Senegalese midfielder Papa Bouba Diop is set to return to action tonight as he lines up in an experienced Pompey reserve side against Fulham.
Diop has been missing from first-team football since he suffered a hamstring injury at Birmingham, only two games into the Premier League season.
The return of Diop may add a much-needed presence to Portsmouth’s midfield, with the 31-year-old well-known for his tough-tackling nature.
Jamie O’Hara, Angelos Basinas, Richard Hughes, Danny Webber and Frederic ‘Freddy’ Piquionne are also set to feature tonight.
Mike Williamson is set to captain the side – with the defender yet to make a single first-team appearance since his £3m from Championship side Watford.
The reserves are in fine form, recently beating West Ham and Birmingham with ‘Freddy’ netting four goals in two appearances.
If only this fine form was replicated in the first team…
Pompey:
O’Brien
Apicerni
Williamson (c)
Wilkinson
Hurst
Basinas
Diop
Hughes
O’Hara
Piquionne
Subs: Bopp, Ryan, Walshe, Samba, Suric.
Diop - in action against AC Milan
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