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Portsmouth vs Arsenal Live Streams and TV Channels
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| United States | Fox Soccer Channel |
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| Canada | Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet HD, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario/East/West/Pacific |
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Portsmouth vs Arsenal Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts
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| United States | Sat, May 02 12:30pm | FOX Deportes |
| Sat, May 02 23:00pm | Fox Soccer Channel | |
| Wed, May 06 23:00pm | Fox Soccer Channel | |
| Thu, May 07 17:00pm | Fox Soccer Channel | |
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Portsmouth vs Arsenal Match Preview
Portsmouth v Arsenal Match Preview:
Arsenal visit Portsmouth this weekend as the English Premiership resumes after a midweek of European football.
The Gunners appear to be in terrific form in the EPL but their will to finish third in the league doesn’t seem like an easy task to accomplish. Poor results midway through the second part of the league campaign cost the Gunners a lot of worries; holding on to the fourth spot even looked difficult at a point.
After a run of 20 matches unbeaten since their emphatic 3-0 defeat away to Manchester City, Arsenal look strong enough to face any other opposition in the league. The Gunners are mathematically on course to piping Chelsea and clinch the third place, but this is still a dream yet to come true.
The Blues’ local rivals are currently six points behind Chelsea and their manager Arsene Wenger prefers to take it game by game and he is fully concentrated on Wednesday’s Champions League clash away to Manchester United.
Pompy’s hopes of qualifying for Europe for the second consecutive time have certainly been dented by their terrible run in the first part of the season. At fourteenth in the table, the focus is surely on ensuring Premier League safety.
''Do I think we are safe? If we had won tonight, I may have been persuaded to say it, but I am not going to say it just at the moment,” said Portsmouth manager Paul Hart after the Monday’s goalless draw game against the Magpies.
''We have got a bit of work to do. I am very satisfied with a clean sheet and a point but there's a tinge of disappointment that we didn't get all three.''
Portsmouth have conceded only four goals in their last five matches, mainly thanks to David James’ excellent for in goal. The England number one keeper will try and get a bit of revenge when he comes up against Arsenal who escaped 1-0 winners at the Emirates last year.
The 2008 FA Cup winners almost got the better of Liverpool in February – losing 3-2 in a heartbreaking manner at Fratton Park. A recent 2-0 defeat against Manchester United therefore explains that the Blue Army have lost all their matches against the big four this season.
Can they make a surprise result against Arsenal on their own ground this time round?
Angela Asante: European Football Analyst