Here are some pictures I took during the game. I used colour in the first half and black and white in the second.
Luke Varney passes the ball to Hayden Mullins in the background. Mullins was returning to one of his old stamping grounds and had a good game in the midfield.
Liam Lawrence appeals for a decision to go his way.
Dave Kitson curls in a cross during the first half.
Kitson was the subject of a new fans' chant at this game, well one I'd not heard before. It goes like this:
Oh David Kitson! You are the love of my life!
Oh David Kitson! I'll let you sh*g the wife!
Oh David Kitson! I want ginger hair too!
Oi! Oi! Oi!
Liam Lawrence tries to make progress down the let hand side in the first half.
Luke Varney goes up for a header.
Liam Lawrence prepares to launch a free kick in to the box during the first half.
Tal Ben Haim (26) - I
Tal Ben Haim - II
Jason Pearce appeals
Tal Ben Haim - III
A pause in play for an injury.
Tal Ben Haim IV, he prepares for a throw-in, Joel Ward in the background
Ouch! Two players are down after a head clash, Ricardo Rocha is the Pompey player.
Joel Ward and Erik Huseklepp both go up for a header as Pompey defend at the end of the game and secure a valuable point.
Pompey players salute the fans at the end of the game.
Portsmouth versus Crystal Palace: Stephen Henderson, Aaron Mokoena, Ricardo Rocha, Jason Pearce, Tal Ben Haim, Liam Lawrence, Hayden Mullins, David Norris, Joel Ward, Dave Kitson, Luke Varney. Subs not used: Jamie Ashdown, Bjorn Helge Riise, Abdul Razak, Kanu and Erik Huseklepp.
Pompey MOTM: Jason Pearce
Attendance: 12,933 and there were over 1,300 noisy Pompey fans who made the trip to South London.
Next up for Pompey: Nottingham Forest (managed by Steve Cotterill of course!) at home on Saturday 5th November at 3PM.
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