back from six yards.

And the England striker scored the winner with another header from Sean Davis' corner with 15 minutes left.

This was a win we needed and with two home games coming up after Hull we could be on for for seven points? I hope.

Portsmouth boss Paul Hart:
"This was a massive win for us - we've steadied the ship and I'm not surprised with that performance.

"We started poorly from the kick off but they got their heads together and got back on track.

On two-goal hero Peter Crouch: "Peter is fantastic and he deserves the statistics of three in the last two. He works hard and get goals."

Everton manager David Moyes:
"We started well by scoring the goal but didn't capitalise on that.

"The team didn't defend well at set pieces. We knew about Peter Crouch's threat but we didn't stop it and didn't cope well.

"It's not common for us to make mistakes which is why it feels bad."

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Portsmouth: James, Kaboul, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Johnson, Davis, Mullins, Nugent (Kanu 74), Kranjcar, Crouch.
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Pamarot, Utaka, Hughes, Basinas, Belhadj.

Booked: Hreidarsson, Kaboul.

Goals: Crouch 22, 75.

Everton: Howard, Jacobsen (Gosling 86), Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Fellaini, Neville, Pienaar, Saha, Jo (Rodwell 90).
Subs Not Used: Nash, Castillo, Agard, Baxter, Wallace.

Booked: Osman.

Goals: Baines 4.

Att: 20,388

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).