Portsmouth v Bristol City
Holders Portsmouth are without striker Jermain Defoe who missed training today with a virus so manager Tony Adams will start with Peter Crouch up front on his own and David Nugent on the right-hand side of a five-man midfield.
Defender Martin Cranie has returned from his four-month loan spell at Charlton and will make his first start for Pompey since August 2007 while club doctors are still to determine the severity of Papa Bouba Diop’s knee problem.
Bristol City boss Gary Johnson has a full compliment of strikers to choose from now that Dele Adebola has recovered from a dead leg.
Nicky Maynard and on-loan Southampton striker Stern John have been Johnson’s preferred partnership for the last six matches but Adebola will be hoping to have staked his claim for a recall.