RECAP: Portsmouth 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday - Blues held to a goalless draw by ten-man Owls
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The Owls were playing with a man less for the final 20 minutes, but hung on for a well-earned point.
For the hosts, they may feel it was two points dropped with the man advantage coinciding with a number of missed chances.
As a result, the Blues are three points off the top six as they missed the chance to leapfrog MK Dons who play tomorrow.
Read through our live updates to see how the match unfolded.
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Key Events
- Pitch inspection to take place at 6.30pm as Storm Barra hits south coast
- Game will be be Sheff Wed’s first trip back to Fratton Park since April 2003
- Morrell and Hirst returned to training on Monday after sickness bug
- Thompson definitely out with hip injury
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Head - 2 - Head
2002/03 - Division One
12/04/03 - Pompey 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
23/11/02 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Pompey
2001-02 - Division One
23/03/02 - Portsmouth 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
03/11/02 - Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS
Danny Cowley makes two changes from the defeat to Harrogate with Hirst and Curtis coming in for Harrison and Jacobs
Welcome to a wet and windy Fratton Park
News update -
The early good news from PO4 is that we have a game to be played. Pompey revealed a pitch inspection took place at 6:30.
But after a thorough investigation, referee Sam Purkiss deemed the playing surface safe to be played on, which will be welcomed news for those who have travelled from Yorkshire.
There were reports of flooding in the Portsmouth area because of Storm Barra – including Eastern Road, which is one of the main routes down to Fratton Park - but the green light has been given with work continuing on the pitch.