Pompey v Birmingham preview
John Utaka is out of tonight's repeat clash with Birmingham.
The Nigerian international has a slight groin problem and will not be risked.
That has put Aruna Dindane in the frame to replace him, having spent the past two games on the bench.
Ricardo Rocha is also missing, serving the second of his two-match ban.
Also out is knee-injury victim Hassan Yebda, who has been to see a specialist over his problem.
However, Pompey have no other injury concerns for tonight's encounter.
Pompey assistant manager Paul Groves said: 'I'm sure Birmingham will be up for a bit of revenge tonight.
'They will be looking to reverse that scoreline on Saturday and make sure they come out the other end.
'We can take a lot of confidence from that game in regards to performance, especially in the second half with the opportunities we created.
'We limited a decent side to not too many opportunities during that 90 minutes.
'The players have set standards for themselves and I am sure they will continue.'
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Alex McLeish has indicated he will freshen up his Birmingham side for tonight's meeting with Pompey.
They were unchanged on Saturday but the likes of January signing Michel could come into the equation for the league clash.
James McFadden should be okay to continue despite carrying a groin problem.
David Murphy is in contention after being out for nearly a year with a broken knee cap.
Lee Carsley (ankle) and Garry O'Connor (hip) are missing.
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish said: 'The players have done remarkably well this season to get us to where we are in the Premier League and to progress to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
'They can be very proud of what they have done so far.
'We dominated at times on Saturday but didn't take our chances.
'We are in a good position in the Premier League and now the aim is to keep picking up points.
'I have an opportunity to freshen things up a bit but the target remains the same – to keep accruing points and to keep moving forward.'
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