Richie Barker felt Pompey were worthy winners on a rain and wind-affected afternoon at Fratton Park.

Ryan Taylor's early second-half header clinched a 1-0 victory that went some way to erasing the memory of Pompey's 4-0 defeat at Kingsmeadow in November.

'I have to give credit to the players — especially in the last 10 minutes when Wimbledon threw everything at us,' Barker told the Pompey website.

'There was a fantastic attitude and mental desire to make sure we won that game. With the way they threw themselves in the way of everything, I think we deserved the win.

'Daniel Alfei put in a great delivery and it was a brave header from Ryan — it probably deserved to win a football match.'

Barker admitted it was not the most entertaining of clashes, but said the poor weather and heavy pitch were factors in that.

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