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14 January 2008
Kieran Richardson's superb first-half double breathed new life back into Sunderland's Barclays Premier League relegation fight and dented Pompey's extraordinary away league record this season.
Redknapp could be forgiven for having second thoughts about his career choice after watching the way his side capitulated against hosts supposedly reeling after last week's dismal FA Cup defeat to Wigan.
Richardson swept home the opener in the 32nd minute, after Kenwyne Jones' persistence pushed him past Sol Campbell to retrieve an apparently lost cause from the by-line.
The former Manchester United man doubled his tally one minute from the break with a cool finish from the edge of the box and almost grabbed a hat-trick when he rattled the bar early in the second half.
Pompey's best chance was a golden opportunity spurned by leading scorer Benjani Mwaruwari in the ninth minute, when the Zimbabwean scooped the ball wide from close range to sum up Redknapp's dismal day.
His opposite number Roy Keane could hardly have wished for a better response from his side just a week after admitting he was "ashamed" of his players' performance in their 3-0 loss to the Latics.
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