Fuller (second left) is congratulated after scoring the only goal of the game
By Mandeep Sanghera
Ex-Portsmouth striker Ricardo Fuller made his old club pay for a penalty miss as he hit Stoke's winner against the Premier League's bottom club.
Kevin-Prince Boateng saw his tame spot-kick for Pompey easily saved by keeper Thomas Sorensen after Rory Delap's foul on Aruna Dindane.
The visitors were the more threatening side but went behind when Fuller curled in a low shot after a well-worked move.
A dejected Pompey failed to recover as Stoke held on for a hard-fought win.
The defeat will be a further bodyblow to Pompey after a match in which they showed plenty of desire and effort knowing victory would move them off the foot of the top-flight standings.
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But they failed to turn their graft into goals and were beaten by a quality goal that was in contrast to most of Stoke's play as the home side ground out a first win in four league outings.
Pompey's cause had not been helped when keeper David James injured a calf in the warm up and had to be replaced by Jamie Ashdown.
The problem will only increase England manager Fabio Capello's worries over the 39-year-old's fitnees but the setback appeared to have little impact on Portsmouth as they made a lively opening and should have taken the lead.
Delap's high boot brought down Dindane and, after referee Kevin Friend awarded the visitors a penalty, Boateng struck a weak shot to allow Sorensen to comfortably gather.
However, Pompey continued with their high-energy play as they harried Stoke out of possession, while playing with a sense of purpose and urgency.
The visitors conceded three goals from set pieces in a defeat by Blackburn last time out and Stoke will have been hoping to use their aerial threat to take advantage of this perceived weakness.
But Portsmouth's defenders were in a more forceful mood this time around and dealt with any balls into the box with a no-nonsense approach.
Stoke were struggling to impress their physical game on Pompey, who continued to look the more likely to score as Jamie O'Hara had a swerving shot palmed round the post by Sorensen.
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Dindane also sent a difficult volley on the turn wide after Michael Brown looped a ball over the Stoke defence.
The fear of the visiting contingent would have been that one lapse in concentration or a mistake could undo their good work.
Instead, it was a moment of brilliance from Stoke as Matthew Etherington and Dean Whitehead combined with some slick one-touch passing to set up Fuller.
He turned on the edge of the box and curled in a strike which Ashdown got a hand to but could not stop going in.
90:00+1:47 Tal Ben-Haim concedes a free kick for a foul on Mamady Sidibe. Direct free kick taken by Tuncay Sanli.
90:00+0:28 Liam Lawrence fouled by Hermann Hreidarsson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ryan Shawcross.
89:25 Shot by Younes Kaboul. Save by Thomas Sorensen.
88:26 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin-Prince Boateng by Dean Whitehead. Direct free kick taken by Kevin-Prince Boateng.
86:41 Effort on goal by Andy Wilkinson from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
83:03 Substitution Tuncay Sanli comes on in place of Ricardo Fuller.
81:26 Marc Wilson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ricardo Fuller. Free kick crossed by Liam Lawrence.
81:03 Shot by Jamie O'Hara. Danny Collins gets a block in.
79:22 Substitution Danny Webber on for Hayden Mullins.
75:53 Effort from the edge of the penalty area by Mamady Sidibe goes wide of the left-hand post.
75:04 Younes Kaboul takes a shot. Nwankwo Kanu gets a block in.
74:30 Frederic Piquionne fouled by Dean Whitehead, the ref awards a free kick. Kevin-Prince Boateng takes the free kick.
73:19 Matthew Etherington provided the assist for the goal.
73:19 GOAL - Ricardo Fuller:Stoke 1 - 0 Portsmouth Ricardo Fuller finds the back of the net with a goal from just outside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Stoke 1-0 Portsmouth.
72:25 Substitution Frederic Piquionne is brought on as a substitute for Aruna Dindane.
72:15 Kevin-Prince Boateng has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide left of the goal.
69:46 Ryan Shawcross fouled by Nwankwo Kanu, the ref awards a free kick. Thomas Sorensen takes the free kick.
68:52 Foul by Matthew Etherington on Michael Brown, free kick awarded. Younes Kaboul takes the free kick.
67:37 Corner from the right by-line taken by Liam Lawrence, Marc Wilson manages to make a clearance.
66:11 Liam Lawrence sends in a cross, clearance made by Tal Ben-Haim.
65:22 Jamie O'Hara takes a shot. Save by Thomas Sorensen.
64:58 Dean Whitehead concedes a free kick for a foul on Jamie O'Hara. Jamie O'Hara restarts play with the free kick.
64:21 Michael Brown gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Danny Collins. Free kick taken by Thomas Sorensen.
63:17 Aruna Dindane produces a left-footed shot from inside the area that clears the crossbar.
58:08 Direct free kick taken by Robert Huth.
58:08 Booking Hayden Mullins goes into the book.
