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| Aaron Mokoena © Reuters |
Portsmouth remained rooted to the bottom of the English Premier
League table after a goalless draw away to fellow strugglers Hull
City at the KC Stadium on Saturday.
A point apiece did little for either side's efforts to climb out
of the relegation zone.
Portsmouth, who've won just once in the top flight this season,
collected league points for only the second time this campaign and
might have had all three had not Hull goalkeeper Boaz Myhill saved
Aruna Dindane's shot and also denied Hassan Yebda.
Pompey could have gone ahead as early as the first minute but
former Watford striker Tommy Smith, yet to score in the Premier
League, shot wide after a mistake by Hull's Kamil Zayatte.
But the match soon descended into a low grade contest, with
neither side able to produced much in the way of class and quality
as chances were restricted to long-range shots.
The game improved in the second- alf, with Portsmouth goalkeeper
David James needing to be quick off his line to deny Geovanni after
the Brazilian was played in by Seyi Olofinjana.
Myhill then made a superb block to deny Dindane, whose effort
from the rebound hit Younes Kaboul.
And Myhill kept the hosts in the match when, following a looping
cross from Kevin-Prince Boateng, he made a one-handed save from
Yebda's miscued shot.
Pompey's Jamie O'Hara went close with a free-kick in the closing
stages but there was to be no late winner for the south coast side.
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