This is where Portsmouth will finish in League One - according to Football Manager 20

OXFORD, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: Kenny Jackett manager of Portsmouth during the Leasing.com Trophy match between Oxford United and Portsmouth at Kassam Stadium on October 08, 2019 in Oxford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

placeholder image — OXFORD, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: Kenny Jackett manager of Portsmouth during the Leasing.com Trophy match between Oxford United and Portsmouth at Kassam Stadium on October 08, 2019 in Oxford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

The wait is (almost) over: Football Manager - the enormously popular management game, notorious for its highly-addictive nature and ability to single-handedly destroy blossoming relationships - has returned, with the Beta edition of FM 2020 now available to play.

Just for fun and in a bid to boost Pompey fans’ spirits, we put the popular video game into auto-pilot mode – and simulated the Blues’ current League One campaign. Click and scroll through the pages to see where Kenny Jackett's men finished: