Preston North End remain keen on signing Portsmouth forward Callum Lang after failing with a £2m bid in the summer transfer window. (Lancashire Post), external
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Ebou Adams: "I'm delighted to be here"
Portsmouth midfielder Ebou Adams says is excited to be able to 'enjoy his football again' following his move from Derby County.
The 30-year-old left the Rams to join Pompey last week, in a reported £500,000 deal.
"I'm glad to be able to sign for the club. It has been an eventful few days, hopefully now I can settle down and enjoy my football again," he told BBC Radio Solent.
"There has been interest for a while but things went another way. It was nice to know they (Portsmouth) were still interested in me and I'm happy that they got the deal over the line, now I can enjoy myself.
"I kind of had a feeling I was going to be moving on, it was just about which club, and Portsmouth was the most appealing to me - you know they wanted me and I wanted them."
The Gambia international spent nearly two years at Pride Park, making more than 60 appearances for the East Midlands club.
"I loved every single minute at Derby, I made some great memories and I thoroughly enjoyed it," he said.
"I wish them nothing but the best but I am here now and I'm looking to make great memories at Portsmouth.
"It is the atmosphere at Pompey that I have enjoyed playing when there in the past. I have had some good, tight games there in the past and now I am on the blue side, so it will be really nice."
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Image source, OptaPortsmouth will seek to put space between themselves and the drop-zone when they head to Watford on Wednesday (19:45 GMT).
The Hornets are eighth, two points outside the play-off places after seeing their four-match winning streak ended by a 2-0 defeat to Millwall at Vicarage Road on Saturday. It was the first time in 17 games in all competitions in which they failed to score.
Pompey ended a 10-match winless away run with a 1-0 success at Sheffield Wednesday but will be seeking back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Watford are unbeaten in eight home league games against Portsmouth (W5 D3), winning the past four in a row.
Portsmouth drew 2-2 with Watford in October, but these two sides haven't drawn both league meetings in a season since 1987/88.
Watford are unbeaten in their past eight midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (W4 D4) since a 0-4 defeat to Leeds United in February 2025.
Portsmouth have lost 10 of their past 11 away league matches played in midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), losing the last nine in a row since a 2-2 draw at Oxford United in January 2024.
Portsmouth have only won one of their past 26 away games in the second tier against sides whose name begins with 'W' (D12 L13), beating Walsall 2-1 in April 2003.
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Portsmouth host Watford in the Championship on Wednesday night but there is already half an eye on the first south coast derby in a league fixture at Fratton Park since December 2011 on Sunday.
Pompey and Southampton played out a goalless draw at St Mary's in September but legendary commentator - and Portsmouth fan - Ian Darke believes John Mousinho's side can go one better.
"I think it's a very winnable game because I think Southampton have got something fragile about them at the moment," Darke told BBC Radio Solent's Who Needs Mourinho? podcast.
"They should be up near the top of the table but they're not. They had a little bit of a revival but they seem to have gone back to their old ways.
"I think Pompey, with that crazy atmosphere there is going to be at Fratton Park, could well give them a lot of problems.
"It's a fantastic day to have the south coast derby back at Pompey."
You can hear more from Darke as he joins presenters Chris Wise and Andrew Moon on the latest episode of Who Needs Mourinho?
Portsmouth have seen a six-figure bid for highly-rated Dundee defender Luke Graham, 21, rejected by the Scottish club. (Daily Record), external
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Tom Chappell
Fan writer
Image source, ShutterstockThere was only ever going to be one acceptable outcome from Saturday afternoon - win at all costs. Thankfully, that's exactly what we got.
The 161-day wait for an away win since Oxford on the opening day wore heavy on the pre-match faces of all 1,500 Pompey fans who'd travelled to Hillsborough.
You could really feel that the pressure was on, and other than freshly faced Millenic Alli, there was very little to talk about at the half-time interval. It was an incredibly low quality opening 45 and, quite frankly, a pretty poor excuse for a game of football between two struggling sides.
After the break, Pompey were much better but could've hardly been worse. Ebou Adams' introduction was incredibly welcome to the travelling faithful. For me, Pompey looked a noticeably better outfit once he was on the pitch.
The goal itself was actually quite the spectacle - Conor Shaughnessy's self-bestowed licence to progress forward followed by a wicked Alli cross, met by the arriving Adrian Segecic behind Colby Bishop.
Charlton's last-minute mayhem aside, I can hardly think of a game this season in which I've wanted us to score more than at Hillsborough on Saturday, nor can I think of a goal that we've celebrated more.
There was a genuine feeling that if Pompey were to lose this game, that would probably be us down. With that in mind, it's a seismic victory which once again drags us a notch outside the relegation zone.
What is perhaps most imperative is we cannot now go another 161 days for a victory on our travels. Pompey's away form must improve as of now and Saturday has got to be the catalyst.
Performance-wise we will have to be so much better and there is still such a sizeable road ahead.
Six more wins and Pompey will live to fight another season of Championship football.
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Andrew Moon
BBC Radio Solent's Portsmouth commentator
Image source, ShutterstockEbou Adams (right) made his Portsmouth debut in the win at Hillsborough
That match will not live long in the memory. I've already tried to forget most of it and I sympathise with those who have to watch it back for analysis purposes.
But it doesn't matter. All that was relevant for Pompey was getting three points and they found a way.
John Mousinho admitted it was a poor first half but once they took the lead after the break they never looked like relinquishing it.
New signings Millenic Alli and Ebou Adams both showed signs of promise. Adams will surely start the next match.
Portsmouth still need further signings. They'll need to play better than this but it's now 11 points from the past six matches. They keep fighting and continue to remain above the dotted line.
