Pompey travel to the Toughsheet Community Stadium to face Bolton Wanderers where they could confirm their promotion from the Sky Bet League One.
John Mousinho's side are just one win away from sealing a return to the second tier of English football. Portsmouth have been away from the division for 12-years and should they get a positive result or things go in their favour then the 2,600 who attending could be celebrating a momentous occasion.
There was a midweek round of fixtures in League One but neither side were in action. Pompey defeated Shrewsbury Town last week with Colby Bishop on target. As for Bolton, they beat Bristol Rovers with Aaron Collins and Aaron Morley on the scoresheet for the Trotters. Two places and nine points separate the two sides and with just three games to play.
A draw for Pompey could be enough providing Leyton Orient drop points at home to Leyton Orient. Even if Portsmouth lose then if Derby lose and Peterborough suffer defeat to Oxford United then they would still be celebrating promotion.
Earlier on in the season Pompey beat Bolton 2-0 at Fratton Park. Conor Shaughnessy and Kusini Yengi were on target back in December and that at the time made for a six point gap between the two with 20 games played.
Should Pompey get the job done then a lot of credit will have to go to the players who have stepped up to the mark. The league leaders have had to deal with several players either being out with long-term injuries or even worse, their campaigns have already been confirmed to be over.
This is setting up for a huge match with Bolton Wanderers getting some good bits of news regarding their players fitness. Here’s the latest injury and team news ahead of kick-off.
10. Tom Lowery - available
"Tom Lowery is back in full training. He managed to get in towards the back end of last week," said Mousinho. ‘He did at the back end of last week what Callum is doing now. He was in and then with S&C (strength and conditioning), but he’s trained fully with us this week and is available for selection "With Tom, you can probably recognise how highly we rate him. When he was fit we brought him into the team. He started the first game of this season and when he’s been available we’ve pretty much got him back into the side as quickly as we possibly could. ‘He’s had a fantastic part to play. He’s not played a huge amount, but when he has been involved his performance levels have been right up there, so to have him back is a real boost.’ | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages
11. Regan Poole - out
Suffered an ACL tear against Chesterfield in an FA Cup tie in November. He's out for the season. | Getty
12. Tom McIntyre - out
Broke his left ankle in a challenge with Northampton's Mitch Pinnock in the 54th minute of his debut on February 3. Was himself sent off for the incident, although later rescinded upon appeal. Still on crutches and expected to return for the start of pre-season. Photo: Portsmouth FC