Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Portsmouth 3.
Colby Bishop scored twice as League One leaders Portsmouth moved closer to promotion to the Championship with a stylish 3-1 victory at Wycombe.
Pompey are now 11 points clear of third-placed Bolton after extending their unbeaten run to 13 games and need a maximum of three more victories from their final six games to seal a return to the second tier after 12 years away.
Portsmouth led after just three minutes when Bishop's shot from Abu Kamara's cut-back took a big deflection off Ryan Tafazolli and looped beyond Wycombe goalkeeper Franco Ravizzoli.
The home side were quick to respond and drew level in the seventh minute when Richard Kone laid the ball into the path of Matt Butcher, who fired past Will Norris.
But Pompey were back in front after 28 minutes as Bishop steered another low ball across by the lively Kamara first-time into the bottom corner.
The result was effectively in the bag for the visitors midway through the second half when Kamara's chipped cross fell for Christian Saydee and, although Ravizzoli got gloves to his effort, he could not keep it out.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 25Ravizzoli
- 2GrimmerSubstituted forMcCarthyat 81'minutes
- 22Lonwijk
- 6TafazolliBooked at 30mins
- 10LeahySubstituted forForinoat 75'minutes
- 4ScowenSubstituted forTaylorat 64'minutes
- 19PottsBooked at 88mins
- 8Butcher
- 30Lubala
- 24KoneSubstituted forCampbellat 64'minutes
- 23SadlierSubstituted forVokesat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Stryjek
- 5Forino
- 9Vokes
- 11Campbell
- 20Taylor
- 26McCarthy
- 28Kodua
Portsmouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1NorrisBooked at 57mins
- 2SwansonSubstituted forRaffertyat 81'minutes
- 20Raggett
- 18Shaughnessy
- 6Ogilvie
- 7PackBooked at 30mins
- 23MoxonBooked at 60minsSubstituted forEvansat 64'minutes
- 25KamaraSubstituted forWhyteat 90+1'minutes
- 15SaydeeSubstituted forYengiat 81'minutes
- 32Lane
- 9BishopBooked at 87mins
Substitutes
- 11Whyte
- 13Macey
- 17Rafferty
- 19Yengi
- 21Sparkes
- 44Peart-Harris
- 45Evans
- Referee:
- Tom Nield
- Attendance:
- 6,793
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home38%
- Away62%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away11
- Corners
- Home4
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Portsmouth 3.
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Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).
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Chris Forino (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nigel Lonwijk (Wycombe Wanderers).
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Gavin Whyte replaces Abu Kamara.
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Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
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Chris Forino (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sam Vokes (Wycombe Wanderers).
Booking
Freddie Potts (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Freddie Potts (Wycombe Wanderers).
Booking
Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Beryly Lubala (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Butcher.
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Foul by Paddy Lane (Portsmouth).
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Jason McCarthy (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Jason McCarthy replaces Jack Grimmer.
Substitution
Substitution, Portsmouth. Joe Rafferty replaces Zak Swanson.
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Never mind off to Wembley.
Good luck to Pompey in the championship had a good laugh in the pub with some of their lads pre match.
Kamara shone and it was good to see Bishop score twice and to see Ogilvie back. Raggett solid as ever.
Things are looking good under Mousinho and the result was a fair reward for Eric Eisner's visit.
We're going up!!!
Shame about the Stains dropping 2 more points as they slide to mid table.
PuP
We look so focused on the prize
Good luck Wycombe at Wembley
Now I’m off to the pub to wind up some Stains fans
Loving life at the moment
PUP
It's a 2 horse race now with the wheels coming off the Posh train (or should it be a tosh train).
Onwards and upwards
PLAY UP POMPEY
It's ours to bring home or throw away.
The Championship will be a whole other kettle of fish. The difference between L1and the Championship is nearly as big as between the Championship and Premier League
I've got confidence in the team, coaches and owners though. We can stay up, one step closer to returning home to the Prem. For good this time