Portsmouth have suffered another blow in their Premiership relegation battle after it was revealed Serbian winger Ognjen Koroman damaged a hamstring in the 2-0 defeat at Chelsea.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho made four changes following the controversial 2-1 defeat at home to Barcelona on Wednesday which put the Premiership leaders’ Champions League hopes in the balance.

Portsmouth 1 Bolton 1

Portsmouth 1 Bolton 1

Blackburn 2 Portsmouth 1

Portsmouth will be without key striker Dario Silva when they embark on a series of daunting fixtures against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday week.

Everton dropped into the bottom three as their dismal start to the season continued when Portsmouth claimed their first win of the campaign.

Portsmouth 0 Tottenham 2

Portsmouth manager Alain Perrin will keep Zambia striker Collins Mbesuma on ice for tomorrow’s Premiership opener at home to Tottenham but six of his seven summer signings look set to start.

Portsmouth have made Zambian striker Collins Mbesuma their seventh signing of the summer after a Home Office panel today granted him a work permit after a successful appeal.

Portsmouth today added Norwegian Azar Karadas to their multi-national squad as the striker joined on a year-long loan.

Rosenborg 4 Bohemians 0(Rosenborg win 5-0 on aggregate)

Bohemians 0 Rosenborg 1

EUROPEAN CUP champions Real Madrid began their title defence in stunning fashion by defeating AS Roma 3-0 in their Group C opener.