Portsmouth 1-2 Charlton - Report

The Portsmouth team for yesterdays game was:

Ashdown
Priske - O'Brien - Stefanovic - Vignal
O'Neil - Viafara - Vukic - Taylor - Robert
Silva

Subs: Westerveld, Griffin, Hughes, Mbesuma, Todorov

and the Charlton team was:

Andersen
Young - Perry - Hreidarsson - Spector
Rommedahl - Smertin - Murphy - Kishishev
Ambros - Bent

Subs: Kiely, Hughes, Bothroyd, Johansson, El Karkouri

Referee: Howard Webb

Charlton came from behind to maintain their unbeaten away record and leave Portsmouth still looking for a first home Premiership win.

Dario Silva gave Pompey an early lead, firing a ferocious shot across Stephan Andersen for his first Pompey goal.

Darren Ambrose rounded off a slick move to score his first goal for Charlton to draw level.

Danny Murphy slid a pass through for Dennis Rommedahl to score the winner and take Charlton into second place.

Pompey were fired-up from the start and immediately forced Charlton on to the back foot.

Silva wriggled free in the opening minutes, only for his control to let him down, while John Viafara glanced a header just wide from a corner.

Charlton keeper Stephan Andersen did well to hold on to Gary O'Neil's stinging drive with Silva lurking to pounce on any spillage.

As Pompey piled on the pressure, Radostin Kishishev and Hermann Hreidarsson were both booked in the space of two minutes.

Pompey's early pressure told as Silva swept them into the lead. The Uruguayan gave chase to a long ball and from the tightest of angles lashed a powerful shot across Andersen for his first Premiership goal.

Charlton cleared their heads as Pompey's early fire burned itself out and it required two good saves from Ashdown to keep them ahead.

He first spread himself to block as Ambrose picked his way past weak challenges from Dejan Stefanovic and Brian Priske and Ashdown then dropped sharply on the nasty dipping shot.

With Silva ploughing the loneliest of furrows up front Pompey's ploy was to get midfielders in support, but it surrendered the initiative and threatened to allow Charlton back into the game.

Charlton attempted to use the pace of Rommedahl to stretch Portsmouth down the flanks but Stefanovic and Andy O'Brien were commanding when crosses came in and Ashdown was rarely troubled.

Zvonimir Vucik relieved the pressure and almost doubled Pompey's lead when he skillfully picked his way past a couple of challenges but Andersen saved his shot at the foot of the post.

Charlton kept their passing game going and their patience was rewarded when Murphy rounded off an intricate move by sliding a pass through for Ambrose to slip his shot under the advancing Ambrose.

With Pompey reeling, Ambrose planted an unmarked header over the top seconds later from Darren Bent's cross.

Charlton began to dominate and it was no surprise when they took the lead with another fine strike.

Vukic was caught in possession and Murphy was again the provider, sliding a ball through for Rommedahl to lash an emphatic finish across Ashdown.

Vukic had a chance to redeem himself but volleyed over from eight yards.

Report: bbc.co.uk/sport

wanc.co.uk's Pompey Man of the Match: Dario Silva