The Blues had fallen behind to Callum Paterson’s ninth-minute opener, but soon responded through Harvey Blair’s first goal for the club on a rare start.
With little on the game, unsurprisingly it wasn’t a great watch, fading out into a 1-1 draw, as Pompey made it successive away games undefeated.
And here are our player ratings...
5. Connor Ogilvie - 6
(Replaced by Ebou Adams on 56 mins) A first start since November and understandably looked a little loose at times when in possession from left-back. As ever defended well and will benefit from being handed 56 minutes to ease him back in. Photo: Graham Hunt
6. Zak Swanson - 6
Switched from left-back to the centre of midfield in place of Le Roux, which was pretty damning. Game passed him by in an unfamiliar position, with some silly errors, but later returned to left-back when Ogilvie came off. Photo: Graham Hunt
7. Andre Dozzell - 7
Presented with a new central midfield partner in Swanson, which didn’t quite click. Then it was a first glimpse of him with new-boy Adams, which looked far more fluent. Mobile, neat and tidy, kept things ticking over satisfactorily, Photo: Graham Hunt
8. Conor Chaplin - 7
Always so positive on the ball and such a progressive player, which is a vital outlet for the Blues. Still nowhere near to scoring, though, and elected to pass rather than shoot with one second-half effort. Goal continues to elude. Photo: Graham Hunt