19 cracking photos of 20,479 Portsmouth faithful at Fratton Park for Championship opener against QPR

Pompey suffered a 3-1 defeat against QPR on the opening day of the new Championship campaign at Fratton Park on Saturday.

A brilliant atmosphere greeted the players ahead of the curtain raiser at PO4, with 20,479 in attendance under the south-coast sunshine.

Despite Terry Devlin firing home a spectacular 25-yard opener just 15 minutes in, the Hoops capitalised on disappointing defending from John Mousinho’s men to go into the break 3-1 ahead.

A Koki Saito goal either side of an Ilias Chair double gave the visitors a two-goal advantage before half-time, with Julien Stephan’s side holding on to the opening day maximum points.

Nonetheless, the Fratton faithful made their voices heard from the stands as they attempted to play their part in a potential comeback.

Can you spot yourself or anyone you know in our cracking fan gallery, with photos provided from our photographer Jeff Mood and Getty Images?

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