Pitman back for Portsmouth – but must settle for Checkatrade Trophy bench role
Brett Pitman is back in the first-team frame for tonight's Wembley bid at Bury.
Yet the recalled striker must settle for a place on the bench in the Checkatrade Trophy semi-final.
Kenny Jackett has made three changes to the side which drew against Barnsley at the weekend.
Gareth Evans, Oli Hawkins and fit-again Nathan Thompson come into the starting XI against the League Two Shakers.
They replace Omar Bogle (hamstring), Bryn Morris (cup-tied) and Anton Walkes.
Meanwhile, Pitman is included on a bench which again contains Jamal Lowe.
Pompey: MacGillivray, Thompson, Burgess, Clarke, Brown, Close, Naylor, Curtis, Evans, Solomon-Otabor, Hawkins.
Subs: Bass, Walkes, Pitman, Lowe, Donohue, Vaughan, Haunstrup.