Fortunate Fulham take half time lead

Fulham 2 Portsmouth 0 (H-T)

Fulham 2 Portsmouth 0 (H-T)

A lucky first half performance by Fulham saw the west Londoners take a two-nil lead after the first half their mid-table clash with Portsmouth at Loftus Park this evening.

Two goals within three minutes from from Louis Saha, on 30 and 33 minutes, came against the run of play, with Pompey taking the game to the homeside for most of the first half.

If Fulham win tonight, they will progress to fifth place in the Premier League, on 21 points.

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