2008–09 season | ||||
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Owner | Alexandre Gaydamak[1] | |||
Manager | Harry Redknapp (to 26 October 2008) Tony Adams (to 9 February 2009) Paul Hart (caretaker manager) | |||
Stadium | Fratton Park | |||
Premier League | 14th | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Third round | |||
Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Cup | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Peter Crouch (11) All: Peter Crouch (16) | |||
Highest home attendance | 20,540 vs. Manchester Utd (25 August 2008) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 18,111 vs. Blackburn Rovers (30 November 2008) | |||
Average home league attendance | 19,325 | |||
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During the 2008–09 football season Portsmouth played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League. Thanks to the exploits of the previous season, Portsmouth achieved European football for the first time in their footballing history, thanks to an FA Cup win over Cardiff City; they competed in the UEFA Cup. They also participated in the Charity Shield, against Manchester United on 10 August 2008, at Wembley Stadium, eventually losing on penalties. This was the first time since 1996 that a team outside of the "Big Four[broken anchor]" had competed in the competition.
Transfer summary
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Pos. | No. | Name | From | Fee |
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DF | ![]() |
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Compensation | ||
FW | ![]() |
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Compensation | ||
DF | 32 | ![]() |
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Loan return | |
MF | ![]() |
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Compensation | ||
MF | 25 | ![]() |
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Free | |
1 July 2008 | FW | 26 | ![]() |
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Loan[2] |
FW | ![]() |
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Compensation | ||
FW | 9 | ![]() |
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Undisclosed fee (estimated £11M) | |
4 August 2008 | FW | ![]() |
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Nominal[3] | |
DF | 3 | ![]() |
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Undisclosed fee (estimated £5M) | |
21 August 2008 | MF | 11 | ![]() |
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Nominal (variable on appearances)[4] |
DF | 30 | ![]() |
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Loan | |
DF | 39 | ![]() |
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Loan | |
GK | ![]() |
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Free | ||
MF | ![]() |
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Non-contractual agreement | ||
MF | ![]() |
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Free | ||
MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed fee | ||
DF | ![]() |
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Free | ||
DF | 2 | ![]() |
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Loan return | |
DF | 39 | ![]() |
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£4,400,000 | |
DF | 20 | ![]() |
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Loan return | |
20 January 2009 | MF | 14 | ![]() |
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Loan[5] |
MF | 6 | ![]() |
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Undisclosed fee (estimated £1–2M) | |
MF | 26 | ![]() |
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Loan | |
FW | ![]() |
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Loan return | ||
1 February 2009 | FW | 29 | ![]() |
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Loan[6] |
MF | 33 | ![]() |
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Undisclosed fee (estimated £1.2M) | |
FW | ![]() |
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Loan return | ||
FW | ![]() |
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Loan return | ||
MF | ![]() |
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Compensation | ||
DF | ![]() |
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Compensation | ||
DF | ![]() |
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Loan return | ||
FW | ![]() |
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Compensation |
Out
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]Goalkeepers
[edit]No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Clean Sheets | Goals conceded | ![]() ![]() |
1 | David James | Goalkeeper | 01-08-1970 | ![]() |
36 | 4 | 5 | 9 (+4) | 55 (+16) | 2 / 0 |
21 | Jamie Ashdown | Goalkeeper | 30-11-1980 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
31 | Asmir Begović | Goalkeeper | 20-06-1987 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 / 0 |
Defenders
[edit]No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Goals Scored | Assists | ![]() ![]() |
