Pre-Match Pictures
Pre-match warm-up.
The Bill Axbey Stand just before the teams came out.
The Ealing Road Stand just before the teams came out.
The Bees United Stand just before the teams came out.
Pre-match huddle.
Match Action Pictures - Colour
Defender Gabor Gyepes heads the ball away.
Midfielder Therry Racon runs on to the ball.
Match Action Pictures - Black And White
David Connolly, having run the length of the pitch, celebrates his excellent first half strike in front of the travelling Pompey fans with other Pompey players.
Pompey defend a set-piece.
Simon Eastwood prepares to punch the ball away from the dangerzone.
Midfielder Jed Wallace with the ball.
The players celebrate Shaun Cooper's second half goal which gave Pompey a 2-1 lead.
A Pompey throw-in, Racon receives the ball from Moutaouakil.
Dan Butler jogs over to take a corner.
Bit Of A Flare Up
Brentford fans celebrate their second goal with a red smoke flare.
Pictures Of Pompey Fans
Notes
Full Time Score: Brentford 3-2 Portsmouth (HT 1-1)
Pompey team versus Brentford:
Simon Eastwood, Yassin Moutaouakil, Sam Sodje, Gabor Gyepes, Dan
Butler, Jed Wallace, Johnny Ertl, Therry Racon, Shaun Cooper (replaced
by Jack Maloney in the 88th minute), Patrick Agyemang (replaced by John
Akinde in the 74th minute) and David Connolly. Substitutes not used: Phil Smith, Adam Webster, Nick Awford, Liam Walker and Ashley Harris.
Referee: Mr J. Simpson
Attendance: 9,149 (including 1,796 Pompey fans). This was Brentford's largest league attendance of the season.
Pompey MOTM: I'd have given it to David Connolly
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