Match ends, Portsmouth 4, Notts County 0.
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Kyle Bennett scored twice as Portsmouth thrashed Notts County in Mark Cooper's first game in charge of the Magpies.
Notts, who have now lost seven of their last eight matches and are only 12 points off the League Two relegation zone, looked comfortable until Bennett shot home just before the break.
Bennett made it 2-0 when he slotted in just after the restart.
A Christian Burgess header and Marc McNulty's lob sealed a win which keeps Pompey five points off the top three.
Line-ups
Portsmouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Jones
- 2Davies
- 6Burgess
- 20Clarke
- 3Stevens
- 29HollandsBooked at 45mins
- 8Doyle
- 7McGurkSubstituted forNaismithat 67'minutes
- 11RobertsSubstituted forMcNultyat 85'minutes
- 23Bennett
- 21SmithSubstituted forChaplinat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Webster
- 10McNulty
- 14Naismith
- 19Chaplin
- 26Evans
- 33Close
- 35Bass
Notts County
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Loach
- 18Hewitt
- 27BoyceSubstituted forAtkinsonat 58'minutes
- 6Hollis
- 33Opoku AborahBooked at 5minsSubstituted forBurkeat 58'minutes
- 12MilsomBooked at 40mins
- 4SmithBooked at 74minsSubstituted forCampbellat 75'minutes
- 15ThompsonBooked at 45mins
- 16Noble
- 39McLeodBooked at 90mins
- 30Stead
Substitutes
- 10Murray
- 17Sharpe
- 24Campbell
- 26Burke
- 29Atkinson
- 35Edwards
- 40Pilkington
- Referee:
- Michael Bull
- Attendance:
- 16,670
Match Stats
Home TeamPortsmouthAway TeamNotts County
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away1
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away0
- Corners
- Home3
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 4, Notts County 0.
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Attempt missed. Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Curtis Thompson (Notts County).
Goal!
Goal! Portsmouth 4, Notts County 0. Marc McNulty (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross.
Booking
Izale McLeod (Notts County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Izale McLeod (Notts County).
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Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Robert Milsom.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Marc McNulty replaces Gary Roberts.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Michael Smith.
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Attempt saved. Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Goal!
Goal! Portsmouth 3, Notts County 0. Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Bennett.
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Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Izale McLeod (Notts County).
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Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Liam Noble (Notts County).
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Attempt missed. Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Notts County. Adam Campbell replaces Alan Smith.
