Portsmouth against Aston Villa

Heskey comes off to a chorus of applause from the Villa fans. Nicky Shorey is on.

The roof nearly comes off Fratton Park as the assistant on this side finally gives an offside against Villa.

Man Utd are now 4-0 up. Ronaldo. Villa win a corner.

Tony Adams goes nuts as Petrov brings down Pennant. A yellow card, and a free kick results.

Agbonlahor dinks a ball over the top towards Sidwell, who is clean through, but his abysmal touch lets Distin back in. He looked miles offside mind.

A brilliant header clear from Cuellar is followed up by a cracking tackle from Curtis Davies. Villa have defended superbly tonight.

Excellent ball in from Johnson and a super header over the bar from Knight, who was running full pelt back towards his own net.

Crouch wins a header and Davies' poor clearance allows Utaka a sight of goal but his shot is deflected wide. Corner. Which comes to nowt.

Free header for Curtis Davies after Heskey was fouled, but he nods over.

Kanu off, John Utaka on.

Referee Peter Walton is getting some right stick from the home crowd now, but Belhadj is the one they should be angry with. He's been a fool and left his team right in the lurch.

Heskey goes through but James gets out to clear, then Milner volleys back goalwards and two Pompey defenders watch it trickle wide of the post.

Belhadj has got his second yellow card for dissent to sum up a ridiculous evening for him. He thought there was a handball so caught the ball himself, then banged the ball into the floor when he didn't get the decision. Then he walks.

Agbonlahor has gone wide right now and Heskey is on his own up front.

Belhadj swings in a deep once again and Barry concedes another corner. This time its behind for a goal kick.

Kanu goes down after nicking the ball in front of Cuellar. No booking, much to the chagrin of the Fratton Park faithful.

Gardner is going off and Steve Sidwell is coming on.

Superb work from Cuellar allows Milner a chance to cross. Agbonlahor gets in front of Distin but can't climb enough to nod it in.

Davis has a pop as the corner breaks to him. It took a nick off Cuellar though and Pompey have another corner which Crouch looked like he was going to meet. But didn't.

Belhadj'a corners are causing some bother. Friedel was scrambling there and Barry nodded behind.

Pennant embarks on a run and lays off to Kanu, as he continued his run he fell into Knight but that was never a pen.

What a chance! Pennant crosses, and Davies blocks his effort, then Pennant turns in the rebound and Crouch volleys wide from six yards out! Adams holds his head in his hands.

Belhadj pokes one goalwards, almost nonchalantly, and though Friedel didn't look worried, it only trickled a yard or so wide.

Villa break down the left and Agbonlahor looks to cut it back for Heskey. Distin makes sure it doesn't get there with an excellent block.

James Beattie has his first Stoke goal, but they still trail Spurs 3-1.

Milner clears at the near post from Belhadj's first corner, then they take the second one short and its wasted.

Pennant wins a corner down the right. He's been Pompey's best player by far.

Johnson was booked as Villa broke after Pennant's shot. He tugged back Agbonlahor.

Decent break from Portsmouth, Belhadj crosses for Crouch but Davies gets a crucial touch. Then Pennant cut outside and wellied one in from an angle which Friedel did well to save.

Gardner is now felled by Mullins. In the wars that boy.

"We just need some luck," was Tony Adams' view of the game at HT apparently.

Early chance for Pompey, Pennant tries an awkward volley but he can't get enough power on it to trouble Friedel.

We begin again at Fratton Park. Kaboul is on for Campbell and Carlos Tevez has just put Man Utd 2-0 up at West Brom. You're up to date.

Half-time, and an Emile Heskey goal separates the sides. Pompey on top, but looking toothless. See you in 15 minutes.

Belhadj now has a punt from inside the area but it was always rising. Lucky to still be there, the lad.

Belhadj gets a yellow card after a cynical hack on Gardner. He's lucky that wasn't a straight red. No attempt to get the ball, just a swipe at the Villa player's heels.

