Mendes makes rare start for Pompey

Pedro Mendes makes only his fifth Premier League start of the season as midfield deputy for injured Sean Davis as Portsmouth stick to a 4-5-1 formation for their battle fellow European hopefuls Everton at Fratton Park today.

Manager Harry Redknapp has suffered a nightmare week in the process of the latest police probe into soccer corruption and is out on bail after his midweek arrest.