But Pompey have improved since Alain Perrin took over and the visitors soon created chances of their own.
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We played well, created chances, limited them to very few and put them very much on the back foot.
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After weathering the early storm from Germany, Austria created chances of their own.
"He's done very well, always created chances for himself, but unfortunately for some reason here he hasn't scored, " Virgo said.
But I think we held our own and created chances, which is probably as exciting as anything else and offers us encouragement.
Montella's men controlled the game, created chances, hit the woodwork twice, but capitulated to a late header against the run of play.
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Berbatov also hit the post with a drive and Anderson crashed a shot against the bar as United created chances at will.
We managed not to let them play their usual way and, when we had the ball, we passed it very well and created chances ourselves.
The Irish League champions created chances in the first half but failed to convert and Rade Prica made it 1-0 with a backpost header in the 32nd minute.
We created chances, we created half-chances, we hit the post.
In a thrilling first-half, both sides created chances at will.
The home side created chances of their own though to kill the game and thought they had done so when Begovic dropped the ball under pressure from Younes Kaboul and Pavlyuchenko hooked in.
"I would say we deserved it, the way we played, the way we created chances, scored goals and played very well, " said Di Matteo, whose side moved up to fifth following their win.
We found our patience, and we scored fairly early, we created goalscoring chances ... we controlled the match.
Bolton created several chances and Petr Cech denied Kevin Davies, El-Hadji Diouf and Nicolas Anelka, while Stelios Giannakopoulos clipped the crossbar.
And Well created further chances to score with substitute Jamie Murphy having a shot cleared off the line and another effort saved.
"We created some chances and didn't take those chances but 230 is always difficult to defend on a good wicket, " he added.
The Orange made seven of their first nine shots as their superior athleticism and size created easy chances almost every time down the floor.
Birmingham created two chances in a minute, first when Christophe Dugarry was clear after a Sami Hyypia mistake and then when Lazaridis got in a flicked header.
But back came Chelsea and they created two chances in quick succession, Howard reacting brilliantly to deny Lampard before an Ivanovic effort was inadvertently blocked by team-mate Salomon Kalou.
But it was cruel on Blackpool, who had more than played their part in a riveting match in which both sides created countless chances, with the visitors striking the woodwork twice and the hosts once.
Rangers burst to life after 17 minutes and created three good chances in quick succession.
"We could have created more (chances) but it's a good result for the away leg, " Toure said.
In a low-key game, the Gunners enjoyed the majority of the possession but Everton created several goal chances.
And although United created the clearer chances, they were wasteful and have now slipped to six points from safety.
The Glens created the better chances in the first half and Burrows hit the crossbar just before the break.
The second half we were on top, we created the best chances and were in control of the game.
"It was a solid enough performance, we created plenty of chances, " he said.
In the two matches against Rangers, I felt we have been in the ascendancy and created the most chances.
It was rough justice on the visitors, who had created the better chances in a scrappy match short on quality.
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