Not pretty but Fratton faithful will take the win

POMPEY fans on social media were a lot more relaxed on Saturday evening after the Blues secured an important 1-0 win at Fleetwood Town.

John Marquis scored the only goal on 16 minutes with his 12th of the season and his first in nine matches.

However, the remainder of the League One game proved a difficult watch as the Blues tentatively made their way to the final whistle without conceding.

It was far from a convincing performance from Pompey.

However, it’s a result we all would have taken at the start of the day – and the Fratton faithful were delighted to come through the test with three points in the bag.

Here’s what fans on social media had to say about the result and display…

@dazza_nics: Grinned that one out.. but a great result. Tbh the way they set up against us at Fratton I’m glad we won that way! Another important 3 points!

@Samalaaarr: Result more important than performance in that one.

A big positive is that for all the ball Fleetwood had, they barely created a thing.

Very organised and hard to break down against a good side.

@peadubya66: Great result #Pompey

Five clean sheets in a row in the league.

Jackett knows would like to play better but wins like today are important come the end of the season. Big home games coming up.

@themartinfish: Win ugly. I’ll take it. Great battling lads. Defence were immense.

@FredsDotW: Pompey going very defensive and Jackett not making subs is always a worry, but considering the importance of the game and the rustiness in the squad, I don’t mind it.

Williams was outstanding today from a creative standpoint. It’s clicking for him.

@FrattonFaithful: Edged a win out there without playing anywhere near our best.

Battened down the hatches, poor game overall but I happily take the three points away from home in mid-winter no matter how.

Big win with most other results going against us today.

@MikeTattooed: Wow, #Pompey made hard work of that! I hate it when we sit back on a lead, especially a 1-0!

But we got away with it. Well done lads. Play poorly and still win, the sign of a good team as they say.