League Two (Week 26) : Morecambe and Portsmouth tied at 1-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 2, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 26: Portsmouth was held to a 1-1 draw by Morecambe on Tuesday.
Portsmouth players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Evans Gareth in the 40th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Morecambe with a saving goal from Roche Barry in the 90th minute.
Portsmouth FC are down in fifth place with 45 points from 27 games, 2 points behind Bristol Rovers FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of January 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 45 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 44 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 43 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 43 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 42 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 40 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 39 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 36 |
| 15 | Notts County | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 36 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 35 |
| 17 | Crawley Town | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 34 |
| 18 | Barnet | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 33 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 28 |
| 20 | Newport County | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 27 |
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 24 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 24 |
| 23 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 20 |
| 24 | York City | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 50 | -21 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2015-2016
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Overview
Morecambe FC
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:AFC Wimbledon 2-5 Morecambe (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Morecambe 1-2 Newport County (30 Jan.)
- Next game:Mansfield Town - Morecambe (6 Feb.)
Portsmouth FC
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Portsmouth 6-0 York City (24 Nov.)
- Previous game:Portsmouth 0-1 Oxford United (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Portsmouth - Leyton Orient (6 Feb.)
Morecambe
1:1
Portsmouth
1:1 (0:1)
- 2 February 2016
- 19:45
- Morecambe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 56 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 47 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 45 |
Week 26 Results
| Saturday 9 January 2016 | ||||
| Crawley Town | 1-0 | Cambridge United | ||
| Barnet | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Tuesday 12 January 2016 | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-2 | Northampton Town | ||
| Tuesday 26 January 2016 | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Newport County | ||
| Tuesday 2 February 2016 | ||||
| Luton Town | 1-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Morecambe | 1-1 | Portsmouth | ||
| Tuesday 9 February 2016 | ||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 19:45 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Oxford United | 19:45 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Hartlepool United | 19:45 | Stevenage | ||
| Tuesday 16 February 2016 | ||||
| York City | 19:45 | Exeter City | ||
| Tuesday 23 February 2016 | ||||
| Accrington Stanley | 19:45 | Notts County | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 19:45 | Carlisle United | ||