Sat 7th Nov - Ewood Park
By James Pearson Last updated: 21st July 2008
Portsmouth warmed-up for their pre-season trip to Africa with a 4-1 win over south coast neighbours Bournemouth at Dean Court.
The game saw new signing Peter Crouch paired up front with Jermain Defoe for the first time, but it was Sulley Muntari who broke the deadlock on 23 minutes after squeezing the ball through trialist keeper Shwan Jalal's legs.
Pompey doubled their advantage within minutes of half-time when Crouch netted his first goal for the club since signing from Liverpool after tucking the ball home from close range after Defoe's free-kick struck the wall.
The visitors moved three in front when Crouch nodded home Pedro Mendes' corner before Defoe got in on the act by converting comfortably after being played in by Crouch.
However, it was not all one-way traffic with Brett Pitman giving the home faithful something to cheer with 10 minutes remaining when he tucked the ball home from the angle.
Portsmouth will travel to Nigeria later in the week to take on the Nigeria national side or a Nigerian Premier League side.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Stoke vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man Utd |
| Tuesday 1st December | |
| Carling Cup | |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Portsmouth vs Burnley |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Portsmouth |
| Wednesday 16th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Chelsea vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Portsmouth vs Liverpool |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:00 | West Ham vs Portsmouth |
| Wednesday 30th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Arsenal |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Birmingham |
| Tuesday 26th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs West Ham |
| Sunday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Man City vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Portsmouth |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Sunderland |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 3 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 4 - 0 Wigan | |
| Tuesday 27th October | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Portsmouth 4 - 0 Stoke | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wolverhampton 0 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Everton | |
| Tuesday 22nd September | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Carlisle 1 - 3 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 2 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 3 Bolton | |
| Sunday 30th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Man City | |
| Tuesday 25th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Portsmouth 4 - 1 Hereford | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 4 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Fulham | |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 0 Rangers | |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Benfica 4 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Monday 27th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Eastleigh 1 - 6 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Basingstoke 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Havant and W 2 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 10 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 10 |
| 19 | Hull City | 11 | 8 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 12 | 7 |
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