Ryan Tunnicliffe a Portsmouth casualty as Danny Cowley wields the axe at Accrington

Danny Cowley has dropped Ryan Tunnicliffe from Pompey’s side at Accrington.
Ryan Tunnicliffe has been dropped from Pompey's side at Accrington. Picture: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImagesRyan Tunnicliffe has been dropped from Pompey's side at Accrington. Picture: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages
Ryan Tunnicliffe has been dropped from Pompey's side at Accrington. Picture: Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages

The summer signing from Luton has been a fixture in the Blues’ midfield, yet finds himself on the bench at the Crown Ground today.

He represents one of two changes to the side which suffered a dismal 4-0 defeat at the hands of Ipswich on Tuesday night.

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Also axed from Cowley’s team is Kieron Freeman, with Pompey reverting to a flat back four.

Connor Ogilvie comes in at centre-half to partner Sean Raggett, while Reeco Hackett has also been handed a recall.

Meanwhile, Cowley sticks with Gavin Bazunu in goal, despite three high-profile mistakes in his last two appearances.

Tunnicliffe and Freeman join a bench which also contains Miguel Azeez, who has made just one appearance since his loan arrival from Arsenal.

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Pompey: Bazunu, Romeo, Raggett, Ogilvie, Brown, Williams, Morrell, Hackett, Harness, Curtis, Marquis.

Subs: Bass, Tunnicliffe, Freeman, Hirst, Thompson, Jacobs, Azeez.

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