Butt off as Bruce ponders a draw
Steve Bruce did not like this. A first half that began with a weak goal and ended with Nicky Butt aiming a boot at Dario Silva's posterior. Off went the midfielder and on came his manager as Dermot Gallagher blew for the break. Bruce had a word in the referee's ear, but really he could have no complaints. The Observer
Portsmouth still in need of home comfort
It's a statement of the obvious but teams who fail to win at home are only piling pressure upon themselves. Before yesterday Birmingham had been left frustrated on their own ground on three occasions and Portsmouth now share the same statistic after they couldn't put away determined opposition who were reduced to 10 men for the entire second half. The Telegraph