3 | Younès Kaboul | Central Defender | 04-01-1986 | ![]() |
17 (3) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (+1) | 1 | 4 (+1) / 0 |
5 | Glen Johnson | Right back | 23-08-1984 | ![]() |
29 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 (+3) | 9 (+3) / 1 |
7 | Hermann Hreiðarsson | Left back/Central Defender | 11-07-1974 | ![]() |
19 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (+1) | 0 | 7 (+1) / 0 |
15 | Sylvain Distin | Central Defender | 16-12-1977 | ![]() |
38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 (+1) / 0 |
16 | Noé Pamarot | Utility Defender | 14-04-1979 | ![]() |
11 (4) | 1 (1) | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (+2) / 1 |
23 | Sol Campbell (c) | Central Defender | 18-09-1974 | ![]() |
32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (+1) / 0 |
30 | Armand Traoré | Left back/Left-sided Midfielder | 08-12-1989 | ![]() |
14 (5) | 2 (1) | 6 | 0 | 2 (+2) | 0 / 0 |
35 | Marc Wilson | Utility Defender | 17-08-1987 | ![]() |
3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 (+1) | 1 / 0 |
39 | Nadir Belhadj | Left back/Left-sided Midfielder | 18-06-1982 | ![]() |
21 (8) | 4 | 3 (2) | 2 | 3 (+3) | 2 (+3) / 1 |
Midfielders
[edit]No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Goals Scored | Assists | ![]() ![]() |
6 | Hayden Mullins | Defensive midfielder/Sweeper/Right Back | 27-03-1979 | ![]() |
15 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 0 |
8 | Papa Bouba Diop | Defensive midfielder/Central Defender | 28-01-1978 | ![]() |
15 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 5 / 0 |
14 | Jermaine Pennant | Right-sided midfielder | 15-01-1983 | ![]() |
9 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 / 0 |
18 | Arnold Mvuemba | Central Midfielder/Right-sided Midfielder | 28-01-1985 | ![]() |
1 (5) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 (+1) | 0 | 0 / 0 |
19 | Niko Kranjčar | Attacking midfielder/Left-sided Midfielder | 13-08-1984 | ![]() |
16 (5) | 2 | 1 | 3 (+1) | 3 | 2 / 0 |
22 | Richard Hughes | Defensive midfielder | 25-06-1979 | ![]() |
17 (3) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 (+2) / 0 |
28 | Sean Davis | Defensive midfielder | 20-09-1979 | ![]() |
31 (1) | 2 | 4 (2) | 1 | 3 (+1) | 5 / 1 |
33 | Angelos Basinas | Defensive midfielder | 03-01-1976 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
Forwards
[edit]No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Goals Scored | Assists | ![]() ![]() |
9 | Peter Crouch | Centre forward | 30-01-1981 | ![]() |
38 | 4 | 5 (1) | 13 (+5) | 5 | 2 / 0 |
10 | David Nugent | Centre forward | 02-05-1985 | ![]() |
13 (3) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
17 | John Utaka | Right winger | 08-01-1982 | ![]() |
4 (14) | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
27 | Nwankwo Kanu | Centre forward | 01-08-1976 | ![]() |
3 (14) | 0 (3) | 2 (3) | 1 (+1) | 1 (+1) | 0 / 0 |
Others
[edit]Includes players who have yet to feature prominently and former players.
No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Goals Scored | Assists | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Linvoy Primus | Central Defender | 14-09-1973 | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
4 | Lauren | Right back | 19-01-1977 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
6 | Lassana Diarra | Defensive midfielder | 10-03-1985 | ![]() |
11 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 (+1) | 0 | 3 / 1 |
11 | Jerome Thomas | Left-sided midfielder | 23-03-1983 | ![]() |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
14 | Jermain Defoe | Centre forward | 07-10-1982 | ![]() |
17 (2) | 0 | 4 | 7 (+2) | 4 (+1) | 4 (+1) / 0 |
20 | Martin Cranie | Utility Defender | 23-09-1986 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
24 | Richard Duffy | Right back | 30-08-1985 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
25 | Glen Little | Right-sided midfielder | 15-10-1975 | ![]() |
4 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (+1) | 0 / 0 |
26 | Pelé | Central Midfielder | 14-09-1987 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
26 | Ben Sahar | Centre forward | 10-08-1989 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
29 | Theofanis Gekas | Centre forward | 23-05-1980 | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
29 | Jean-François Christophe | Defensive midfielder | 27-06-1987 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
32 | Djimi Traoré | Left back/Central Defender | 01-03-1980 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
36 | Matt Ritchie | Left-sided midfielder | 10-09-1989 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
Competitions
[edit]Community Shield
[edit]Portsmouth lost the 2008 FA Community Shield 3–1 on penalties against 2007–08 Premier League winners Manchester United after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes on 10 August.[9][10] It was Pompey's second game against United in the space of two weeks.
