RECAP as Portsmouth put promotion chasers to the sword at Fratton
A response will be expected after the desperate display in Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Cheltenham Town.
Any hopes of making the play-offs with six games remaining appear virtually dead in the water.
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Hide AdBut supporters will be expecting much, much better from their players with decisions to be made on futures ahead of next season.
We’ll be building up to tonight’s game with all the talking points before team news drops at 6.45pm.
Then it’s more reaction before live blow-by-blow commentary from PO4 at 7.45pm.
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Five changes for Pompey
Five changes for Pompey as Robertson, Thompson, Hirst, Morrell and Jacobs come in for O’Brien, Romeo, Tunnicliffe, Williams and Walker.
Millers malaise
Rotherham bidding for promotion but arrive at Fratton outside of the top two and on a run of just win in six in the league. Definitely a rocky patch for Paul Warne’s side.
Rotherham in the building
The visitors just making their way in - some familiar faces in the likes of Joe Mattock and Richie Barker among them.
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Some honest talks...
Danny Cowley said this ahead of tonight’s game.
‘There have been a lot of honest conversations since Saturday.
First and foremost we let each other down in the changing room and we let our supporters down.
‘It’s never nice when you have that feeling and it’s one we’ve had to live with for the last 72 hours, but the great thing about football is there’s an opportunity to respond – and that has come around quickly with the game tonight.
‘We know we have to bring the performance and we know if we do bring the performance then the supporters will be with us.
‘We understand the challenge in front of us, but we’ve been good at home in recent times, so it’ll be great to get back to Fratton Park.
‘Ultimately, it’s more about us trying to put the wrongs from Saturday right and ensuring we get the energy and intensity, playing with the purpose that allows us to play at our best.’
Ch-ch-ch-changes...
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Danny Cowley has some decisions to make tonight – as he looks to put Saturday’s disappointing defeat to Cheltenham behind him.
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