On 65 minutes the Australian bundled the ball home for what seemed to be the winner for the Robins, but the goal was disallowed for a foul on Pompey keeper Jamie Ashdown.

The incident came just 10 minutes after Kilkenny had weaved his way past two Portsmouth defenders before curling a shot just beyond the bar.

However, the disallowed goal was the talking point with Kilkenny, making his third start for Bristol since his move from Leeds United, insisting it wasn't a foul.

"The ball came in and I didn't touch the goalkeeper. It was a goal in my opinion and I couldn't believe it when he ruled it out," Kilkenny told the club's website.

Bristol boss Keith Millen added: "Neil Kilkenny had the ball in the back of the net and I didn't think that was a foul.Neil isn't a six-foot-plus big centre-half, he's just got there and the keeper's let it go. I'd like to see that again."

Elsewhere, Mile Jedinak made his full debut for Crystal Palace, playing 75 minutes in the 1-0 win at Hull City.

Meanwhile in the Premier League, Socceroo Tim Cahill was guilty of missing a few chances as Everton went down 1-0 at home to newly promoted QPR.

Finally in the Dutch Eredivisie, Tommy Oar came close to scoring early on as FC Utrecht went down 2-1 to Vitesse Arnhem. Michael Zullo missed the game due to injury, while Adam Sarota made his first start for the season, playing a full game.