Portsmouth see off Bolton to go six points clear

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Conor Shaughnessy's header gave Portsmouth the lead at the end of the first half

Portsmouth went six points clear at the top of League One as goals from Conor Shaughnessy and Kusini Yengi gave them victory over second-placed Bolton.

Centre-back Shaughnessy headed home Jack Sparkes's corner at the end of the first half to give Pompey the lead in an absorbing top-of-the-table clash.

Dangerous forward Kusini Yengi then poked home with minutes left to seal a deserved third straight win.

Defeat at Fratton Park ended Wanderers 11-game unbeaten run.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Portsmouth

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Norris17RaffertyBooked at 85mins20Raggett18Shaughnessy21SparkesBooked at 35minsSubstituted forSwansonat 90+3'minutes16Morrell7Pack25KamaraSubstituted forWhyteat 67'minutes8RobertsonBooked at 10mins32LaneSubstituted forDevlinat 82'minutes19YengiSubstituted forSaydeeat 90+3'minutes

Substitutes

2Swanson4Towler11Whyte15Saydee24Devlin29Martin31Schofield

Bolton

Formation 3-1-4-2

1Baxter2JonesBooked at 90mins5Almeida Santos18Toal8SheehanBooked at 74mins12Dacres-CogleySubstituted forMendes Gomesat 81'minutesBooked at 90mins4ThomasonBooked at 14minsSubstituted forDempseyat 67'minutes19MaghomaSubstituted forMorleyat 67'minutes27WilliamsSubstituted forIredaleat 67'minutes9Bödvarsson10CharlesSubstituted forAdeboyejoat 81'minutes

Substitutes

3Iredale7Mendes Gomes14Adeboyejo15Forrester16Morley22Dempsey35Jerome

Referee:Paul Howard

Attendance:19,052

Live Text

Match ends, Portsmouth 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.

Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.

Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers).

Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution, Portsmouth. Zak Swanson replaces Jack Sparkes.

Substitution, Portsmouth. Christian Saydee replaces Kusini Yengi.

Carlos Gome (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Carlos Gome (Bolton Wanderers).

Gavin Whyte (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Rafferty.

Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).

Goal! Portsmouth 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gavin Whyte.

Attempt missed. Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Sparkes with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Gethin Jones.

Attempt blocked. Gavin Whyte (Portsmouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Joe Morrell.

Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.

Foul by Jack Iredale (Bolton Wanderers).

Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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