Match ends, Notts County 2, Portsmouth 1.
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Alan Sheehan's first goal since returning to Notts County on loan secured victory for the Magpies against promotion-challenging Portsmouth.
The visitors, who are third in the table, took the lead when Caolan Lavery tapped in Enda Stevens' low cross.
Graham Burke then found the net with a sublime volley to level the scores.
Having returned to Meadow Lane on loan from Bradford at the end of September, Sheehan stepped up to curl in the decisive free-kick after the break.
Portsmouth manager Paul Cook speaks to BBC Radio Solent:
"I felt it was a good game of football. I thought we played well, Unfortunately we couldn't win and we've got to be better.
"It meant a lot to Notts County to beat us today, they worked hard, they've done well.
"Success doesn't come in a day or a week unfortunately for us all with football. It's a lot of hard work and it's a lot of mistakes; if you look at our players today we certainly made some mistakes and we hopefully will learn from them."
Line-ups
Notts County
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Carroll
- 18Hewitt
- 35Edwards
- 44Sheehan
- 20Barmby
- 4SmithSubstituted forDe Silvaat 72'minutes
- 33Opoku Aborah
- 16NobleSubstituted forThompsonat 85'minutes
- 31Stead
- 39McLeod
- 26BurkeSubstituted forCampbellat 60'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Amevor
- 9Spencer
- 13Loach
- 15Thompson
- 24Campbell
- 25De Silva
- 27Jenner
Portsmouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 24Murphy
- 2Davies
- 6BurgessBooked at 22mins
- 4Webster
- 3Stevens
- 8Doyle
- 29Hollands
- 26Evans
- 7McGurkSubstituted forChaplinat 67'minutes
- 23BennettSubstituted forTollittat 76'minutes
- 13LaverySubstituted forTubbsat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Tubbs
- 14Naismith
- 18Tollitt
- 19Chaplin
- 20Clarke
- 25Atangana
- 35Bass
- Referee:
- Andy Haines
- Attendance:
- 6,917
Match Stats
Home TeamNotts CountyAway TeamPortsmouth
- Possession
- Home43%
- Away57%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away5
- Corners
- Home7
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Notts County 2, Portsmouth 1.
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Attempt missed. Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Alan Sheehan.
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Foul by Jon Stead (Notts County).
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Ben Davies (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Izale McLeod (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ben Davies (Portsmouth).
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Attempt missed. Jon Stead (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Notts County. Curtis Thompson replaces Liam Noble.
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Attempt saved. Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Matt Tubbs replaces Caolan Lavery.
Goal!
Goal! Notts County 2, Portsmouth 1. Alan Sheehan (Notts County) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Ben Tollitt replaces Kyle Bennett.
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Foul by Michael Doyle (Portsmouth).
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Izale McLeod (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Adam Campbell (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Gareth Evans.
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Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Ben Davies.
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Foul by Caolan Lavery (Portsmouth).
