Leicester, Premier League champions 10 years in the past, had shouts for a penalty waved away by referee Gavin Ward within the opening 10 minutes when Conor Shaughnessy introduced Patson Daka down within the field however nothing was given.
The hosts have been compelled into making two early adjustments when winger Keshi Anderson and full-back Terry Devlin, who not too long ago picked up Portsmouth’s participant of the season award, have been withdrawn due to damage.
The first shot on the right track got here within the ultimate moments of first-half stoppage time when Leicester ahead Bobby De Cordova-Reid broke past Shaughnessy however his low effort was fired into the arms of Nicolas Schmid.
After the break Pompey had an awesome probability to attain when Millenic Alli was performed via by Colby Bishop however he solely ended up taking the ball out of play whereas trying to dribble round Asmir Begovic, a lot to the frustration of the house help.
But John Mousinho’s aspect have been in a position to break the impasse simply after the hour when Segecic despatched a excessive, curling nook to the again publish the place Bowat bundled the ball into the web.
Moments later there have been unsavoury scenes when Hamza Choudhury exchanged phrases with a Portsmouth supporter within the stands after being substituted and needed to be escorted to the bench by the officers and a Leicester employees member to the jeers of the house followers.
Daka had an opportunity for an equaliser saved at shut vary by Schmid and moments later Foxes defender Jannik Vestergaard noticed a shot blocked by Regan Poole, who threw himself on the effort.
Poole got here near changing into the villain moments after that heroic block, underhitting a backpass to Schmid that noticed Daka run via on objective, however the Pompey keeper produced a superb sort out to finish to the hazard.
