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Portsmouth beat Manchester City in their first game since the dismissal of Tony Adams to end a nine-game winless streak in the Premier League.

Glen Johnson opened the scoring in the second half, drilling the ball into the top corner after Shay Given had parried his first effort.

Hermann Hreidarsson doubled their advantage with a brilliant header.

1-0 G.Johnson 70′

2-0 H.Hreidarsson 75′

David James amazingly denied Ched Evans as he made a record-breaking 536th Premier League appearance.

City only showed occasional glimpses of the type of football they can produce and manager Mark Hughes cut a frustrated figure as he watched from the touchline.