2008–09 Portsmouth F.C. season
Portsmouth 2008–09 football season
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During the 2008–09 football season Portsmouth played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League. Thanks to the exploits of the previous season, Portsmouth achieved European football for the first time in their footballing history, thanks to an FA Cup win over Cardiff City; they competed in the UEFA Cup. They also participated in the Charity Shield, against Manchester United on 10 August 2008, at Wembley Stadium, eventually losing on penalties. This was the first time since 1996 that a team outside of the "Big Four" had competed in the competition.
ManagerHarry Redknapp (to 26 October 2008)
Tony Adams (to 9 February 2009)
Paul Hart (caretaker manager)
Tony Adams (to 9 February 2009)
Paul Hart (caretaker manager)
StadiumFratton Park
Premier League14th
| 2008–09 season | ||||
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| Owner | Alexandre Gaydamak[1] | |||
| Manager | Harry Redknapp (to 26 October 2008) Tony Adams (to 9 February 2009) Paul Hart (caretaker manager) | |||
| Stadium | Fratton Park | |||
| Premier League | 14th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Cup | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Crouch (11) All: Peter Crouch (16) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 20,540 vs. Manchester Utd (25 August 2008) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,111 vs. Blackburn Rovers (30 November 2008) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 19,325 | |||
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Everton (30 August 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–6 vs. Manchester City (21 September 2008) | |||
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Players
Squad
- As of 24 May 2009[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | DF |  James Hurst |
West Bromwich Albion |
Undisclosed | 1 July 2008 | [3] |
| - | FW |  Gaël N’Lundulu |
Paris Saint-Germain |
[4] | ||
| - | MF | Gauthier Mahoto |
Le Havre |
[5] | ||
| - | FW |  Nadir Çiftçi |
 ADO Den Haag |
[6] | ||
| 25 | MF | Glen Little |
Reading |
Free Transfer | [7] | |
| 9 | FW | Peter Crouch |
Liverpool |
£11,000,000 | 11 July 2008 | [8] |
| - | FW |  Omar Koroma |
Banjul Hawks |
Undisclosed | 4 August 2008 | [9] |
| 3 | DF | Younès Kaboul |
Tottenham Hotspur |
11 August 2008 | [10] | |
| 11 | MF | Jerome Thomas |
Charlton Athletic |
21 August 2008 | [11] | |
| - | GK | Jon Stewart |
Weymouth |
Free Transfer | 31 August 2008 | — |
| 39 | DF |  Nadir Belhadj |
Lens |
£4,400,000 | 1 January 2009 | [12] |
| - | MF |  Torric Jebrin |
Hearts of Oak |
Undisclosed | — | |
| 6 | MF | Hayden Mullins |
West Ham United |
Undisclosed | 26 January 2009 | [13] |
| 33 | MF |  Angelos Basinas |
AEK Athens |
Undisclosed | 2 February 2009 | [14] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | FW |  Franck Songo'o |
 Real Zaragoza |
Free Transfer | 1 July 2008 | — |
| 11 | MF | Sulley Muntari |
 Internazionale |
£12,700,000 | 28 July 2008 | [15] |
| 30 | MF |  Pedro Mendes |
 Rangers |
£3,000,000 | 15 August 2008 | [16] |
| - | MF | Jean-Francois Christophe |
Southend United |
Free Transfer | 1 September 2008 | — |
| 6 | MF | Lassana Diarra |
Real Madrid |
£20,000,000 | 1 January 2009 | [17] |
| 14 | FW | Jermain Defoe |
Tottenham Hotspur |
£15,000,000 | 9 January 2009 | [18] |
| 24 | DF |  Richard Duffy |
Millwall |
Free Transfer | 2 February 2009 | [19] |
Loaned in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | FW |  Ben Sahar |
Chelsea |
1 January 2009 | 1 July 2008 | [20] |
| 30 | DF | Armand Traoré |
Arsenal |
End of Season | 21 August 2008 | [21] |
| 39 | DF | Nadir Belhadj |
Lens |
1 September 2008 | [22] | |
| 14 | MF | Jermaine Pennant |
Liverpool |
20 January 2009 | [23] | |
| 26 | MF | Pelé |
Porto |
26 January 2009 | [24] | |
| 29 | FW | Theofanis Gekas |
 Bayer Leverkusen |
1 February 2009 | [25] | |
Loaned out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Until | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | FW | Omar Koroma |
Norwich City |
End of Season | 4 August 2008 | [26] |
| - | FW |  Danijel Subotić |
 Zulte Waregem |
1 December 2008 | 5 August 2008 | — |
| 31 | GK |  Asmir Begović |
Yeovil Town |
6 November 2008 | 7 August 2008 | [27] |
| - | DF | Joel Ward |
AFC Bournemouth |
End of Season | 7 August 2008 | — |
| 2 | DF | Linvoy Primus |
Charlton Athletic |
1 December 2008 | 28 August 2008 | [28] |
| 36 | MF | Matt Ritchie |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
End of Season | 1 September 2008 | — |
| 20 | DF | Martin Cranie |
Charlton Athletic |
1 January 2009 | 2 September 2008 | [29] |
| - | FW | Danijel Subotić |
Southend United |
End of Season | 1 January 2009 | — |
| 32 | DF |  Djimi Traoré |
Birmingham City |
14 May 2009 | 10 February 2009 | [30] |
| 25 | MF | Glen Little |
Reading |
End of Season | 8 March 2009 | [31] |
Statistics
Appearances
Goalkeepers
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Clean Sheets | Goals conceded |  /  |
| 1 | David James | Goalkeeper | 01-08-1970 | England | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 (+4) | 55 (+16) | 2 / 0 |
