Portsmouth vs. Manchester City

City, who are certainly benefiting from their change of ownership, as they only won two away games last season and have matched that total already in their 100% start to the season.

Mark Hughes' men are now in the top four as City continue their charge with a packed squad, full of quality.

Joleon Lescott made his league debut for the club, while Robinho could only get on the bench.

Pompey, on the other hand, gave first start to Tommy Smith and Michael Brown, who came in to the club last week.

Brown clattered into tackles and Smith worked the flanks but Pompey boss Paul Hart may need more than a strong work-ethic to keep the club in the top flight.

David James was not included in the matchday squad, with the England goalkeeper carrying a recent knee injury but also heavily linked with a move away from Pompey as the team built by Harry Redknapp is dismantled.

Without a free-scoring full-back like Glen Johnson, Sylvain Distin at centre-back or Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe in attack, Pompey did not look like troubling a team like City.

But striker Frederic Piquionne caused City problems with his running. The Frenchman chased a long ball from Aaron Mokoena and forced Shay Given into a rushed clearance, then he fired into the side netting when Brown passed beyond the visitors' defence.

But City were merely getting into their stride. Carlos Tevez fired just wide with a free-kick after Richard Hughes earned a yellow card for a foul on Stephen Ireland. Another set-piece caused confusion in Pompey's penalty area, with Asmir Begovic fumbling under pressure from Lescott then saving bravely at the feet of Micah Richards.

Adebayor's opener, on the half-hour mark, was a goal of simplicity. Gareth Barry's inswinging corner from the right found the former Arsenal striker, who escaped the attention of Mokoena and planted his header home from close range.

Richards had an effort chalked off for offside following a slick move that saw Tevez send Craig Bellamy down the flank with a reverse ball through Niko Kranjcar's legs.

Brown had the ball in the net for Pompey but Howard Webb had whistled for a handball as the midfielder charged down a clearance.

At the other end, Adebayor squeezed between Smith and Younes Kaboul with a neat turn to fool the Pompey pair, then his finish was saved by Begovic.

Richards suffered an injury just before the hour mark, with his left leg locking, and needed to be replaced by Pablo Zabaleta.

Kaboul and John Utaka were both off target with long-range efforts before the end.

David Nugent came on and passed up a simple opportunity, bringing in the ball down in the six-yard area but scuffing his shot with just Given to beat.