Hartlepool United 0-2 Portsmouth

Portsmouth midfielder Conor Chaplin has scored 11 goals this season

Portsmouth beat Hartlepool but results elsewhere ended any hope of securing automatic promotion from League Two.

Wins for Accrington, Oxford and Bristol Rovers meant Pompey will have to settle for a play-off spot, which they sealed with Tuesday's win at Wimbledon.

Kal Naismith gave the visitors the lead after the break with a close-range finish from Gareth Evans' tee up.

Conor Chaplin secured three points for Portsmouth late on with a low finish past Pools goalkeeper Trevor Carson.

Portsmouth recorded a third successive victory and moved up a place to fifth in the League Two table, while Hartlepool remain 16th as they slipped to a second home defeat in a row.