Johnson and Crouch try to combine, but Milner whacks clear, then as Villa break Heskey can't latch on to Agbonlahor's cross.

Man Utd have gone one up at West Brom - Berbatov.

What a chance! Agbonlahor goes clean through after Barry's flick but makes a dreadful hash of his attempt. Eight yards out with only James to beat, he side-foots it two yards wide.

Milner now crosses, forcing James to tip over the bar.

Heskey battles well to win the ball and gives it to Milner. No-one closes him down so he moves inside and whacks an effort that diverts off Glenn Johnson and behind for a corner.

Excellent tackle from Luke Young to stop Pennant charging into the box.

Pennant's cross flies off Gardner's head and Pompey have another corner.

Best move of the match from Pompey, Belhadj cuts in and slides a cute reverse pass to Peannant. He crosses and Hayden Mullins connects well with a half volley and the ball flies inches over the bar.

Pennant wins a corner.

Pennant cuts in, then spreads the play wide for Sean Davies, but Milner is in smartly.

Villa are just sitting behind the ball now, with only Heskey and Agbonlahor in Pompey's half.

Barry tries an ambitious volley but it flies well over the bar.

Crouch is up for the corner but his header drifts behind for a goal kick.

Glenn Johnson has a sight of goal and has a pop. Davies gets in the way and deflects it behind for a corner.

At least the fans are doing their best to lift Pompey...

Big test for Pompey now. They're in rotten league form and now they find themsleves one down to the country's form team and Emile Heskey scored the goal. Won't do much for their shattered confidence will it?

Crouch has a go from 25 yards but his shot is right at Friedel.

Spurs are running riot at The Lane, they now lead Stoke 3-0. Michael Dawson this time.

Well, that was out of nothing! A long ount downfield sees Heskey win the first header, the ball looped up and while Agbonlahor and Campbell challenged, Heskey continued his run and unleashed a cracking volley.

Well I never. Perhaps he'll be prolific at Villa after all?! Agbonlahor flicks on, Heskey charges through and that is a quality finish!

GOAL! HESKEY!!

Spurs now lead Stoke 2-0 and its guess who? Yep, Jermain Defoe.

Belhadj looks lively on the left early on, but his final ball has been poor. He fails to beat Cuellar at the near post.

Now Davis works a shooting chance but Friedel is equal to his low drive.

Then as Pompey break Mullins has a pop, its deflected, and arcs just wide of Friedel's post. Corner.

Campbell does well to marshall the ball back to James under pressure from Agbonlahor.

A decent sliding tackle from Luke Young affords Petrov a chance to shoot but his effort swerves three yardsd wide of the far post.

Pompey break downfield and Kanu wins a corner off Curtis Davies.

Agbonlahor runs at Distin and the centre-back does well to clear his lines.

Barry swings a ball over looking for Heskey, but it finds no-one.

Hreidarsson gets down the left but slings over a poor cross.

Agbonlahor gets a chance to run at Pompey, and Distin concedes a corner.

Spurs have gone 1-0 up at home to Stoke, Aaron Lennon with the goal.

Unfortunate for Pompey, as a nice move breaks down due to Sean Davis' overhit pass. Some nice football before that from the home side though.

Heskey's intervention releases Milner but Mullins gets back to stop his cross getting to Petrov.

An early chance for Villa to launch one into the box .. Distin is up to head clear.

Pompey have two debutants of their own of course, Jermaine Pennant and Hayden Mullins both start in midfield. (Pennant did play in the Cup on Saturday but its his first Premier League start).

First break for Villa as Heskey closes down David James, who does a jaunty dink over him to safety. That could have gone horribly wrong..

We're off....

Right then, we're about to get underway...

Tony Adams is having a miserable time as Portsmouth boss. Since Harry Redknapp left Adams has won just two of his 12 Premier League games. They lost their main goalscorer when Jermaine Defoe went back to Spurs, and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Swansea at the weekend.

