Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Hartlepool United 0.
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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:
"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."
Line-ups
Portsmouth
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Jones
- 3Whatmough
- 16Robinson
- 5Devera
- 18Passley
- 21Dunne
- 29Hollands
- 8J Wallace
- 34Butler
- 14TubbsBooked at 90minsSubstituted forChaplinat 90+3'minutes
- 9Taylor
Substitutes
- 2Webster
- 7Barcham
- 13Ertl
- 20Westcarr
- 22Poke
- 25Atangana
- 36Chaplin
Hartlepool
Formation 3-5-2
- 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
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Hartlepool United 0.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by David Mirfin.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Matt Tubbs.
Booking
Matt Tubbs (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
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Michael Woods (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matt Tubbs (Portsmouth).
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Neil Austin.
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Attempt missed. Danny Hollands (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
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Foul by David Mirfin (Hartlepool United).
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Ryan Taylor (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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(Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Paul Robinson (Portsmouth).
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dan Jones.
Substitution
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Jonathan Franks replaces Aaron Tshibola.
Booking
Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United).
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Danny Hollands (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marlon Harewood (Hartlepool United).
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Paul Robinson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