10 August 2008 | Manchester United | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Portsmouth | Wembley Stadium, London |
15:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 84,808 Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)[A] | ||
Penalties | ||||
Tevez ![]() Giggs ![]() Carrick ![]() |
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Premier League
[edit]Matches
[edit]17 August 2008 1 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Portsmouth | London |
13:30 | J. Cole ![]() Anelka ![]() Lampard ![]() Deco ![]() |
Report | James ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,468 Referee: Mike Dean |
25 August 2008 2 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Manchester United | Portsmouth |
Report | Fletcher ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,540 Referee: Chris Foy |
30 August 2008 3 | Everton | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
15:00 | Baines ![]() |
Report | Defoe ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,418 Referee: Mark Halsey |
13 September 2008 4 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | Portsmouth |
Defoe ![]() |
Report | Mido ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,425 |
21 September 2008 5 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Portsmouth | Manchester |
Jô ![]() Dunne ![]() Robinho ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() Evans ![]() Fernandes ![]() |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,238 Referee: Alan Wiley |
28 September 2008 6 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth |
Defoe ![]() Crouch ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,352 |
5 October 2008 7 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Stoke City | Portsmouth |
Crouch ![]() Defoe ![]() |
Report | Fuller ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,248 |
18 October 2008 8 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Birmingham |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,660 |
26 October 2008 9 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Fulham | Portsmouth |
Crouch ![]() |
Report | Dempsey ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,233 |
29 October 2008 10 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Anfield, Liverpool |
Gerrard ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,378 |
1 November 2008 11 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Portsmouth |
Kranjčar ![]() |
Report | Zaki ![]() Heskey ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,416 |
8 November 2008 12 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Sunderland |
Cissé ![]() |
Report | Belhadj ![]() Defoe ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 37,712 |
15 November 2008 13 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Upton Park, London |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,328 |
22 November 2008 14 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Hull City | Portsmouth |
Crouch ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | Turner ![]() Windass ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,240 |
30 November 2008 15 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
Crouch ![]() Defoe ![]() Davis ![]() |
Report | Derbyshire ![]() Kerimoğlu ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,111 |
7 December 2008 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Portsmouth | West Bromwich |
Greening ![]() |
Report | Crouch ![]() |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,964 |
14 December 2008 17 | Portsmouth | 0–3 | Newcastle United | Portsmouth |
Report | Owen ![]() Martins ![]() Guthrie ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,416 |
20 December 2008 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Bolton |
Taylor ![]() Gardner ![]() |
Report | Crouch ![]() |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 19,884 |
26 December 2008 19 | Portsmouth | 1–4 | West Ham United | Portsmouth |
13:00 | Belhadj ![]() |
Report | Collison ![]() C. Cole ![]() Bellamy ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Steve Bennett |
28 December 2008 20 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Holloway, London |
Gallas ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,092 Referee: Alan Wiley |
18 January 2009 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
Defoe ![]() |
Report | Nugent ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,011 Referee: Steve Bennett |
27 January 2009 22 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Portsmouth |
Report | Heskey ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,073 |
31 January 2009 23 | Fulham | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Fulham, London |
A. Johnson ![]() Nevland ![]() |
Report | Nugent ![]() |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,722 |
7 February 2009 24 | Portsmouth | 2–3 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
17:30 | Nugent ![]() Hreiðarsson ![]() |
Report | Aurélio ![]() Kuyt ![]() Torres ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,524 |
14 February 2009 25 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Manchester City | Portsmouth |
Johnson ![]() Hreiðarsson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,018 |
21 February 2009 26 | Stoke City | 2–2 | Portsmouth | Stoke-on-Trent |
Beattie ![]() |
Report | Kranjčar ![]() Shawcross ![]() |
Stadium: Britannia Stadium |
3 March 2009 27 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Chelsea | Portsmouth |
Report | Drogba ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,326 |
14 March 2009 28 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Middlesbrough |
King ![]() |
Report | Crouch ![]() |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,281 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
21 March 2009 29 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Everton | Portsmouth |
Crouch ![]() |
Report | Baines ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,388 Referee: Peter Walton |
4 April 2009 30 | Hull City | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Kingston upon Hull |
Report | Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 24,802 Referee: Chris Foy |
11 April 2009 31 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Portsmouth |
Kaboul ![]() Kranjčar ![]() |
Report | Greening ![]() Brunt ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,376 Referee: Mike Dean |
18 April 2009 32 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
Kanu ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,158 Referee: Phil Dowd |
22 April 2009 33 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Stretford, Manchester |
Rooney ![]() Carrick ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,895 Referee: Peter Walton |
27 April 2009 34 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 47,481 Referee: Mike Riley |
2 May 2009 35 | Portsmouth | 0–3 | Arsenal | Portsmouth |
Report | Bendtner ![]() Vela ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,418 Referee: Lee Mason |
9 May 2009 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Blackburn |
Pedersen ![]() McCarthy ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,234 Referee: Mike Riley |
18 May 2009 37 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Sunderland | Portsmouth |
Utaka ![]() Bardsley ![]() Traoré ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,398 Referee: Alan Wiley |
24 May 2009 38 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Wigan |
Rodallega ![]() |
Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 17,696 Referee: Phil Dowd |
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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12 | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 45 |
13 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 41 |
14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 41 |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 41 |
16 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 28 | −16 |
Source: Barclays Premier League
UEFA Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
Matches
[edit]23 October 2008 | Braga ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Braga,Portugal |
20:15 UTC+1 | Aguiar ![]() Rentería ![]() Alan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estádio AXA, Braga Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia) |
27 November 2008 | Portsmouth ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
20:05 UTC+0 | Kaboul ![]() Kanu ![]() |
Report | Ronaldinho ![]() Inzaghi ![]() |
Attendance: 20,403 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
4 December 2008 | Wolfsburg ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg |
20:45 UTC+1 | Džeko ![]() Gentner ![]() Misimović ![]() |
Report | Defoe ![]() Mvuemba ![]() |
Attendance: 21,015 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
17 December 2008 | Portsmouth ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
19:45 UTC+0 | Crouch ![]() Hreiðarsson ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 19,612 Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia) |
Top scorers
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