WANDERERS 1, PORTSMOUTH 0: Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce had double cause for satisfaction after this vital victory.

Not only had his defiant warriors secured yet three more vital Premiership points thanks to Kevin Davies' match-winner.

But captain Jay-Jay Okocha revealed afterwards that he would be available for Wednesday's home Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Aston Villa, so delaying his departure for the Africans Nations Cup which starts next weekend.

Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Thome, N'Gotty, Barness, Okocha, Campo, Nolan, Djorkaeff, Javi Moreno, Davies.

Subs: Poole, Charlton, Giannakopoulos, Pedersen, Ba.

Portsmouth: Hislop, Pasanen, De Zeeuw, Primus, Smertin, Hughes, Berkovic, Berger, Stefanovic, Sheringham, Yakubu.

Subs: Wapenaar, Harper, Taylor, Robinson, Pulis.

Referee: P Dowd (Staffordshire).

Attendance: 25,558.

Reaction and The Big Match Verdict from the print version's Premiership Wanderers supplement will appear throughout Monday.