57:53 Hayden Mullins challenges Dean Whitehead unfairly and gives away a free kick.
56:57 The assistant referee flags for offside against Ricardo Fuller. Younes Kaboul takes the free kick.
56:45 Substitution (Stoke) makes a substitution, with Liam Lawrence coming on for Salif Diao.
56:29 Substitution James Beattie leaves the field to be replaced by Mamady Sidibe.
56:00 Ricardo Fuller takes a shot. Save made by Jamie Ashdown.
54:27 Aruna Dindane gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dean Whitehead. Free kick taken by Thomas Sorensen.
53:24 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Matthew Etherington, Headed effort from close range by Robert Huth goes wide left of the target.
53:17 Salif Diao sends in a cross, clearance by Younes Kaboul.
52:02 Corner taken by Jamie O'Hara, save made by Thomas Sorensen.
51:48 Jamie O'Hara takes a shot. Thomas Sorensen makes a save.
49:52 Michael Brown takes a shot. Dean Whitehead gets a block in.
48:56 Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Jamie O'Hara, clearance made by James Beattie.
48:34 Younes Kaboul takes a shot. Dean Whitehead gets a block in.
47:35 Nwankwo Kanu fouled by Robert Huth, the ref awards a free kick. Jamie O'Hara restarts play with the free kick.
46:57 Ryan Shawcross produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
45:42 Nwankwo Kanu is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Thomas Sorensen restarts play with the free kick.
45:01 The second half begins.
Half Time
45:00+1:36 The referee blows for half time.
44:55 Unfair challenge on James Beattie by Hermann Hreidarsson results in a free kick. Robert Huth takes the direct free kick.
44:10 Direct free kick taken by Marc Wilson.
44:10 Booking Dean Whitehead is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
43:57 Dean Whitehead challenges Aruna Dindane unfairly and gives away a free kick.
43:21 Corner taken by Matthew Etherington, Younes Kaboul makes a clearance.
42:44 Foul by Jamie O'Hara on Matthew Etherington, free kick awarded. Matthew Etherington delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel, clearance by Tal Ben-Haim.
42:07 Unfair challenge on James Beattie by Younes Kaboul results in a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Matthew Etherington, Tal Ben-Haim makes a clearance.
41:38 Hayden Mullins has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
40:49 Free kick awarded for a foul by Salif Diao on Jamie O'Hara. Free kick taken by Jamie O'Hara.
37:59 Younes Kaboul has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
36:28 Effort from long range by Nwankwo Kanu goes wide right of the target.
34:34 James Beattie has an effort direct from the free kick, save by Jamie Ashdown.
34:34 Booking Michael Brown goes into the book.
34:18 Unfair challenge on Ricardo Fuller by Michael Brown results in a free kick.
32:45 Matthew Etherington produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.
30:10 Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Jamie O'Hara from the left by-line, Dean Whitehead manages to make a clearance.
28:29 Dean Whitehead gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Hermann Hreidarsson. Jamie O'Hara restarts play with the free kick.
24:08 The official flags Nwankwo Kanu offside. Indirect free kick taken by Thomas Sorensen.
22:56 Ricardo Fuller gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Younes Kaboul. Free kick taken by Tal Ben-Haim.
22:02 Marc Wilson challenges James Beattie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Dean Whitehead takes the direct free kick.
21:23 Foul by Aruna Dindane on Danny Collins, free kick awarded. Thomas Sorensen takes the free kick.
17:27 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Matthew Etherington.
15:31 Salif Diao gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nwankwo Kanu. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Jamie O'Hara.
14:00 Inswinging corner taken by Jamie O'Hara from the right by-line.
13:28 Tal Ben-Haim takes a shot. Save by Thomas Sorensen.
13:06 Unfair challenge on Nwankwo Kanu by Salif Diao results in a free kick. Jamie O'Hara restarts play with the free kick.
12:25 Ricardo Fuller takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.
Correction - 11:01 Unfair challenge on Andy Wilkinson by Kevin-Prince Boateng results in a free kick. Ryan Shawcross restarts play with the free kick.
11:01 Kevin-Prince Boateng challenges Andy Wilkinson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Andy Wilkinson.
6:32 Penalty taken by Kevin-Prince Boateng is saved by Thomas Sorensen. Stoke 0-0 Portsmouth.
6:32 Rory Delap gives away a Penalty for an unfair challenge on Aruna Dindane.
5:00 Andy Wilkinson concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin-Prince Boateng. Jamie O'Hara crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel, save by Thomas Sorensen.
2:59 Salif Diao gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Brown. Direct free kick taken by Michael Brown.
2:45 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tal Ben-Haim by Ricardo Fuller. Marc Wilson takes the direct free kick.
1:28 Ricardo Fuller is ruled offside. Jamie Ashdown restarts play with the free kick.
0:00 The match begins.
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