Portsmouth v QPR: Jordan Cross' predicted line-up for Championship opener

The Championship opens at Fratton Park tomorrow with QPR the visitors.

Anticipation is building for the league curtain-raiser for John Mousinho’s side.

QPR provide the opposition for the first league game of the season, after a busy period of player trading at PO4.

So how do the Blues line up in the opener?

There’s plenty for Mousinho to ponder - here’s how Pompey writer Jordan Cross thinks he will go.

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