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Adam McGurk struck the only goal as Portsmouth beat Accrington to secure a place in round three of the FA Cup.

The game's vital strike came after the visiting defence failed to deal with Marc McNulty's cross and McGurk was on hand to slot home from 12 yards.

McNulty came close to getting his name on the scoresheet shortly after, but his header hit the crossbar.

Stanley came close to earning a replay in injury time, but Terry Gornell's header was straight at the keeper.

Portsmouth assistant boss Leam Richardson told BBC Radio Solent:

"For any club to progress through to the third round is satisfying. I think the lads have stuck to the task well and worked very hard, so it's great to go through.

"You've seen a little bit more fluency with certain parts of our game and the goal was part of that.

"We wanted to score again and it wasn't for the lack of trying, but you've got to give credit to Accrington Stanley because they'll hurt you at any time and to go through with a clean sheet is very satisfying."