Check out the key points from City's defeat to Pompey, including player ratings and match stats.

MAN OF THE MATCH Lewis O’Brien was here, there and everywhere about the pitch for City. The youngster continues to play with belief.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH Hope Akpan simply had to score – but fired over the bar with his weaker foot.

MOAN OF THE MATCH City created good chances as they had done at Gillingham but again couldn’t take them.

TACTICS David Hopkin made three changes after Gillingham as George Miller and Ryan McGowan returned from suspension. Adam Chicksen was back after two months out through injury.

PLAYER RATINGS

CITY: O’Donnell 6, McGowan 5, O’Connor 6, Knight-Percival 6, Chicksen 5, O’Brien 8, Akpan 6, Wright 6 (Payne 65min), Ball 7, Miller 6 (Seedorf 88min), Doyle 5 (Bruenker 80min). Subs (not used): Wood, Isherwood, Goldthorp, Sykes-Kenworthy.
PORTSMOUTH: MacGillivray 7, Walkes 6, Whatmough 7, Clarke 8, Brown 6, Thompson 7, Naylor 6, Lowe 6, Evans 6 (Close 75min), Curtis 7 (Wheeler 86min), Hawkins 6. Subs (not used): Burgess, Pitman, Mason, Haunstrup, McGee.

MATCH STATS

REFEREE: Geoff Eltringham (Sunderland)

BOOKINGS: McGowan (City); Whatmough (Portsmouth) SENT OFF: Chicksen (City)

ATTENDANCE: 16,393

SHOTS ON TARGET: City 4 Portsmouth 4

SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 13 Portsmouth 7

CORNERS: City 3 Portsmouth 4

FOULS COMMITTED: City 20 Portsmouth 16