Burnley 1 Portsmouth 2: match report

By Graham Chase at Turf Moor Published: 5:01PM GMT twenty-seven February 2010

Two fouls and a consequence: Burnley"s Countdown hold up Clarke Carlisle clears underneath vigour from Portsmouth goalscorer Frederic Piquionne Photo: ACTION IMAGES

It was a befitting microcosm of Portsmouths season. At 1-1, there was goal after they were awarded a chastisement but when Jamie OHara was denied by Brian Jensen, there was the abrasive being of the bigger picture.

But for once that did not discuss it the total story; Hassan Yebda scoring when an additional possibility came from the spot. Could this story unequivocally have a happy ending?

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From despondency to the Portsmouth players throwing their shirts in to the afar finish and Avram Grant rock climbing over promotion hoardings to cuddle the Pompey fans. He contingency have had a comfortable heat as he returned to the south seashore on a manager last night, carrying flown up on Friday.

Grant claimed that the wrong people were being punished and, asked either he was being paid, said: "I dont know. But the not that Im operative for nothing. We have to get the manager home now. We cant get a plane.

"I dont even know what will occur tomorrow. I dont know. You ask me to be a judge, and the one thing I know for certain is football decisions should be motionless on the pitch.

"I dont know who is receiving these decisions with us but I know the easy to usually take 9 points. But do they retaliate the right people?"

Pompey positively deserved their feat opposite a Burnley group who see similar to they as well will be streamer for the Championship.

Pompey took the lead when Danny Webbers cranky picked out Frederic Piquionne at the far post and he stabbed the round in.

But Burnley rught away responded when Jensens clearway was flicked on by Steven Fletcher, and Martin Paterson carried the round over the onrushing David James.

After the restart, Clarke Carlisle chopped Piquionne down usually inside the area usually for OHara to have his chastisement shut off by Jensen.

The Pompey singing continued, however, and when all looked lost, an additional event arose after Carlisle pulled down John Utaka. This time, Yebda took the flog and sent Jensen the wrong way.