Kamara bears load at Portsmouth

Manager Alain Perrin handed record signing Diomansy Kamara the task of gaining Portsmouth the point they require to cement a place in the Zurich Premiership next season.

With Lomana LuaLua ruled out for the remainder of the campaign with a hamstring injury, Karama was named alongside Aiyegbeni Yakubu in a Pompey side still on a high from their stunning win over Southampton last weekend.

Alex Rodic was handed his first Premiership start, while Aliou Cisse and Linvoy Primus also returned to a side lacking Patrik Berger, Steve Stone and Andy Griffin.

City, who still have an outside chance of landing a UEFA Cup spot next term, were unchanged, as they looked to complete their first six-match unbeaten run in the Premiership since 1994.

Man City: James, Onuoha, Dunne, Distin, Jordan, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Reyna, Barton, Musampa, Fowler, Sibierski. Subs: Thatcher, Weaver, Mills, Croft, Bradley Wright-Phillips.

Portsmouth: Ashdown, Primus, Stefanovic, De Zeeuw, Cisse, Hughes, O’Neil, Taylor, Yakubu, Kamara, Rodic. Subs: Hislop, Stone, Skopelitis, Fuller, Mezague.

Referee: A Marriner (W Midlands)