Overview
- At Fratton Park on Monday, Portsmouth drew 2-2 with Oxford United after Connor Ogilvie was sent off in the 17th minute for a scissor-style tackle on Stan Mills.
- Keshi Anderson put Pompey ahead before the red card, Brodie Spencer and Will Lankshear scored for Oxford, and Andre Dozzell leveled late for 10-man Portsmouth.
- A plastic bottle was thrown toward referee Joshua Smith after the dismissal, the incident was reported to the fourth official, and the stadium announcer warned fans the behavior was unacceptable.
- Sky Sports pundits Tim Sherwood and Jamie Mackie said the challenge did not merit a red card, while former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett backed the decision as serious foul play.
- Manager John Mousinho said Portsmouth will appeal, with reports noting Ogilvie faces a three-game ban that could rule him out against Middlesbrough, Ipswich and Leicester, and he also criticized a missed second-yellow for Oxford’s Brodie Spencer.