Pompey’s League One promotion rivals Sunderland sacked manager Jack Ross on Tuesday.
Portsmouth have had a poor start to the 2019/20 League One season – with Kenny Jackett’s men collecting just five points from five games, having recently lost to promotion rivals Sunderland.
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