| 21 | Jamie Ashdown | Goalkeeper | 30-11-1980 | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 31 | Asmir Begović | Goalkeeper | 20-06-1987 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 / 0 |
Defenders
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Goals Scored | Assists | / |
| 3 | Younès Kaboul | Central Defender | 04-01-1986 | France | 17 (3) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (+1) | 1 | 4 (+1) / 0 |
| 5 | Glen Johnson | Right back | 23-08-1984 | England | 29 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 (+3) | 9 (+3) / 1 |
| 7 | Hermann Hreiðarsson | Left back/Central Defender | 11-07-1974 |  Iceland | 19 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (+1) | 0 | 7 (+1) / 0 |
| 15 | Sylvain Distin | Central Defender | 16-12-1977 | France | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 (+1) / 0 |
| 16 | Noé Pamarot | Utility Defender | 14-04-1979 | France | 11 (4) | 1 (1) | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (+2) / 1 |
| 23 | Sol Campbell (c) | Central Defender | 18-09-1974 | England | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (+1) / 0 |
| 30 | Armand Traoré | Left back/Left-sided Midfielder | 08-12-1989 | France | 14 (5) | 2 (1) | 6 | 0 | 2 (+2) | 0 / 0 |
| 35 | Marc Wilson | Utility Defender | 17-08-1987 |  Ireland | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 (+1) | 1 / 0 |
| 39 | Nadir Belhadj | Left back/Left-sided Midfielder | 18-06-1982 | Algeria | 21 (8) | 4 | 3 (2) | 2 | 3 (+3) | 2 (+3) / 1 |
Midfielders
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Goals Scored | Assists | / |
| 6 | Hayden Mullins | Defensive midfielder/Sweeper/Right Back | 27-03-1979 | England | 15 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 0 |
| 8 | Papa Bouba Diop | Defensive midfielder/Central Defender | 28-01-1978 |  Senegal | 15 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 5 / 0 |
| 14 | Jermaine Pennant | Right-sided midfielder | 15-01-1983 | England | 9 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 / 0 |
| 18 | Arnold Mvuemba | Central Midfielder/Right-sided Midfielder | 28-01-1985 | France | 1 (5) | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 (+1) | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 19 | Niko Kranjčar | Attacking midfielder/Left-sided Midfielder | 13-08-1984 |  Croatia | 16 (5) | 2 | 1 | 3 (+1) | 3 | 2 / 0 |
| 22 | Richard Hughes | Defensive midfielder | 25-06-1979 | Scotland | 17 (3) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 (+2) / 0 |
| 28 | Sean Davis | Defensive midfielder | 20-09-1979 | England | 31 (1) | 2 | 4 (2) | 1 | 3 (+1) | 5 / 1 |
| 33 | Angelos Basinas | Defensive midfielder | 03-01-1976 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
Forwards
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Goals Scored | Assists | / |
| 9 | Peter Crouch | Centre forward | 30-01-1981 | England | 38 | 4 | 5 (1) | 13 (+5) | 5 | 2 / 0 |
| 10 | David Nugent | Centre forward | 02-05-1985 | England | 13 (3) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| 17 | John Utaka | Right winger | 08-01-1982 |  Nigeria | 4 (14) | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| 27 | Nwankwo Kanu | Centre forward | 01-08-1976 | Nigeria | 3 (14) | 0 (3) | 2 (3) | 1 (+1) | 1 (+1) | 0 / 0 |
Others
Includes players who have yet to feature prominently and former players.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth | Nationality | League App. | Domestic Cups | UEFA Cup App. | Goals Scored | Assists | / |
| 2 | Linvoy Primus | Central Defender | 14-09-1973 | England | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 4 | Lauren | Right back | 19-01-1977 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 6 | Lassana Diarra | Defensive midfielder | 10-03-1985 | France | 11 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 (+1) | 0 | 3 / 1 |
| 11 | Jerome Thomas | Left-sided midfielder | 23-03-1983 | England | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 14 | Jermain Defoe | Centre forward | 07-10-1982 | England | 17 (2) | 0 | 4 | 7 (+2) | 4 (+1) | 4 (+1) / 0 |
| 20 | Martin Cranie | Utility Defender | 23-09-1986 | England | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 24 | Richard Duffy | Right back | 30-08-1985 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 25 | Glen Little | Right-sided midfielder | 15-10-1975 | England | 4 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (+1) | 0 / 0 |
| 26 | Pelé | Central Midfielder | 14-09-1987 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 26 | Ben Sahar | Centre forward | 10-08-1989 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 29 | Theofanis Gekas | Centre forward | 23-05-1980 | Greece | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 29 | Jean-François Christophe | Defensive midfielder | 27-06-1987 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 32 | Djimi Traoré | Left back/Central Defender | 01-03-1980 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 36 | Matt Ritchie | Left-sided midfielder | 10-09-1989 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
Competitions
Community Shield
