Portsmouth arrived for this early season encounter up for the fight, but when the final bell went on this battle, it was Pompey on the canvas — but what a thriller this contest was!
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With Kevin Keegan and Bryan Robson installed at Boro and Newcastle with cash to splash, the quiet money in the local media was being laid down each way on Sunderland surprising them all!