John Mousinho and the Pompey squad are just over a week away from commencing their 2024/25 Championship campaign with six new players having joined the squad over the summer.
With still a month to go before the summer transfer window ends, more arrivals at Fratton Park are expected with a replacement for Blues star striker Colby Bishop now required following the news of his required heart surgery.
However, as the final preparations get underway for Pompey’s first Championship match in 12 years, the squad numbers have been released by the club, thus indicating who we are set to see in the starting XI next Saturday at 12:30. Here are the Pompey shirt numbers for the 26 members of the first team squad...
17. 20. Sammy Silvera
The on-loan Middlesbrough man has been handed the number 20 shirt but is expected to play the number 10 role. | National World
18. 22. Zak Swanson
23-year-old former Arsenal youth star Swanson takes on the number 11 | National World
19. 23. Josh Murphy
Murphy arrived on a free transfer from Oxford United at the start of the transfer window and will wear the number 23 shirt. | National World
20. 24. Terry Devlin
20-year-old Northern Ireland star Terry Devlin will wear the number 24 shirt. The midfielder suffered a season ending shoulder injury in January but is back in action. | National World