FROM Mick McCarthy there was humour, from Avram Grant heartfelt passion.

Portsmouth 3 Wolves 1

Aston Villa’s hopes of Champions League football next season hung by a thread at half-time today thanks to a speedy turnaround in fortunes at the City of Manchester Stadium.

ARUNA DINDANE spoke of his delight at being able to play in the FA Cup final after a frustrating month.

Bolton 2 Portsmouth 2

PORTSMOUTH’S administrators have revealed in intricate detail how the club’s debts plunged to an incredible €137million.

Portsmouth’s administrators have revealed the extraordinary level of the club’s debts.

Portsmouth 1 Aston Villa 2

An injury crisis has left Portsmouth desperately short of players for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Tottenham.

CHELSEA coach Carlo Ancelotti has set his team a target of 86 points to win the Barclays Premier League.

Portsmouth boss Avram Grant is without striker Aruna Dindane for his side’s home clash with Premier League title-chasers Chelsea tomorrow.

Portsmouth will again check on the fitness of England goalkeeper David James (calf) ahead of the Barclays Premier League clash against Hull.

Portsmouth boss Avram Grant welcomes defender Ricardo Rocha back from a two-game ban for the trip to Liverpool on Monday night.

Portsmouth went into the game with a very attack-minded side to face a Birmingham team they beat in the FA Cup on Saturday as manager Avram Grant fielded Frederic Piquionne, Aruna Dindane and Danny Webber from the start.

Portsmouth will be without midfielders John Utaka and Hassan Yebda for tomorrow night’s Premier League clash with Birmingham at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth 2 Birmingham 0

Birmingham forward James McFadden has been passed fit for the FA Cup quarter-final clash against Portsmouth at Fratton Park after struggling with a groin injury during the week.

IT WILL no doubt be another seven days of madness at Fratton Park and even though they managed to pick up three points against relegation rivals, despite their administrator’s protests, they will find themselves docked nine this week.

Burnley 1 Portsmouth 2

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie discussed walking away from football after an ugly confrontation with Southampton fans at the weekend as he left St Mary’s with his wife.

Southampton 1 Portsmouth 4

Portsmouth could be without Kevin-Prince Boateng and Anthony Vanden Borre for their Premier League clash with Sunderland at Fratton Park tomorrow.

EMMANUEL Adebayor acknowledged the heavens in remembrance after scoring for the first time since the gun attack in Angola that left him fearing for his life.

Portsmouth 1 West Ham 1

GIANFRANCO ZOLA insists West Ham have the stability they crave under new owners David Sullivan and David Gold.

Leeds manager Simon Grayson admits it would take a “ridiculous” offer to tempt him to part company with Jermaine Beckford after the in-form striker helped secure an FA Cup fourth-round replay with Tottenham.

Portsmouth 2 Sunderland 1

Coventry 1 Portsmouth 2 (after extra time)

Portsmouth remain confident they will soon be back on an even financial keel, despite the Premier League being ready to withhold their latest chunk of television money to cover unpaid transfer fees.

Portsmouth 1 Coventry 1

Portsmouth 1 Coventry 1

MANCHESTER UNITED began the season fearful that the departure of a 24-year-old Portuguese winger would destroy their title equilibrium.

Portsmouth 1 Manchester United 4

Portsmouth 0 Manchester City 1

LUCKLESS Steven Reid suffered another injury setback last night.

Junior Stanislas struck a late double to give West Ham Carling Cup victory over London rivals Millwall in a tempestuous tie ravaged by crowd trouble and pitch invasions.

ARSENE WENGER isn’t used to being contradicted at Arsenal where his word has virtually become law over the last 13 years.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made four changes to a winning side for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash with Portsmouth at Emirates Stadium.

Birmingham 1 Portsmouth 0

Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni handed debuts to five players in his starting XI for the friendly against Nigeria at Craven Cottage.

Wigan 1 Portsmouth 0

England manager Fabio Capello faces a goalkeeping shortage ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers after David James elected to undergo shoulder surgery.

SUNDERLAND manager Ricky Sbragia was again left to rue sloppy defending after his team slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Portsmouth which keeps them in the relegation mire.

Portsmouth 3 Sunderland 1