Portsmouth lost the 2008 FA Community Shield 3–1 on penalties against 2007–08 Premier League winners Manchester United after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes on 10 August.[32][33] It was Pompey's second game against United in the space of two weeks.
| 10 August 2008 | Manchester United | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Portsmouth | Wembley Stadium, London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 84,808 Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)[A] | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Tevez  Giggs Carrick |
 Diarra Defoe Mvuemba Johnson |
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Premier League
Matches
| 17 August 2008 1 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Portsmouth | London |
| 13:30 | J. Cole  12'Anelka 26'Lampard 45' (pen.)Deco 89' |
Report | James 45+1' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,468 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 25 August 2008 2 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Manchester United | Portsmouth |
| Report | Fletcher 32' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,540 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 30 August 2008 3 | Everton | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Baines 88' |
Report | Defoe 12', 69' Johnson 40' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,418 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 13 September 2008 4 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | Portsmouth |
| Defoe 59', 86' |
Report | Mido 24' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,425 |
| 21 September 2008 5 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Portsmouth | Manchester |
| Jô 14' Dunne 20'Robinho 57'Wright-Phillips 59'Evans 78'Fernandes 83' |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,238 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 28 September 2008 6 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth |
| Defoe 34' (pen.) Crouch 68' |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,352 |
| 5 October 2008 7 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Stoke City | Portsmouth |
| Crouch 25' Defoe 51' |
Report | Fuller 48' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,248 |
| 18 October 2008 8 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Birmingham |
| Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,660 |
| 26 October 2008 9 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Fulham | Portsmouth |
| Crouch 61' |
Report | Dempsey 87' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,233 |
| 29 October 2008 10 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Anfield, Liverpool |
| Gerrard 76' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,378 |
| 1 November 2008 11 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Portsmouth |
| Kranjčar 82' |
Report | Zaki 45' (pen.) Heskey 90' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,416 |
| 8 November 2008 12 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Sunderland |
| Cissé 4' |
Report | Belhadj 51' Defoe 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 37,712 |
| 15 November 2008 13 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Upton Park, London |
| Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,328 |
| 22 November 2008 14 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Hull City | Portsmouth |
| Crouch 20' Johnson 63' |
Report | Turner 54' Windass 89' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,240 |
| 30 November 2008 15 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
| Crouch 49' Defoe 53'Davis 79' |
Report | Derbyshire 62' Kerimoğlu 67' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,111 |
| 7 December 2008 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Portsmouth | West Bromwich |
| Greening 39' |
Report | Crouch 58' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,964 |
| 14 December 2008 17 | Portsmouth | 0–3 | Newcastle United | Portsmouth |
| Report | Owen 52' Martins 77'Guthrie 89' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,416 |
| 20 December 2008 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Bolton |
| Taylor 1' Gardner 3' |
Report | Crouch 20' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 19,884 |
| 26 December 2008 19 | Portsmouth | 1–4 | West Ham United | Portsmouth |
| 13:00 | Belhadj 8' |
Report | Collison 20' C. Cole 67'Bellamy 70', 83' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 28 December 2008 20 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Holloway, London |
| Gallas 81' |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,092 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 18 January 2009 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| Defoe 70' |
Report | Nugent 59' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,011 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 27 January 2009 22 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Portsmouth |
| Report | Heskey 21' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,073 |
| 31 January 2009 23 | Fulham | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Fulham, London |
| A. Johnson 14' Nevland 71', 80' |
