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All the news, action and reaction as it happens as Stoke City take on Portsmouth in the Championship
Adrian Segecic puts Portsmouth ahead against Stoke City.(Image: Getty Images)
Hello, good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage from the bet365 Stadium of Stoke City’s final home match of the season, against Portsmouth.
Stoke come into this fixture in need of a pick me up after a run of one point from the previous four games. They are coming to the end of Mark Robins’ first full campaign as manager, which started so promisingly but has fizzled out over the last five months. They slipped into negative goal difference for the first time this week and need to find a flourish to avoid a bottom-half finish.
Portsmouth arrive in the Potteries having secured their status in the division despite a heavy mid-week defeat at champions Coventry. Pompey had won their previous three games without conceding a goal to pull clear of Leicester City and Oxford United in the bottom three.
It will be the final home game for some Stoke players although which remains to be confirmed – and some will inevitably get better send-offs than others. Ashley Phillips, for example, has been a fans’ favourite following two long-term loans from Spurs.
We will have all the news, action and reaction as it happens. Kick-off is at 3pm and team news will be confirmed around 1.45pm. You can have your say too. Click here to join in the debate through the day.
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Today16:51 BST
90+2Stoke 1 Portsmouth 2
Nzonzi wafts a shot high into the Boothen End when set up by Thomas. This could be the worst way for a club hero to bring up his 150th appearance and make his final bow here.
Today16:50 BST
90Six added minutes
The end can’t come soon enough.
Today16:44 BST
84Disallowed goal
Robert Bozenik goal ruled out for handball
Today16:41 BST
82GOAL! Stoke 1 Portsmouth 3 – Adrian Segecic
A hat-trick for Segecic. Boos ring around the home stands.
Stoke lose possession in the middle of the pitch and Segecic has a free run to the edge of the area, where he picks his spot past Simkin.
Stoke fans are leaving en masse. Embarrassing.
Today16:40 BST
81Stoke 1 Portsmouth 2
A huge chance for Stoke. Bozenik steals the ball from Killip and gives it straight to Manhoef, who tries to dribble rather than shoot and has it taken away from him.
Today16:38 BST
79Stoke 1 Portsmouth 2
Rak-Sakyi now left-back, Gibson in the middle.
Today16:38 BST
79Stoke sub
Pijus Otegbayo comes off injured and is replaced by Million Manhoef.
Today16:32 BST
73Stoke 1 Portsmouth 2
Boos as Stoke pass it sideways around defence. It’s dire stuff.
Today16:31 BST
72Stoke 1 Portsmouth 2
Portsmouth are sniffing a third goal.
Today16:30 BST
71Stoke sub
A few boos and some strange applause for Ben Pearson as he is replaced by Steven Nzonzi. Another dreadful performance from an unfit Pearson.
Today16:29 BST
70Stoke 1 Portsmouth 2
Segecic has far too much space the wrong side of Gibson and he gets it inside for Williams to poke wide when he probably should have made it three.
Today16:26 BST
67GOAL! Stoke 1 Portsmouth 2 – Adrian Segecic
Segecic gets his second. Dreadful marking.
A bad decision from Pearson, who was too slow into a challenge, in the middle and Portsmouth switch it left for a cross. Otegbayo can’t beat Bishop to a header and Segecic is the wrong side of Gibson to finish it at close range.
Today16:23 BST
63Stoke sub
A big applause for Syd Agina as he is replaced by Junior Tchamadeu.
Today16:22 BST
63Stoke 1 Portsmouth 1
A big chance for Segecic at the back post from a left wing cross. Gibson perhaps does just about enough to put him off.
Today16:20 BST
60Yellow card
An absolutely dreadful flying tackle from Hayden Matthews on Seko. He’s lucky to only be booked.
Today16:17 BST
57Stoke 1 Portsmouth 1
Stoke had a little spell of pressure after the goal but they’ve scuppered their own momentum with bad decision making, whether it’s a soft free-kick to concede or being too sloppy on the ball.
Today16:16 BST
56Stoke 1 Portsmouth 1
Seko snaps in midfield and pinches a ball for Cisse, who loses posession. Gibson has to win a back post header and Pearson blocks a shot from Segecic.
Today16:11 BST
52Attendance
24,894 with 3,024 in the away end.
Today16:07 BST
48GOAL! Stoke 1 Portsmouth 1 – Lamine Cisse
Lamine Cisse heads in a Thomas corner.
Thomas pings it into the six-yard box and Cisse is unmarked as he leaps to nod it home. The Portsmouth camp can’t believe how much space Cisse had.
Today16:06 BST
47Stoke 0 Portsmouth 1
Sorba Thomas wins a corner down on the left, which he will swing in himself.
Today16:04 BST
46Stoke double sub
Gibson and Rak-Sakyi on for Bocat and Gallagher.
Today16:00 BST
Half-time sub
Ben Gibson is coming on for the second half.
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi might be getting stripped too.
Today15:50 BST
45+4Boos at half-time
Eric Bocat was tripped running towards the box but there is little sympathy for him from anyone in the stadium. It’s that kind of mood.
Boos at the half-time whistle.
Today15:48 BST
45+4Stoke 0 Portsmouth 1
A few chants at Mark Robins to “sort ’em out” after John Swift strolls through Stoke’s central midfield.
Today15:47 BST
45+2Stoke 0 Portsmouth 1
Gallagher tees back an Otegbayo cross for Bozenik to get a shot on target although it’s too tame to worry Killip.
Today15:46 BST
45Four added minutes
Stoke have a long throw down by the right corner flag to go into injury time.
Thomas loops it inot the box but Phillips can’t beat his man to the first contact.
Today15:43 BST
42Stoke 0 Portsmouth 1
Otegbayo is a threat at corners and, when he can’t quite get a killer touch, Stoke stay on the attack.
Thomas crosses from the left and Cisse heads on goal, it’s flicked up again by Phillips but Cisse can’t finish it off.
Today15:41 BST
41Stoke 0 Portsmouth 1
It’s a pretty demoralised home support. Bozenik tries to make something happen by hooking a high ball into the box for Thomas, who lets it bounce a little too comfortably for the defence.
Nevertheless, Killip contrives to concede a corner and Phillips almost clips it in.
Today15:40 BST
40Stoke 0 Portsmouth 1
Cisse loses possession down the left and Portsmouth break easily through the Stoke team to swing in a cross for Colby Bishop, which he touches past the post.
Today15:38 BST
38Stoke 0 Portsmouth 1
Portsmouth fans: “How bad must you be, we’re winning away?”
They’re giving ref David Webb some stick as well, which is probably valid.
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