LIVID Portsmouth fans launched a bottle at referee Josh Smith during their huge relegation six-pointer against Oxford.
Pompey were one goal up and flying when Smith showed a straight red card to Connor Ogilvie in the 17th minute.
Ogilvie, 30, was dismissed for a scissor-action sliding challenge on Stan Mills but the home fans felt hard done by – and took their fury out on the official.
A plastic bottle landed near the feet of Smith, who ran over to his fourth official to report the incident.
A stadium announcement then rang around Fratton Park telling Pompey supporters that the behaviour was “unacceptable”, which was met with more boos.
An already fiery match in the scrap to beat the drop only became more tense after this.
Pompey started the day just a point above Oxford and Leicester, narrowly outside the bottom three.
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