Match summary
Portsmouth saw off Stoke 3-1. Portsmouth led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Colby Bishop put Portsmouth ahead from the penalty spot in the 5th minute, Callum Lang made it 2-0 with a header in the 9th minute, and Ben Wilmot pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 27th minute. In the second half, Connor Ogilvie made it 3-1 from a corner in the 49th minute.
The chances backed that up: Portsmouth created 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Stoke's 0.52 from 8.