Image source, Getty ImagesPortsmouth sit 21st in the Championship
Portsmouth manager John Mousinho admitted the result was what really mattered as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at Hillsborough.
Victory was their first in 2026 and eases relegation fears, while also avenging a loss to the Owls earlier in the campaign.
"This is not an easy place to come and It was a difficult fixture for us to come and face and deal with, it was just a case of making sure we came away from here with three points," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.
"We looked a bit better in the second half but I still think we could do better, we're just waiting for some of our attacking presence to come back."
Mousinho praised goalscorer Adrien Segecic's performance but said he wanted his side to push on for a second goal which never came.
"It was a great finish by Segs (Segecic) who was playing out of position but he took his chance when it came to him, it was one of his better games for us.
"I felt confident but I never felt comfortable but we completely controlled the game after we scored, I was hoping we could get the second but we weren't able to today."
Portsmouth have agreed a fee of £500k for Derby County's Gambian midfielder Ebou Adams, 30. (The News, external)
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Image source, OptaSheffield Wednesday will seek to compete an unlikely Championship double when Portsmouth head to Hillsborough on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
The rock-bottom Owls have won just once this season, 2-0 at Fratton Park in September.
Their points deduction and negative goal difference means they are effectively 33 points from safety, with 21st-placed Pompey the side they are chasing.
The Blues have taken one point from their past six on the road, losing without scoring on four of those occasions.
Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their past eight league games against Portsmouth (W5 D3) since losing 3-1 in November 2002.
Portsmouth have lost on one of their past six league visits to Sheffield Wednesday (W2 D3), losing 4-1 in League One in April 2022.
Sheffield Wednesday have won one of their past 27 league games (D10 L16) but that win was against Portsmouth earlier this season. The last time a second tier side's first two wins in a season were against the same opponent was in 1974/75, two wins for Portsmouth against Nottingham Forest.
Portsmouth have conceded 15 goals from set pieces in the Championship this season – the only side to concede more is Sheffield Wednesday (17). All four goals they shipped against Arsenal in their FA Cup third round defeat were also via set pieces.
Sheffield Wednesday have gone 19 consecutive Championship matches without a win. In second tier history, the only sides to go 20+ games without a win in a season are Darwen in 1898-99 (27), Barnsley in 1952-53 (23), Cambridge United in 1983-84 (31) and Rotherham in 2004-05 (20).
Image source, Rex FeaturesTom McIntyre made 11 appearances during his loan spell at Bradford City
Portsmouth defender Tom McIntyre has returned from his loan spell at Bradford City after a four-month spell at Valley Parade.
The centre-back moved to Valley Parade in September on a season-long agreement and made 11 appearances across all competitions for the Bantams who lie third in League One.
This was McIntyre's second loan spell during his time at Pompey, also spending time at Charlton last season where he played 10 times.
The 27-year-old joined the Blues in 2024 from Reading where he came through their academy and made over 100 appearances for the first team.
Portsmouth are in advanced talks to sign Luton forward Millenic Alli. (Football League World), external
He only joined The Hatters in January 2025.
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"I thought the atmosphere was brilliant, the intensity was really good. It's not a surprise they couldn't quite play at that intensity for 90 minutes but if they could just have held that 1-0 lead for a bit longer they might have got Arsenal a bit concerned and under pressure.
"Everyone there will have been encouraged by the performance, and it was a great moment for Colby Bishop.
"It was a tactically brave Portsmouth performance but it absolutely worked. They got Arsenal rattled."
BBC Radio Solent's Chris Wise and Andy Moon discuss the good, the bad and the set-pieces as Pompey bowed out of the FA Cup at the hands of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday, plus take a look at the Blues' lengthy injury list and answer your questions in Moon's Musings.
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John Mousinho: 'Set-pieces decided a close game'
Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has ruled set-pieces as the deciding factor as his side fall to a 4-1 loss to Premier League leaders Arsenal in the FA Cup.
Three of the Gunners' four goals at Fratton Park came directly from corners, with the first off Pompey midfielder Andre Dozzell for an own goal.
Gabriel Martinelli helped himself to two near post headers as he claimed a hat-trick taking the number of goals Pompey have conceded from corners and free-kicks this season to 18, in all competitions.
"You've got to take the last little spell out of the game with 10 men and also towards the end getting a bit tired - but I thought we were right at it," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.
"I thought we were well in the game, I thought for parts we were the better side.
"The difference in the game was the set-pieces.
"The delivery [of set-pieces from Arsenal] is excellent and the way they attack the ball with aggression is brilliant, but we just didn't match that. We didn't match the level of intensity and aggression that was shown.
"It was pretty tight apart from the set-pieces. They are part of the game so we've got to be better at them."
Andrew Moon
BBC Radio Solent's Portsmouth commentator
Image source, ShutterstockWhile John Mousinho has usually rested players for cup matches, it was sensible going close to full strength for Arsenal.
What he got was a good performance except in one area.
Set-pieces were always going to be a potential issue. Conceding from three of the first four corners they faced is extremely disappointing, even noting how good Arsenal are from dead balls.
This undid a lot of other good work from Pompey. They pressed and hassled Arsenal with real intensity and aggression early on and unsettled them.
Colby Bishop's goal was a great moment for him and it is always a joy to be at Fratton Park when it's that loud.
Arsenal would probably have found a way to win without the set-piece goals but it could have been a fascinating spectacle if they had not been handed a 'get out of jail free' card.
Pundits Dion Dublin and Phil Jones join host Kelly Somers to bring you the action and talking points from Sunday's FA Cup ties.
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