Pompey see off Wolves

Portsmouth ended a season to forget at Fratton Park with a performance to remember as they won their final Barclays Premier League home game against Wolves 3-1.

Aruna Dindane - whose French parent club Lens have agreed to let him play in the FA Cup final without triggering an appearance-related clause - fired the home side ahead on 20 minutes, before Kevin Doyle bundled home an equaliser.

However, Pompey went into half-time ahead following John Utaka's 20-yard effort and a well-crafted third from Michael Brown after 67 minutes sealed victory.

Pompey started brightly but there was, though, danger on 15 minutes when David James had to turn a fine 25-yard strike away from Wolves midfielder David Jones.

Wolves went close again when, after a fumble by the England keeper had given away a corner, Doyle flicked the ball towards the far post, where Jody Craddock was only inches away from connecting.

Portsmouth went up the other end and took the lead after 21 minutes. Brown floated over a deep free-kick, and Dindane was left unmarked to head past Marcus Hahnemann.

The visitors equalised 10 minutes before the break when James kept out Ronald Zubar's header, then also denied Doyle's follow-up. However, with the Pompey defenders slow to react, Doyle was able to bundle the ball past James for his eighth goal of the season.

Pompey were back in front within five minutes as Utaka spun in from the right to fire past Hahnemann from 20 yards.

After 54 minutes, James touched Doyle's scissor-kick over the bar before Wolves substitute Sylvan Ebanks-Blake somehow rolled the ball wide from 12 yards after Doyle's shot had rebounded off the post.

And midway through the second half Pompey wrapped things up. Frederic Piquionne broke down the right and his cross was nodded down to Brown by Tommy Smith, and the midfielder sent a low strike into the far corner.