Pompey beat the side sitting bottom of the standings last weekend – and now they will look to do exactly the same again. A midweek victory saw Doncaster recover from their 4-0 defeat at Fratton Park to climb off the foot of the table. They were replaced by Crewe, who now host the Blues at Alexandra Stadium on Saturday (3pm kick-off). The Railwaymen held title-chasing Wigan for almost an hour on Tuesday evening before eventually slipping to a 2-0 loss. And that was the sixth successive reverse for David Artell’s men, who have just one win to their name since the turn of the year. It means they are nine points adrift of safety – and have an inferior goal difference – with 14 games remaining. Strikes from John Marquis and Marcus Harness secured a 2-0 victory for Pompey when the sides met on the south coast back in August. But it was goalless in the most recent meeting at Gresty Road, with the wasteful Marquis seeing a spot-kick saved. TEAM NEWS Pompey are without Kieron Freeman (ankle) and Shaun Williams (back), while Jayden Reid (knee) and Liam Vincent (shin) remain sidelined. Joe Morrell is still suspended for one more fixture following his harsh red card at Oxford a fortnight ago. Billy Sass-Davies (calf) is missing for Crewe, who also have doubts over defender Ryan Alebiosu (back). HEAD TO HEAD Overall Pompey: 8 wins Crewe: 7 wins 6 draws At Alexandra Stadium Pompey: 2 wins Crewe: 3 wins 5 draws TICKETS Pompey fans can no longer buy tickets for this match and they will not be sold at the ground on the day of the game. Anybody collecting tickets at Alexandra Stadium should visit the away ticket office. OFFICIALS Referee: Martin Coy Assistants: Oliver Bickle and Mark Jones Fourth Official: Darren Handley MATCH COVERAGE Domestic iFollow subscribers can listen to live commentary from Andrew Moon and Guy Whittingham by signing into their account and visiting the match centre from around 2pm on Saturday. Overseas subscribers and match pass holders can watch all the action live, with accompanying commentary. Click here for more information about using iFollow on a matchday and click here for information on downloading the app, so you can access content on your mobile device. We will have updates throughout the game on Twitter and the match centre. You can also see behind-the-scenes content on our Instagram story. There will be post-match reaction on the website and our official YouTube channel, with highlights to follow on Sunday. Local listeners can hear commentary by tuning in to either BBC Radio Solent or Express FM. BETTING Pompey are the 3/4 favourites with VBET to secure all three points, while the hosts can be backed at 16/5.
I very much regret that I have put us to win in the prediction game, so I take full responsibility if they turn us over
I feel very sorry for all the Pompey fans who have had a wasted journey travelling up there, with the match being called off one hour before kick off I believe we had sold around 1,400 tickets.....
Sounds a lot like the ref and his staff didn't fancy it. Pretty poor show. Should have at least given it an hour. Maybe he had somewhere to be!
