But we've got Noe Pamarot if he stays fit so that was just looking around.

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Mvuemba was withdrawn shortly afterwards and Portsmouth almost scored an immediate reprieve as Noe Pamarot headed over.

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But the central defender wanted too much time to get his shot away and allowed Pamarot to slide in and tackle.

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And there was more frustration for the hosts from the resulting corner as Pamarot crashed his header against the post with Cech well beaten.

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As expected, the hosts responded with determined effort, Primus denied from close range by Liam Rosenior's goal-line clearance before Pamarot crashed a header onto the bar from Gary O'Neil's pin-point cross.

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Aghahowa caused confusion between Noe Pamarot and Campbell as a high ball drifted into the box and the ball broke kindly for McCulloch to drill home a shot from 12 yards.

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Portsmouth wasted a chance to extend their lead shortly after the break when John Utaka wriggled into space but, when he was about to shoot, team-mate Pamarot ran into his path and shot high.

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