But it was only sufficient to see one Blues player named in the EFL Team of the Week.
Granted, head coach John Mousinho – who masterminded the Fratton Park side’s triumph at Brisbane Road – was awarded the manager’s gong.
Yet only Marlon Pack, who opened the scoring against the O’s, was deemed good enough to make it into the division’s best XI from the most recent set of fixtures, with ratings coming from whoscored.com.
That’s despite Pompey right-back Joe Rafferty picking up a 9/10 score in The News’ match ratings and being named our man of the match. And Conor Shaughnessy, Gavin Whyte and Colby Bishop also rated 8/10 – like Pack.
So who made the EFL team of the week when these star performers were overlooked?
Here’s what we found out...
5. Centre-back 2: Charlie Hughes (Wigan)
Whoscored.com rating: 8.3. Comment: According to Wigan Today, the 19-year-old put in 'another display that made it look like he's a seasoned veteran' He capped a good performance with the first goal in Wigan's 2-1 win at home to Northampton. Photo: Alex Livesey
6. Left-back: Tom Pearce (Wigan)
Whoscored.com rating: 8.0 Comment: The former Pompey target possesses one of the best left foots in the division - and this was on display on Saturday, with his crossing and distribution was once again key as Wigan recorded a second successive league win. Photo: Pete Norton
7. Midfield 1: George Thomas (Cambridge United)
Whoscored.com rating: 8.35. Comment: The former Leicester man set up Gassan Ahadme for Cambridge's second goal in their 2-0 win at Fleetwood, with the 26-year-old putting in another eye-catching display for the new-look U's. Photo: Alex Pantling
8. Midfield 2: Marlon Pack (Pompey)
Whoscored.com rating: 9.0. Comment: The Pompey skipper scored the Blues' opening goal of the game in a 4-0 win at Leyton Orient. According to our own Jordan Cross, Pack's 'leadership stood out' as the visitors recorded their first league win of the new campaign. Photo: Jason Brown