Person: Berkovic

Arsene Wenger handed Arsenal’s Dutch striker Robin van Persie his first Barclays Premiership start on a bitterly cold afternoon at Portsmouth where the managerless home side were bidding to extend an unbeaten league run to five matches since Harry Redknapp left for neighbouring Southampton.

Sun, 19 Dec, 2004

Defensive duo miss out

Portsmouth must do without experienced defenders Dejan Stefanovic (thigh) and David Unsworth (hamstring) against champions Arsenal at Fratton Park on Sunday.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2004

Lua Lua’s late late show

Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 1

Wed, 15 Dec, 2004

Dudek starts for Reds

Jerzy Dudek returns to the Liverpool starting line-up for tonight's Premiership clash with resurgent Portsmouth.

Tue, 14 Dec, 2004

Quashie still out for Portsmouth

Nigel Quashie will again miss out with a groin injury when Portsmouth face Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow.

Mon, 13 Dec, 2004

LuaLua completes comeback win for Portsmouth

Portsmouth 3 West Brom 2

Sat, 04 Dec, 2004

Premiership teams

Norwich v Fulham

Sat, 04 Dec, 2004

Berkovic returns for Portsmouth

Eyal Berkovic was returned to the Portsmouth line-up as Pompey went looking for their second consecutive win since the departure of Harry Redknapp at Watford in the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

Tue, 30 Nov, 2004

Stone back in for Portsmouth

Caretaker manager Velimir Zajec was given a welcome boost today in Portsmouth’s first game since the resignation of Harry Redknapp.

Sat, 27 Nov, 2004

Stone available again for Portsmouth

Steve Stone has given managerless Portsmouth a much-needed boost by re-joining the squad to meet Bolton at The Reebok. The former England winger has been out two months with an Achilles problem but returned to training last week.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

Berkovic out

Eyal Berkovic has been ruled out of Portsmouth’s clash with Manchester United at Fratton Park with the calf injury he sustained after scoring the Carling Cup penalty winner against Leeds in midweek.

Fri, 29 Oct, 2004

Redknapp to ring changes for Cup clash

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp will again call upon some of his reserves for the Carling Cup clash with Leeds United at Fratton Park tomorrow.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2004

Downing starts for Boro

Stewart Downing was rewarded for his midweek UEFA Cup heroics with a place in the Middlesbrough starting line-up for today’s clash with Portsmouth.

Sun, 24 Oct, 2004

Stone misses Boro trip

Steve Stone is still out of the Portsmouth squad with an Achilles problem for Sunday’s trip to Middlesbrough but skipper Arjan de Zeeuw may make a surprise return after missing five games through a knee injury.

Fri, 22 Oct, 2004