An unexpected point but can Pompey make it count?
BBC Radio Solent's Andrew Moon reflects on an unexpected point for Portsmouth at Carrow Road.
[Getty Images] If you'd offered the 1,800 travelling Portsmouth fans a point before kick-off, I suspect pretty much everyone would have taken it. Pompey were second best in the first half but dug in and were the better side after the break. However, their limitations remained on show.
They struggled to create opportunities and to put quality balls into the box. That was until Andre Dozzell's free kick which was flicked on by Colby Bishop leading to an own goal by Pelle Mattsson. Portsmouth had hoped Mattsson would score key goals for Pompey this season.
They were very keen to sign him last summer but were financially outmuscled by Norwich. The point was a welcome, unexpected surprise but will count for very little if Portsmouth lose to Oxford on Monday. Pompey showed today they were up for the fight in the battle against relegation.
Do they have the quality to survive? We'll find out over the next month. Latest Portsmouth news, analysis and fan views Listen to Portsmouth content on BBC Sounds