They’ve also faced Sunderland and Charlton – two teams tipped to be in the running for promotion before the season got under way – with their record in these keys games reading P6 W4 D0 L2.
That’s s decent effort, with 12 points out of a possible 18 secured.
But who has been Pompey’s go-to man or players for the big occasion.
Well, we’ve went through each game and checked our match ratings to assess who’s hot and who’s not so hot when it comes to these crunch clashes.
Here’s what we found…
Note: Only those who have played in more than half the games have been included.
But who has been Pompey’s go-to man or players for the big occasion.