RECAP as it finishes 2-2 with Crawley winning shootout to nab bonus point off Portsmouth

Pompey open their Papa John’s Trophy campaign at Crawley tonight.

The Blues will hope to keep up their strong record against the Red Devils in the competition, winning the past three meetings over six years.

Danny Cowley will be expected to freshen up his squad amid a busy period of games.

That means giving much-needed minutes to those who’ve not had a lot of game time, as well as those on the way back from injury.

We’ll be building up to kick off at Broadfield Stadium with team news and talking points before bringing live commentary from 7.45pm.

Pompey sold over 1,000 tickets for tonight - could well be more away fans than home fans!

Pleasant evening here in Sussex, warm conditons and pltch in perfect condition.

Gillingham boss Neil Harris here watching the game tonight. His side play Crawley in a few weeks, but could he also be looking at Haji Mnoga?

Pompey fans have been reacting to the line-up at Crawley in tonight’s Papa John’s Trophy opener. Here’s a selection of those views.

Blues fans reacting well to that line-up with the consensus it’s impressive there can be 10 changes and the team still be this strong.