Report | Nugent 84' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,722 |
| 7 February 2009 24 | Portsmouth | 2–3 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
| 17:30 | Nugent 62' Hreiðarsson 77' |
Report | Aurélio 69' Kuyt 85'Torres 90' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,524 |
| 14 February 2009 25 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Manchester City | Portsmouth |
| Johnson 70' Hreiðarsson 75' |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,018 |
| 21 February 2009 26 | Stoke City | 2–2 | Portsmouth | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Beattie 78' (pen.), 80' |
Report | Kranjčar 75' Shawcross  90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Britannia Stadium |
| 3 March 2009 27 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Chelsea | Portsmouth |
| Report | Drogba 79' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,326 |
| 14 March 2009 28 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Middlesbrough |
| King 90' |
Report | Crouch 30' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,281 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 21 March 2009 29 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Everton | Portsmouth |
| Crouch 22', 75' |
Report | Baines 4' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,388 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 4 April 2009 30 | Hull City | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Kingston upon Hull |
| Report | Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 24,802 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 11 April 2009 31 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Portsmouth |
| Kaboul 33' Kranjčar 65' |
Report | Greening 48' Brunt 62' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,376 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 18 April 2009 32 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
| Kanu 78' |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,158 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 22 April 2009 33 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Stretford, Manchester |
| Rooney 9' Carrick 82' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,895 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 27 April 2009 34 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 47,481 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2 May 2009 35 | Portsmouth | 0–3 | Arsenal | Portsmouth |
| Report | Bendtner 13', 41' (pen.) Vela 56' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,418 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 9 May 2009 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Blackburn |
| Pedersen 31' McCarthy 58' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,234 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 18 May 2009 37 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Sunderland | Portsmouth |
| Utaka 60' Bardsley 68' (o.g.) Traoré 88' |
Report | Jones 59' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,398 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 24 May 2009 38 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Wigan |
| Rodallega 26' |
Report | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 17,696 Referee: Phil Dowd |
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 45 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 41 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 41 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 41 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 36 |
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 28 | −16 |
Source: Barclays Premier League
UEFA Cup
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfsburg |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 |
| Milan |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 |
| Braga |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Portsmouth |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| Heerenveen |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Matches
| 23 October 2008 | Braga | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Braga, Portugal |
| 20:15 UTC+1 | Aguiar 8' Rentería 46'Alan 87' |
Report[link removed] | Stadium: Estádio AXA, Braga Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia) |
| 27 November 2008 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Milan | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| 20:05 UTC+0 | Kaboul 62' Kanu 73' |
Report[link removed] | Ronaldinho 84' Inzaghi 90+2' |
Attendance: 20,403 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
| 4 December 2008 | Wolfsburg | 3–2 | Portsmouth | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Džeko 3' Gentner 23'Misimović 74' |
Report[link removed] | Defoe 11' Mvuemba 14' |
Attendance: 21,015 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
| 17 December 2008 | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Heerenveen | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| 19:45 UTC+0 | Crouch 40', 42' Hreiðarsson 90' |
Report[link removed] | Attendance: 19,612 Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia) |