Portsmouth vs Sunderland. Sky Bet League One.
Fratton ParkAttendance19,402.
Saturday 22 December 2018 19:07, UK
Ronan Curtis scored his eighth goal of the season to help Sky Bet League One leaders Portsmouth beat promotion rivals Sunderland 3-1 at a sold-out Fratton Park.
Gareth Evans put Pompey ahead from the penalty spot on 48 minutes after Glenn Loovens was sent off for bringing down Oli Hawkins when he was clean through.
Curtis was lucky to have only been shown a yellow card for a high tackle on Max Power.
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Only a minute later the Irish international doubled Pompey's lead from an unlikely angle as the winger slotted between Jon McLaughlin's leg from virtually the byline.
Sunderland pulled one back shortly after with Luke O'Nien free at the back post to convert Reece James' centre.
The Black Cats' comeback hopes were quickly dashed when Ben Thompson made it 3-1 shortly after the hour mark with a deflected shot after Hawkins' header was parried.
