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John Mousinho’s squad is now assembled for the months ahead, after another busy summer of activity.
With 11 new faces through the door the Pompey boss has 33 players to call upon, comprising his 25-man squad and eight contracted under-21 players.
With only 20 players able to be named as a matchday squad, that means the Blues boss has some big calls to make over team selection - starting in the south-coast derby against Southampton next week.
Pompey writer Jordan Cross has weighed up Mousinho’s options and given his strongest Blues line-up, which means some interesting decisions and significant names being left in the stands.
21. Sub 9: Makenzie Kirk
Promising deadline day arrival bolsters attacking options and nabs a spot on the bench in a forward-thinking squad selection. | Pic: Portsmouth FC
22. Players left out
Has to be a nod to those not named in this squad. In reality, Terry Devlin almost certainly makes John Mousinho's bench but we've gone with two strikers and been more attacking. It's not just Devlin who doesn't make it - Franco Umeh, Hayden Matthews, Mark Kosznovszky, Ibane Bowat and Minhyeok Lang are some of others in the stand - illustrating the depth of John Mousinho's options. Photo: Simon Roe