Portsmouth 1-0 Hartlepool United

Matt Tubbs scored his first goal for Portsmouth as they beat League Two's bottom club Hartlepool United.

Tubbs, who joined from Bournemouth last month, helped end Pompey's nine-game run without a win when he headed in Ryan Taylor's cross on the hour mark.

The hosts were the better side throughout, Joe Devera poking Jed Wallace's free-kick narrowly wide.

And they came close to a second late on when Danny Hollands' volley from the edge of the box grazed the crossbar.

Portsmouth manager Andy Awford told BBC Radio Solent:

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Awford on Portsmouth v Hartlepool

"We haven't won for a while so the result is a little bit of a relief.

"We thoroughly deserved the three points and I'm delighted with another clean sheet.

"We weren't really troubled. We looked solid. This is a good platform."

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Line-ups

Portsmouth

• 1Jones
• 3Whatmough
• 16Robinson
• 5Devera
• 18Passley
• 21Dunne
• 29Hollands
• 8Wallace
• 34Butler
• 14TubbsBooked at 90minsSubstituted forChaplinat 90+3'minutes
• 9Taylor

Substitutes

• 2Webster
• 7Barcham
• 13Ertl
• 20Westcarr
• 22Poke
• 25Atangana
• 36Chaplin

Hartlepool

• 1Flinders
• 26HarrisonBooked at 63mins
• 20Jones
• 29Mirfin
• 21Duckworth
• 4BatesSubstituted forFeatherstoneat 13'minutesBooked at 74mins
• 14Woods
• 31TshibolaBooked at 22minsSubstituted forFranksat 81'minutes
• 2Austin
• 17Fenwick
• 30MorganSubstituted forHarewoodat 59'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Holden
• 7Franks
• 8Walker
• 9Harewood
• 13Maxted
• 16Featherstone
• 19Richards

Referee:

Graham Horwood

Attendance:

14,397

Match Stats

Home TeamPortsmouthAway TeamHartlepool

Possession

Home48%

Away52%

Shots

Home8

Away1

Shots on Target

Home3

Away0

Corners

Home5

Away1

Fouls

Home11

Away10

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Hartlepool United 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Hartlepool United 0.

Posted at 90'+4'

Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by David Mirfin.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+3'

Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Matt Tubbs.

Booking

Posted at 90'+1'

Matt Tubbs (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+1'

Michael Woods (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Matt Tubbs (Portsmouth).

Posted at 90'

Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Neil Austin.

Posted at 87'

Attempt missed. Danny Hollands (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 86'

Foul by David Mirfin (Hartlepool United).

Posted at 86'

Ryan Taylor (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 83'

(Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Paul Robinson (Portsmouth).

Posted at 83'

Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dan Jones.

Substitution

Posted at 81'

Substitution, Hartlepool United. Jonathan Franks replaces Aaron Tshibola.

Booking

Posted at 74'

Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United).

Posted at 74'

Danny Hollands (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Marlon Harewood (Hartlepool United).

Posted at 72'

Paul Robinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 72'

Michael Woods (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Joe Devera (Portsmouth).

Posted at 69'

Attempt missed. Michael Duckworth (Hartlepool United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 66'

Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Ryan Taylor (Portsmouth).

Posted at 64'

(Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 64'

Foul by Ryan Taylor (Portsmouth).

Booking

Posted at 63'

Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United).

Posted at 63'

Dan Butler (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Goal!

Posted at 60'

Goal! Portsmouth 1, Hartlepool United 0. Matt Tubbs (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.

Substitution

Posted at 59'

Substitution, Hartlepool United. Marlon Harewood replaces Marvin Morgan.

Posted at 58'

Attempt missed. Paul Robinson (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 58'

Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Neil Austin.

Posted at 54'

(Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 54'

Foul by Ryan Taylor (Portsmouth).

Posted at 52'

Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is too high.

Posted at 50'

Michael Woods (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 50'

Foul by Danny Hollands (Portsmouth).

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Portsmouth 0, Hartlepool United 0.

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