So, Emile Heskey makes his first start for Villa since his £3.5m move last week. He's already played at Fratton Park this season, and would you adam and eve it, he only went and scored the winner in Wigan's 2-1 victory.

Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Knight, Davies, Luke Young, Gardner, Petrov, Barry, Milner, Agbonlahor and Heskey. Subs from: Guzan, Sidwell, Harewood, Delfouneso, Salifou, Shorey and Osbourne.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Davis, Mullins, Belhadj, Crouch and Kanu. Subs from: Begovic, Nugent, Kaboul, Pamarot, Utaka, Mvuemba and Armand Traore.

Join us at 8pm to see if Emile Heskey can score on his debut as Aston Villa travel to beleaguered Portsmouth.

Belhadj swings in a deep once again and Barry concedes another corner. This time its behind for a goal kick.

Kanu goes down after nicking the ball in front of Cuellar. No booking, much to the chagrin of the Fratton Park faithful.

Gardner is going off and Steve Sidwell is coming on.

Superb work from Cuellar allows Milner a chance to cross. Agbonlahor gets in front of Distin but can't climb enough to nod it in.

Davis has a pop as the corner breaks to him. It took a nick off Cuellar though and Pompey have another corner which Crouch looked like he was going to meet. But didn't.

Belhadj'a corners are causing some bother. Friedel was scrambling there and Barry nodded behind.

Pennant embarks on a run and lays off to Kanu, as he continued his run he fell into Knight but that was never a pen.

What a chance! Pennant crosses, and Davies blocks his effort, then Pennant turns in the rebound and Crouch volleys wide from six yards out! Adams holds his head in his hands.

Belhadj pokes one goalwards, almost nonchalantly, and though Friedel didn't look worried, it only trickled a yard or so wide.

Villa break down the left and Agbonlahor looks to cut it back for Heskey. Distin makes sure it doesn't get there with an excellent block.

James Beattie has his first Stoke goal, but they still trail Spurs 3-1.

Milner clears at the near post from Belhadj's first corner, then they take the second one short and its wasted.

Pennant wins a corner down the right. He's been Pompey's best player by far.

Johnson was booked as Villa broke after Pennant's shot. He tugged back Agbonlahor.

Decent break from Portsmouth, Belhadj crosses for Crouch but Davies gets a crucial touch. Then Pennant cut outside and wellied one in from an angle which Friedel did well to save.

Gardner is now felled by Mullins. In the wars that boy.

"We just need some luck," was Tony Adams' view of the game at HT apparently.

Early chance for Pompey, Pennant tries an awkward volley but he can't get enough power on it to trouble Friedel.

We begin again at Fratton Park. Kaboul is on for Campbell and Carlos Tevez has just put Man Utd 2-0 up at West Brom. You're up to date.

Half-time, and an Emile Heskey goal separates the sides. Pompey on top, but looking toothless. See you in 15 minutes.

Belhadj now has a punt from inside the area but it was always rising. Lucky to still be there, the lad.

Belhadj gets a yellow card after a cynical hack on Gardner. He's lucky that wasn't a straight red. No attempt to get the ball, just a swipe at the Villa player's heels.

Johnson and Crouch try to combine, but Milner whacks clear, then as Villa break Heskey can't latch on to Agbonlahor's cross.

Man Utd have gone one up at West Brom - Berbatov.

What a chance! Agbonlahor goes clean through after Barry's flick but makes a dreadful hash of his attempt. Eight yards out with only James to beat, he side-foots it two yards wide.

Milner now crosses, forcing James to tip over the bar.

Heskey battles well to win the ball and gives it to Milner. No-one closes him down so he moves inside and whacks an effort that diverts off Glenn Johnson and behind for a corner.

Excellent tackle from Luke Young to stop Pennant charging into the box.

Pennant's cross flies off Gardner's head and Pompey have another corner.

