Late rumours that the Blues were interested in Millwall winger Shane Ferguson were quickly knocked backed by The News.
And that meant the Fratton Park lights were out well before Monday’s 11pm deadline.
The same couldn’t be said for the Blues’ League One rivals, though, with the majority involved in deals in some way or another.
Some interesting moves were completed as sides got their houses in order ahead of the second half of the season.
And it should make for a fascinating run-in, with plenty of football still to be played.
Here’s an run through of what Pompey’s counterparts got up to ahead of the January deadline.
The same couldn’t be said for the Blues’ League One rivals, though, with the majority involved in deals in some way or another.
5. Troy Parrott - Spurs to Ipswich
The highly-rated striker has moved to Portman Road on loan for the remainder of the season after his loan move at Championship Millwall was cut short. Picture: Jacques Feeney/Getty Images)
Photo: Jacques Feeney
6. Luke Matheson - Wolves to Ipswich
The 18-year-old right-back has joined the Tractor Boys until the end of the season on loan. He's yet to feature for Wolves following his well-publicised move from Shrewsbury. Picture: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images
Photo: Ian MacNicol
7. Conor Shaughnessy - Leeds to Rochdale
The 24-year-old has moved to Rochdale on an 18-month deal following his Leeds United release. He was joined by Conor Grant (Sheffield Wednesday) and Jack Vale (Blackburn) at Dale after both players joined for an undisclosed fee and loan respectively. Going in the other direction, forward Fabio Tavares joined Coventry for an undisclosed fee. Picture: Alex Davidson/Getty Images
Photo: Alex Davidson
8. Josh Earl - Preston to Burton
The 22-year-old defender has moved to Burton on loan for the remainder of the season having made seven Championship appearances this campaign. Picture: Marc Atkins/Getty Images
Photo: Marc Atkins