It is the third match in a row that the Town have fielded the same starting XI, looking to build on the 4-0 home win over Peterborough and 1-0 victory at Southend.

Youth team striker Connor Tomlinson appears on the bench for the first time in a league match, with midfielder George Thorne absent after his girlfriend Beth gave birth to their first baby, a little girl who is yet to be named.

Congratulations to George and Beth from all 10,000-plus of us at Kenilworth Road tonight!

TOWN: Shea, Stacey, Pearson, Bradley (c), Justin, McCormack, Mpanzu, Shinnie, Berry, Collins, LuaLua. Subs: Potts, Moncur, Jones, Read, Sheehan, Tomlinson, Isted.

POMPEY: MacGillivray, Brown, Whatmough, Clarke, Walkes, Naylor, Evans, Lowe, Curtis, Pitman, Morris. Subs: Bass (GK), Burgess, Haunstrup, May, Donohue, Dennis, Bogle.

REFEREE: Simon Hooper