Recap nightmare before Christmas as Pompey crash out of Trophy in AFC Wimbledon thrashing

Pompey aim for a place in the last 16 of the Bristol Street Motors Trophy against AFC Wimbledon at Fratton Park tonight.
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LIVE Pompey v AFC Wimbledon

The Blues are expected to make changes as they bid to set up a third round date with Oxford United in the new year.

We'll be building up to the game with all the talking points before team news drops at 6.45pm.

Then it's live kick-by-kick commentary from under the lights at 7.45 as the Blues go for a place in the last 16 of the competition.

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Scully confirmed on the bench

The winger's first squad involvement since August.

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The horror story is finally complete as ref blows whistle.

It's a fifth as shambles is compounded by Al-Hamadi tapping home cross from left.

Bishop and Mottoh on for Rafferty and Martin

Pompey at least having a go through these latter stages. Damage well

Jewitt-White comes on for Swanson

Davison is in here and pulls the trigger from edge of box. Schofield equal to this one, however and holds his finish

Pompey on charge now and Saydee tees up Devlin but his shot is wayward from the edge of the box. Home crowd lifting side.

Whyte pulls one back with his first Pompey goal. Devlin nicks the ball off Johnson and pulls it back for winger to fire home first time from 12 yards.

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