At one point, League One looked like a two horse race between Pompey and Sunderland.

As we enter the business end of the season, both have dropped the ball and are playing catch up.

Portsmouth have not won a league game since New Year's Day, even then only beating bottom side Wimbledon 2-1. The days of beating Fleetwood 5-2 and Sunderland 3-1 seem a long while ago as they've fallen from the top spot to third.

They're five points behind Barnsley having played the same number of games and host Bristol Rovers tomorrow night, knowing they need a win to give themselves hope of avoiding a possible play-off place.

With both the Tykes and Mick Harford's Luton in great form, Pompey look likely to have to go through the end of season lottery, but if they're going to make it a decent fight, they need to go with the following XI against the Gas tomorrow.

Portsmouth like a 4-2-3-1 and tomorrow won't be any different. Omar Bogle has been playing up front, but Oliver Hawkins started at the weekend and scored, so we're backing him to get the nod.

Ronan Curtis came off the bench too, but he was superb in the opening matches of the season and if Pompey are going to get back to winning ways, they need him firing. Jamal Lowe is surely a first name on the team sheet too, with Ben Close also a key player.

Tom Naylor has been suspended, but he'll surely come back in for the clash with Graham Coughlan's Rovers, meaning Birmingham loanee Solomon-Otabor drops to the bench. Jackett is unlikely to drop Gareth Evans, another first team regular.

We think it'll be a case of 'as you were' across the back, even though they conceded three at Southend. Matt Clarke is a top centre half at this level and Christian Burgess has been preferred in recent weeks as his partner.