VfL Wolfsburg v Portsmouth, 04 December 2008
| Score | 3-2 to VfL Wolfsburg |
| Referee | Ivan Bebek |
| Competition | UEFA Cup Group E |
| Venue | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg |
| Attendance | 21,015 |
View Portsmouth v VfL Wolfsburg head to head
3 VfL Wolfsburg
Goals:
| Edin Džeko | 3 |
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| Christian Gentner | 23 |
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| Zvjezdan Misimović | 74 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Diego Benaglio
Defender
Andrea Barzagli
Defender
Sascha Riether
Defender
Cristian Zaccardo
Midfielder
Josue
Midfielder
Ricardo Costa
Midfielder
Marcel Schafer
Midfielder/Forward
Ashkan Dejagah
Forward
Edin Džeko
Forward
Christian Gentner
Forward
Zvjezdan Misimović
Substitutions:
| Makoto Hasebe for Cristian Zaccardo | 36 |
| Alexander Madlung for Sascha Riether | 46 |
| Jan Simůnek for Ashkan Dejagah | 88 |
Cards:
| Marcel Schafer | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Andre Lenz
Defender
Rodrigo Alvim
Defender
Jan Simůnek
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Jacek Krzynówek
Midfielder
Alexander Madlung
Forward
Mahir Saglik
Goals:
| Jermain Defoe | 11 |
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| Arnold Mvuemba | 14 |
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Starting lineup:
David James
Goalkeeper
Sol Campbell
Defender
Sylvain Distin
Defender
Glen Johnson
Defender/Full back
Armand Traoré
Defender/Midfielder
Nadir Belhadj
Defender/Left back
Sean Davis
Midfielder
Richard Hughes
Midfielder
Niko Kranjčar
Midfielder
Arnold Mvuemba
Midfielder
Jermain Defoe
Forward
Substitutions:
| Noe Pamarot for Nadir Belhadj | 46 |
| Peter Crouch for Arnold Mvuemba | 66 |
| Nwankwo Kanu for Niko Kranjčar | 77 |
Cards:
| Jermain Defoe | 29 | Y |
| Noe Pamarot | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jamie Ashdown
Defender/Right back
Noe Pamarot
Defender
Hermann Hreidarsson
Midfielder
Papa Bouba Diop
Midfielder
Glen Little
Forward
Peter Crouch
Forward
Nwankwo Kanu