Portsmouth showing sharpness as they gear up for Oxford United with draw at Championship Brentford

The Blues assistant highlighted the Bees as the ideal opposition to step up their preparations to face Oxford United on July 3, after today’s 1-1 draw.

Gallen feels the depth the Championship promotion chasers possess meant they could offer a stiff test of the credentials of Kenny Jackett’s side, despite the fact they were in action with the Championship returning yesterday.

He said: ‘I’ve been coming here over the years with clubs and sometimes getting a hiding.

‘This is a very progressive club with basically two teams of Championship players.

‘They played yesterday and won - and they put out a very strong side today.

‘We can be very pleased with how we performed and played.

‘This is a tough place to come and we played very well.’

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