Portsmouth's 'best and worst' players this season in Championship as January transfer window fast approaches

It has been a difficult season for John Mousinho and his Pompey players so far, meaning they’ll head into Saturday’s home game with fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers sitting in the Championship relegation zone.

There have been some positive performances and results during the opening four months of the campaign, with the wins against Preston North End, Middlesbrough and Millwall providing all-too-rare high points for the ever-present Fratton faithful.

But disappointing displays against the likes of Birmingham City, Sheffield United and Bristol City over the last month or so have raised fears a return to League One could be on the cards.

With the midway point of the season approaching, a hectic festive fixture schedule almost upon us, and the January transfer window looming large, we’ve taken a look at who Pompey’s best performers have been during the opening half of the Championship campaign according to the stats experts at WhoScored.

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