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Carson, Taylor, Sorensen, Mellberg, Laursen, Knight, Davies, Bouma, Gardner, Reo-Coker,
Barry, Young, Osbourne, Carew, Agbonlahor, Moore, Harewood, Salifou, Berger, Maloney,
O'Halloran |
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Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker will return after missing their defeat to
Arsenal through suspension.
Stiliyan Petrov is unavailable for at least a fortnight after suffering a hamstring
injury against the Gunners.
Craig Gardner could keep his place after scoring his third goal of the campaign
against Arsenal.
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Portsmouth (from): |
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James; Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Pamarot; Utaka, Pedro Mendes, Muntari, Diop, Kranjcar,
Benjani, Kanu, Nugent, Taylor, Hreidarsson, Mvuemba, Traore, Davis, Ashdown |
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Pedro Mendes has another chance to re-establish himself in Portsmouth's midfield
with Sean Davis likely to miss out again at Aston Villa with a hamstring injury.
Manager Harry Redknapp has put striker Kanu through an intensive training period
following his first appearance for three weeks in last Saturday's goalless draw
with Everton but the Nigerian looks set to be only a substitute again.
Defenders Lauren (hamstring), Martin Cranie (broken leg) and Linvoy Primus (knee)
are still out.
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