Portsmouth 0-0 Norwich City: Pompey stretch unbeaten run

Portsmouth continued their climb away from the Championship relegation zone with a hard-fought goalless draw against Norwich City at Fratton Park.

A game high on effort if low on clear-cut chances delivered a point apiece to continue a four-match unbeaten run for John Mousinho’s side.

It was enough to lift Pompey out of the drop zone into 21st place ahead of Cardiff City on goal difference.

Norwich can count themselves a touch lucky to emerge with anything, spending most of the game on the backfoot and failing to create enough genuine chances to deserve three points.

Indeed, Portsmouth will have left the field feeling they deserved victory and can count themselves unlucky after having the ball in the net in the second half.

After Connor Oglivie capitalised on a poor clearance from Angus Gunn from a corner kick, referee Andrew Kitchen harshly adjudged Matt Ritchie to have fouled the Canaries keeper.