Trio back for Norwich

Norwich had Mattias Jonson, Damien Francis and Simon Charlton all back from injuries to boost their Premiership survival fight at mid-table Portsmouth, Francis returning after six games out with a fractured cheekbone.

Manager Nigel Worthington set out a 4-5-1 line-up against a Portsmouth side whose boss Velimir Zajec recalled Patrik Berger in midfield but only found room on the bench for fit-again Dejan Stefanovic.

David Unsworth missed out again with his hamstring problem and Berger returned at the expense of Amdy Faye.

Portsmouth: Hislop, Griffin, De Zeeuw, Primus, Taylor, Stone, Quashie, O’Neil, Berger, Yakubu, Kamara. Subs: Stefanovic, Faye, Fuller, Ashdown, Mezague.

Norwich: Green, Edworthy, Fleming, Doherty, Charlton, Jonson, Mulryne, Francis, Bentley, McKenzie, Huckerby. Subs: Drury, Brennan, Gallacher, Jarvis, Crow.

Referee: P Dowd (Staffordshire)