Ex-Liverpool man handed surprise Portsmouth start as boss makes two changes against Hull
The Blues have made to changes to the side which lost 2-1 at Wrexham on Tuesday night
Harvey Blair returns to Pompey’s starting XI for the visit of Hull.
The former Liverpool man replaces Gustavo Caballero on the right wing after marking his injury comeback in Tuesday night’s defeat at Wrexham.
It ends a run of three successive starts for Caballero, who has impressed during that period following his deadline day arrival from Santos.
For Blair it signals a first start since the FA Cup loss to Arsenal, when he was forced off with a hip flexor injury which would see him sidelined for seven games.
That represents one of two changes, with Adrian Segecic coming in for John Swift, who suffered a hamstring injury in the first half at Wrexham.
The Australian impressed off the bench in that 2-1 loss and gets the nod ahead of Conor Chaplin to fill the number 10 role this afternoon.
Meanwhile, Hayden Matthews is back following the ankle injury he sustained at Bristol City on New Year’s Day.
He is named among the substitutes, giving Pompey three centre-halves on their bench against the Tigers.
Pompey: Schmid, Devlin, Poole, Ogilvie, Swanson, Adams, Pack, Blair, Segecic, Alli, Bishop.
Subs: Bursik, Williams, Matthews, Bowat, Dia, Le Roux, Chaplin, Caballero, Brown.