After a heavy defeat on the road at West Brom on Saturday, Pompey will be pleased to get back to Fratton Park to face Millwall this evening (7.45pm kick-off). Following those successive wins against Middlesbrough and Stoke, John Mousinho's men have now collected an impressive 19 points from the past 21 available on their own patch. This fixture was rescheduled from November after a power cut left the stadium in the dark, with the visitors in a much different position. They were on an eight-match unbeaten run that included four victories, including a couple against promotion favourites Burnley and Leeds. Since then, however, the Lions have triumphed just twice in the league, with their first success of 2025 coming at struggling Luton on Saturday. There has also been a change in the dug-out, as club legend Neil Harris stepped down as head coach in December and was replaced by Alex Neil. The sides met at Fratton Park back in August, when a goal from Romain Esse – who has since been sold to Crystal Palace – was enough for the Londoners to progress in the Carabao Cup. Millwall won by the same scoreline in their most recent league visit, with on-loan Harry Kane settling a Championship contest in April 2012. TEAM NEWS Ibane Bowat (knee), Jacob Farrell (knee), Paddy Lane (knee), Mark O'Mahony (hip), Regan Poole (hamstring) and Kusini Yengi (knee) are all currently sidelined. Pompey are waiting on international clearance for new signing Hayden Matthews, while Conor Shaughnessy could feature after returning to full training following calf problems. Femi Azeez, Josh Coburn, Aidomo Emakhu, Lukas Jensen, Macaulay Langstaff, Ryan Leonard, Danny McNamara and Calum Scanlon are all currently absent for the visitors. VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM Read the thoughts of John Mousinho ahead of the big game. HEAD TO HEAD Overall Pompey: 19 wins Millwall: 18 wins 25 draws At Fratton Park Pompey: 13 wins Millwall: 7 wins 11 draws Last Home Meeting Pompey 0 Millwall 1 (Esse) Carabao Cup R1 August 13 2024 TICKETS Tickets are still available, so click here to secure your seat for the game. Please note that only tickets with today's date (and not that of the original date for this fixture) will be valid for the game. Click here to read our matchday guide to find out what is happening around the ground ahead of the game. OFFICIALS Referee: Dean Whitestone Assistants: Daniel Leach and George Byrne Fourth Official: Gavin Ward Whitestone last took charge of Pompey when they beat Coventry 4-1 at Fratton Park in just before Christmas, with Marlon Pack the only name written in his book. He has taken charge of 18 games so far this season, showing a total of 65 yellow cards and just the one red. MATCH COVERAGE Supporters in the UK can watch the game live on the Sky Sports+ channel or via the app. Those based overseas can see all the action on Pompey+ (also available on Paramount+ in the USA), either through a monthly/annual subscription or by purchasing a match pass. The matchday show is live before the game for Pompey+ subscribers and overseas fans with a video subscription/match pass. George Wedlake will be joined by Andy Awford and Paul Robinson in the Fratton Park studio. Fans can get involved by sending messages and voicenotes to our Pompey+ WhatsApp channel* on +44 7457 413694 or via this link. Please note that the half-time and post-match shows are only available to watch for fans in regions where the game is being shown live on Pompey+. Audio commentary from Andrew Moon and Lee Brown is available for Pompey+ subscribers or those who purchase an audio subscription/match pass. Click here for more details about using Pompey+, including the answers to some frequently asked questions. Locally-based fans who are not going to the game can listen, as always, via BBC Radio Solent or Express FM (not available online). *Please note that the WhatsApp service is only for sending messages to appear on the matchday show. The club will not be able to reply to any messages.
Millwall Starting Line Up:- Number13, L. Roberts Number15, J. Bryan Number5, J. Cooper (c), Captain Number6, J. Tanganga Number52, T. Crama Number24, C. De Norre Number23, G. Saville Number19, D. Watmore Number31, R. Bangura-Williams Number9, A. Connolly Number26, M. Ivanović Substitutes:- Number45, W. Harding Number39, G. Honeyman Number51, S. Kendall Number17, M. Langstaff Number29, T. Leahy Number8, B. Mitchell Number27, C. Trueman Number3, M. Wallace Number14, R. Wintle
4 Pompey changes IN Freddie Potts Hayden Matthews - making his debut Callum Lang Josh Murphy OUT Terry Devlin Christian Saydee Andre Dozzell Ryley Towler Rob Atkinson is ill
What a miss! Ivanović rolls the ball across the face of goal and with the net gaping, and only a few yards out, Bangura-Williams somehow fires wide. 4 minutes.
Pompey start to apply some pressure, but a promising move ends with Josh Murphy's 20-yard effort comfortably held by Roberts. 13 minutes.
A superb ball into the box from Matt Ritchie causes all kinds of problems, with Callum Lang eventually spinning and firing a shot over the bar. 19 minutes.
Josh Murphy sends a low cross towards Colby Bishop in the box, but he swipes at the chance and can't make a good connection, with the follow-up attempt from Matt Ritchie blocked by Bryan. 24 minutes.
Connor Ogilvie sends in a cross and Callum Lang rises to meet it, but his firm header is held by Roberts. 35 minutes.
Half time . 0-1 score. Unlucky to be one down, after having the majority of possession and goal chances. Hopefully, we can get back into the match in the second half.
Half Time Match Stats:- Overall possession Portsmouth 65.4%Millwall 34.6% Shots Portsmouth 7Millwall 4 Shots on target Portsmouth 2Millwall 1 Total touches inside the box Portsmouth 19Millwall 7 Goalkeeper saves Portsmouth 0Millwall 2 Fouls Portsmouth 4Millwall 8 Corners Portsmouth 3Millwall 1
Yellow card for Bangura-Williams for kicking the ball away, to prevent Pompey taking a free kick. 53 minutes.
Third yellow card for Millwall, goes to Aaron Connolly for a foul on Zak Swanson. minutes. Connolly is booked for pushing Zak Swanson as he tries to take a throw in !!
