Is Portsmouth v Oxford United on TV? Kick-off time? Tickets and how to watch crucial Championship survival showdown

When is Pompey v Oxford United?

The Championship run-in continues to gather pace on Monday as Pompey welcome relegation rivals Oxford United to Fratton Park.

The gruelling Easter schedule continues for the Blues, who are straight back in action following their 1-1 draw against Norwich City on Good Friday.

Sky Sports have selected the contest for live coverage on their Main Event and Football channels, with the game potentially having huge implications at the foot of the standing.

The must-win showdown for either side was brought forward due to it’s broadcast selection and will get underway at the earlier time of 12.30pm.

Can I get tickets?

Tickets for the huge contest have sold out for home supporters, with a capacity crowd expected at PO4.

At the time of writing, there are no seats available to purchase on the club's ticketing website.

Meanwhile, Oxford United will be backed by more than 2,100 supporters who sold out their 2,197-seat allocation at the end of March.

Will it be on TV and can I stream it?

Supporters unable to attend the action at Fratton on Monday will be able to watch the contest unfold on Sky Sports.

There will be in-depth build-up from studio guests, who will be providing analysis before kick-off, at half-time and after the full-time whistle.

Coverage begins from Noon on the Sky Sports Main Event and Football channels, with live commentary from Gary Taphouse and former Pompey midfielder Michael Brown when the action gets underway from 12.30pm.

Alternatively, a NOW TV membership can be purchased, with day passes to stream the match - as well as Sky Sports’ 12 other channels - available for £14.99.

Supporters can also follow every Pompey game live on Pompey+, the club’s official streaming platform.

UK-based fans can purchase an audio match pass for full live commentary. Overseas supporters can buy a video match pass to watch the game live.

Simply visit: www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/videos/subscriptions and select Match Passes - options will automatically appear based on your location.

The News will, as usual, be providing extensive online coverage, with team news, live blog, match report, player ratings as well as player and manager reaction stories.

Team news

John Mousinho will not be welcoming any more members of his injured cohort for the visit of Oxford, with the game coming too soon for Josh Knight and Thomas Waddingham.

The pair, who have been sidelined with back and quad issues respectively, have been pencilled in to complete their long-awaited comebacks on Saturday against Middlesbrough.

Meanwhile, Zak Swanson has also been ruled out after nursing a minor knee issue, which ruled him out of Friday’s draw against Norwich.

Andre Dozzell and Keshi Anderson are, though, both expected to feature after coming off the bench at Carrow Road, following their recent injury lay-offs prior to the international break.

Josh Murphy (foot), Aji Alese (quad), Franco Umeh (hamstring) and Mark Kosznovszky (knee) will sit out the remaining seven matches of the campaign.

Florian Bianchini continues to be ruled out of action with ongoing tendonitis in the knee, while Ebou Adams has been pencilled in to complete his comeback from a knee issue against Leicester City on April 18.

Oxford United, meanwhile, have a fairly small injury list, with two members of Matt Bloomfield’s side set to miss the trip to Fratton Park.

Tyler Goodrham has been sidelined since January with an ankle issue and will miss the remainder of the campaign after recently undergoing surgery.

Influential midfielder Brian De Keersmaecker will also sit out the final month of the season due to an ongoing shoulder problem.

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Referee

Josh Smith will be the man in the middle for the hugely-important survival showdown at Fratton Park. The official will be assisted by Sam Lewis, Andrew Fox alongside fourth official Dean Whitestone.

Smith has yet to referee the Blues this term, but has taken charge of 22 Championship matches, which has seen him dish out 82 yellow cards and hand out five red cards.

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