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...
9. Midfield 3: Conor Hourihane (Derby)
Whoscored.com rating: 8.48. Comment: The Irishman had a big hand in Derby's opening goal at Burton, which was scored by James Collins. According to Derbyshire Live, the experienced Irishman 'popped up in some good areas and teased a couple of lovely balls into the box' as the Rams won 3-0 at the Pirelli Stadium. Photo: Gareth Copley
10. Right-wing: Danny Mandriou (Lincoln)
Whoscored.com rating: 9.1. Comment: The 24-year-old Irishman recorded a goal and two assists as Lincoln beat Wycombe 3-0 at Sincil Bank. Photo: Dan Istitene
11. Centre-forward: Dion Charles (Bolton)
Whoscored.com rating: 8.6. Comment: The striker got off the mark for the season with a double in league-leaders Bolton's 3-0 win at Cheltenham. According to the Bolton News: 'Tenacious D is looking in good tune once again'. Photo: Tom Dulat
12. Left-wing: Ben Garrity (Port Vale)
Whoscored.com rating: 8.45. Comment: Garrity scored the only goal of the game as Port Vale stunned Reading at Vale Park. According to onevalefan.co.uk, the 26-year-old 'ran his socks off and contributed to a great second half display'. Photo: Morgan Harlow