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Rovers 1 Portsmouth 0

Matt Jansen scored the only goal in this afternoons game to ensure Mark Hughes's managerial reign at Rover got off to a winning start against Portsmouth.

Jansen playing his first game of the season, came off the bench in the second half to score to score the winning goal in the 75th minute after collecting a through ball from Lucas Neill on the edge of the penalty area.

Rovers: Friedel, Neill, Short (Amoruso 41), Matteo, Gray, Emerton, Ferguson, Flitcroft, Pedersen (Jansen 58), Stead (Bothroyd 64), Dickov. Subs Not Used: Tugay, Enckelman.

Goals: Jansen 75.

Portsmouth: Hislop, Primus, Stefanovic, Unsworth, Griffin, Berkovic (Stone 35), Faye, Quashie, Berger (Kamara 76), Fuller, Yakubu.

Subs Not Used: Taylor, Cisse, Ashdown.

Booked: Griffin, Stefanovic, Fuller.

Att: 20,647.

Ref: M Clattenburg

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