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Less of the showboating please Saints. It's only 2-0.

Wood on for Bree? Injury?

2-0 at half time is good but no reflection at all on Saints superiority. Need to step it up second half and work on that goal difference.

Pompey take the lead and Manning makes it 2-0.

Saints need to go for the kill here. Too early for the exhibition stuff.

Come on Saints. Let's get that second goal. Charles close.

Good cross. Tidy finish.

Like that! 1-0.

With this Blackburn high press I want to see Saints going faster or longer with the ball.

Very high press from Blackburn. Should leave plenty of room in behind if Saints can play it fast,

Blackburn already have two yellows.

Time for Cameron Archer to step up and show us what he's made of.

Hard fought 3 points there but should have easily won that with better finishing.

Saints finishing awfuul.

The Azaz shooting boots seem to be a bit soft.

At last a decent header from a good cross. 2-1.

Derby pressing very high.

Leoooooooo!!!

Finishing from Saints is pretty poor today. Pressure?

Derby very physical.

If there was any complacency then that half should have knocked it out of them.

Given the way this is going I'd probably be ok with a draw today just as long it's 3 points on Tuesday.

65% possession. Far too much.

As I feared. Bound to have an off day eventually but still had enough chances to get on the end of crosses and do better with some shooting.

Stephens' defending there was - well it wasn't very good at all was it?