Portsmouth were punished yet again on Saturday, as Oxford United snatched a last-minute equaliser to deny Kenny Jackett's side a win they desperately crave as the scores ended 1-1.

Matty Taylor headed in a James Henry cross with the last kick of the game to break Pompey hearts, as Jackett's side dropped points from a winning position in stoppage time for the second league match in succession.

Pompey went ahead in 58th minute, with Gareth Evans converting from the spot, but were unable to see the game out despite creating more clear-cut opportunities than their opponents.

The stalemate leaves Pompey in 15th in the League One table, with just one win in their last five games, whereas Oxford are twelve games unbeaten and occupy 4th place.

FLW take a look at three things that were learnt from the clash over the weekend...

Another late goal conceded

The main talking point from this game was yet another late goal being conceded by Portsmouth, costing them a much needed win.

For the third Saturday in a row, a last minute goal from the opposition consigned Pompey to more dropped points, which shows that the side are not learning from their mistakes.

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In the matches against Wimbledon, Bristol Rovers and Oxford, Pompey have dropped seven points, four of which were from winning positions.

Attacking threat was positive

 

What will frustrate the Hampshire side more about the result is the fact that they dominated large spells of the game, and looked promising in the attacking third.

Pompey had sixteen shots to Oxford's eight, and had six on target. The U's only shot on target in the contest was their equaliser.

Two huge factors into why Pompey did not find the net more than once was the form of Oxford goalkeeper Simon Eastwood, who made a succession of key saves, and Jackett's players being wasteful with their opportunities.

Pompey still struggle to score from open play

One key factor into Portsmouth's woes has been not scoring enough goals from open play, which continued against Oxford.

According to WhoScored, Pompey have scored nine goals from open play so far, which is the 18th best in the division.

Portsmouth average 14.3 shots per game, but have only scored 16 league goals, which shows that Jackett's players are not clinical enough in front of goal, which is something that needs to change.