Latest: the Pompey fixtures which overlap with rail strikes before and after Christmas and those that don't - including Spurs, Ipswich and Charlton games

The pre and post-Christmas period is traditionally always a hectic time for both players and fans alike.

Indeed, five games will played between now and January 7 – which is the date the Blues travel to Spurs for their mouth-watering FA Cup third-round tie against the Premier League outfit.

There’s much to organise as a result. But as Danny Cowley & Co concentrate on mapping out ways to get themselves back in the play-off positions, there’ll be loads of fans looking to map out ways of getting to games.

Indeed, at present, three of Pompey’s upcoming fixtures overlap with planned rail strikes that resumed this week and carry on into the new year.

Of course, not all Blues supporters will be affected. But a good percentage of fans still make their way to games via train.

So to help them keep track of what’s going on, here’s the Blues’ upcoming schedule accompanied by when planned rail strikes will take place.

Readers are also advised to note that with 40,000 rail workers at 14 major operators set to walk, services could also be impacted before and after each date.

Pompey v MK Dons (home) – Saturday, December 17

Rail strike?: Yes

Just like the midweek against Stevenage, Pompey’s Fratton Park game against MK Dons in League One – their last before Christmas – also overlaps with the rail strikes.

There’s the small consolation that the Blues are at home – but fans from outside the city or beyond walking distance face potential disruption if their favoured mode of transport is the trains.

Supporters who arrive via car or bus will also be impacted due to expected higher levels of usage of the local road network.

Exeter v Pompey (away) – Monday, December 26.

Rail strike?: Yes

It’s reasonable to suggest that the vast majority of those Pompey fans intending to head to Exeter on Boxing Day weren’t planning to get to St James Park via train.

Good job, too, because the League One fixture sits in the strike dates that are planned to take place between December 24-27.

Pompey v Ipswich (home) – Thursday, December 29.

Rail strike?: No

What a game this promises to be, with the Blues handed the chance to put a real marker down on their promotion credentials against one of the favourites for automatic promotion.

A packed out Fratton Park is more or less guaranteed, which will no doubt be helped by news that no industrial action among rail workers is planned for this date.

Pompey v Charlton (home) – Sunday, January 1

Rail strike?: No

Another potentially cracking game to welcome in the new year – and the good news is there’s currently no strikes set for New Year’s Day.

Trains are expected to be operating as normal.

Spurs v Pompey (away) – Saturday, January 7

Rail strike?: Yes

A game that so many Pompey fans will want to attend – and, of course, it comes on the final day of a four-day strike.

The Blues have been allocated 8,880 tickets for the FA Cup third-round tie but South Western Railway and Southern Railway services are unlikely to run between here and the capital unless an agreement over pay and conditions is reached.

Don’t worry, though. The club are currently in discussions with Lucketts Travel regarding an increased number of official supporter coaches running to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Meanwhile, there are currently no Tube strikes planned and most TfL services will continue to run if you want to make your own way up to London in the car.