Millwall 2 Portsmouth 1 - RECAP as 10-men Blues go down fighting in front of 2,000 away fans
The Blues will be backed by 2,000 travelling fans at The Den as they face the Championship.
Those fans will be buoyed by the signing of Joe Morrell last night, who isn’t eligible for the game.
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We will have all the build-up and talking points ahead of the game tonight as we build up to the action,
Then we will bring the team news, reaction and video analysis and warm-up action along with any breaking news.
From 7.45pm it’s blow-by-blow commentary as Danny Cowley’s men bid to take a second-tier scalp and earn a second-round place.
A message from the Editor, Mark Waldron
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LIVE! Milwall 2 Pompey 1
Key Events
- Three changes for Pompey - Ben Thompson on bench for Millwall
- Hackett-Fairchild opens scoring (4min)
- Malone levels (21min)
- Saville puts home side in front (27min)
- Pompey down to 10 as Johnson gets a straight red (47min)
- Hackett-Fairchild effort off line (83min)
Teams news
Three changes for Pompey tonight as Johnson, Hackett-Fairchild and Williams come in for Freeman, Harness and Brown. A certain Ben Thompson on the bench for Millwall as Jed Wallae starts.
Can he change it?
Not really a lot of changes Cowley can make tonight. Joe Morrell isn’t eligible nor is Louis Thompson. On Saturday Izzy Kaba and Harry Jewitt-White were on the bench. Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, George Hirst and Callum Johnson the most likely switches if Cowley wants to freshen things up ahead of Shrewsbury on Saturday.
Friends reunited
It’s not just Friends Reunited on the pitch tonight as we meet Ben Thompson and Jed Wallace again. Off the pitch we have former Blues striker covering the game with TalkSport. He’s currently deep in conversation with Guy Whittingham who is back in his role with Radio Solent after missing Fleetwood.
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Good evening from The Den
Pompey turn their attentions to the Carabao Cup tonight as they face Millwall.
The Blues will be backed by 2,000 travelling fans at The Den as they face the Championship.
Those fans will be buoyed by the signing of Joe Morrell last night, who isn’t eligible for the game.
It will be friends reunited in the capital, though, with both Ben Thompson and Jed Wallace in the Lions’ ranks.
We will have all the build-up and talking points ahead of the game tonight as we build up to the action,
Then we will bring the team news, reaction and video analysis and warm-up action along with any breaking news.
From 7.45pm it’s blow-by-blow commentary as Danny Cowley’s men bid to take a second-tier scalp and earn a second-round place.
A message from the Editor, Mark Waldron
The News has launched a subscription offer which gives you unlimited access to all of our Pompey coverage, starting at less than 14p a day.
You can subscribe here to get the latest news from Fratton Park - and to support our local team of expert Pompey writers.
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