Key Portsmouth attacker returns amid 3 changes for Bristol City

The Blues’ key attacker starts his first game since undergoing hamstring surgery in August against the Robins at Fratton Park.

Marlon Pack and Jordan Williams are the other players to come into the first XI, following the weak 3-0 reverse at Sheffield United.

Mark Kosznovszky, Florian Bianchini and the suspended Terry Devlin make way, with Kosznovszky and Bianchini dropping to the bench.

Ibane Bowat is restored to the squad as John Mousinho’s men aim for back-to-back Fratton wins and to avoid dropping into the Championship dropzone.

Scott Twine returns to the Bristol City side amid two changes and will be one Pompey have to watch along with Anis Mehmeti

Former Fratton loanee Ross McCrorie starts for Gerhard Struber’s side, who start the day in seventh place in the table.

Pompey: Schmid; Williams, Knight, Poole, Swanson; Pack, Dozzell; Lang, Segecic, Murphy; Bishop.

Subs: Bursik, Bowat, Matthews, Swift, Kosznovszky Bianchini, Yang, Chaplin, Kirk.