Swans send Pompey crashing out

Dyer kept his promise to thrive on the animosity at Fratton Park by playing a crucial role in Pompey's downfall, topped by a glorious 27th-minute opener.

The tireless Jason Scotland, who set-up Dyer, inflicted further misery on Tony Adams' side when he slotted home a penalty in first-half injury time.

The warning signs for the Barclays Premier League club were there with just a few minutes on the clock, Angel Rangel shooting narrowly wide of the left post.

Dyer set off on a marauding run down the left flank that saw him find acres of space and tee-up Jordi Gomez, who directed his effort straight at David James.

Pompey debutant Jermaine Pennant was forced to try his luck from long range, evidence of a bright opening spell from Swansea who looked marginally the more threatening side.

And the worst fears of home supporters were realised when it was Dyer who smashed the visitors ahead. Collecting Scotland's cute floated pass on the edge of the area, Dyer chested the ball down and drilled it past James into the bottom right corner.

In their eagerness to pour forward, Pompey were caught on the counter in first-half injury time and paid the price as the Championship side extended their lead.

Gomez dashed into the box and tumbled beneath the tackle of Nadir Belhadj, who protested his innocence as Andre Marriner pointed to the spot before Scotland converted.

Egos dented, Pompey subjected the Coca-Cola Championship side to a fearful battering after the interval. But as in the first half, the reflexes of Swansea's heroic keeper Dimitrios Konstantopoulos and stout defending denied them on a host of occasions.