Best move of the match from Pompey, Belhadj cuts in and slides a cute reverse pass to Peannant. He crosses and Hayden Mullins connects well with a half volley and the ball flies inches over the bar.

Pennant wins a corner.

Pennant cuts in, then spreads the play wide for Sean Davies, but Milner is in smartly.

Villa are just sitting behind the ball now, with only Heskey and Agbonlahor in Pompey's half.

Barry tries an ambitious volley but it flies well over the bar.

Crouch is up for the corner but his header drifts behind for a goal kick.

Glenn Johnson has a sight of goal and has a pop. Davies gets in the way and deflects it behind for a corner.

At least the fans are doing their best to lift Pompey...

Big test for Pompey now. They're in rotten league form and now they find themsleves one down to the country's form team and Emile Heskey scored the goal. Won't do much for their shattered confidence will it?

Crouch has a go from 25 yards but his shot is right at Friedel.

Spurs are running riot at The Lane, they now lead Stoke 3-0. Michael Dawson this time.

Well, that was out of nothing! A long ount downfield sees Heskey win the first header, the ball looped up and while Agbonlahor and Campbell challenged, Heskey continued his run and unleashed a cracking volley.

Well I never. Perhaps he'll be prolific at Villa after all?! Agbonlahor flicks on, Heskey charges through and that is a quality finish!

GOAL! HESKEY!!

Spurs now lead Stoke 2-0 and its guess who? Yep, Jermain Defoe.

Belhadj looks lively on the left early on, but his final ball has been poor. He fails to beat Cuellar at the near post.

Now Davis works a shooting chance but Friedel is equal to his low drive.

Then as Pompey break Mullins has a pop, its deflected, and arcs just wide of Friedel's post. Corner.

Campbell does well to marshall the ball back to James under pressure from Agbonlahor.

A decent sliding tackle from Luke Young affords Petrov a chance to shoot but his effort swerves three yardsd wide of the far post.

Pompey break downfield and Kanu wins a corner off Curtis Davies.

Agbonlahor runs at Distin and the centre-back does well to clear his lines.

Barry swings a ball over looking for Heskey, but it finds no-one.

Hreidarsson gets down the left but slings over a poor cross.

Agbonlahor gets a chance to run at Pompey, and Distin concedes a corner.

Spurs have gone 1-0 up at home to Stoke, Aaron Lennon with the goal.

Unfortunate for Pompey, as a nice move breaks down due to Sean Davis' overhit pass. Some nice football before that from the home side though.

Heskey's intervention releases Milner but Mullins gets back to stop his cross getting to Petrov.

An early chance for Villa to launch one into the box .. Distin is up to head clear.

Pompey have two debutants of their own of course, Jermaine Pennant and Hayden Mullins both start in midfield. (Pennant did play in the Cup on Saturday but its his first Premier League start).

First break for Villa as Heskey closes down David James, who does a jaunty dink over him to safety. That could have gone horribly wrong..

We're off....

Right then, we're about to get underway...

Tony Adams is having a miserable time as Portsmouth boss. Since Harry Redknapp left Adams has won just two of his 12 Premier League games. They lost their main goalscorer when Jermaine Defoe went back to Spurs, and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Swansea at the weekend.

So, Emile Heskey makes his first start for Villa since his £3.5m move last week. He's already played at Fratton Park this season, and would you adam and eve it, he only went and scored the winner in Wigan's 2-1 victory.

Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Knight, Davies, Luke Young, Gardner, Petrov, Barry, Milner, Agbonlahor and Heskey. Subs from: Guzan, Sidwell, Harewood, Delfouneso, Salifou, Shorey and Osbourne.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Davis, Mullins, Belhadj, Crouch and Kanu. Subs from: Begovic, Nugent, Kaboul, Pamarot, Utaka, Mvuemba and Armand Traore.

Join us at 8pm to see if Emile Heskey can score on his debut as Aston Villa travel to beleaguered Portsmouth.