41 superb images as fans return to see Portsmouth kick-off pre-season with Gosport Borough win: gallery

And that meant one thing – a return to duty of their loyal fans.

Eighty-one days had passed since John Mousinho’s title winners were last in action at Lincoln on the final day of last season.

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So the Pompey supporters weren’t going to pass on the chance of seeing their team back on the pitch and raring to go ahead of their Championship return.

A 3-1 win was their reward, plus a first glance of the new faces Mousinho has brought in so far during the transfer window.

Talking of faces, see if you can spot someone in the crowd you might know as Pompey served up a treat for the locals in attendance at Privett Park.