v ROVERS
Fratton Park, tomorrow, 3pm
PORTSMOUTH
(probable)
4-4-2
HISLOP
PRIMUS
DE ZEEUW
STEFANOVIC
UNSWORTH
BERGER
FAYE
QUASHIE
O'NEIL
YAKUBU
KAMARA
ROVERS
(probable)
4-4-2
FRIEDEL
REID
McEVELEY
JOHANSSON
TODD
THOMPSON
FLITCROFT
EMERTON
PEDERSEN
STEAD
DICKOV
Referee: Andy D'Urso (Billericay)
STOP PRESS
Lucas Neill and Dominic Matteo are suspended. Jay McEveley (left) and Steven Reid are the favourites to deputise. Tugay and Matt Jansen are in the squad after training this week, but Barry Ferguson is a major doubt with a groin injury, and Garry Flitcroft is struggling. Andy Griffin (hamstring) is missing for Portsmouth but Lomano Lua-Lua and Steve Stone are both fit.
DID YOU KNOW?
Portsmouth have held the FA Cup for longer than any other club. They won it in 1939 and then held it for seven years because of the Second World War.
OPPOSITION'S KEY MAN
AYEGBENI YAKUBU: The Nigerian international has been the subject of intense transfer speculation this week with Birmingham City, Aston Villa and Chelsea - inevitably - all said to be clamouring for his services.
The 22-year-old scored 19 goals last season as Pompey comfortably avoided relegation from the Premiership.
This season, he's continued to set the standards at the south coast club, scoring 11 goals so far, including three in his last three games.
YOUNG GUN
GARY O'NEIL: The young Portsmouth midfielder was recently rewarded for some impressive performances when he was named captain of the England Under 21 team.
O'Neil was often overlooked by former Pompey manager Harry Redknapp but the 21-year-old has started to flourish in an attacking midfield role under new boss Velimir Zajec.
That's a far cry from earlier in the season when he got shipped out to Cardiff on loan.
POMPEY
ROVERS
THE STATS
MATCH ODDS
PORTSMOUTH 6/5
ROVERS 12/5
DRAW 21/10
Yakubu 9/2
Fuller 11/2
Kamara 6/1
LuaLua 7/1
Dickov 7/1
Gallagher 8/1
Stead 8/1
Pedersen 9/1
Berkovic 14/1
Berger 14/1
Thompson 14/1
Emerton 16/1
Bookmakers bet356.com are offering 9/4 for Blackburn Rovers to keep a clean sheet against Portsmouth
FIRST GOAL
PORTSMOUTH:
ROVERS:
TOP SCORERS
Portsmouth: Yakubu 11
Rovers: Dickov 7
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