Redknapp concerned by tired players

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp admitted some of his players look as though “they are running on empty” after a 1-0 defeat by Middlesbrough extended Pompey’s home run without a Premier League goal to six matches.

Redknapp again used strikers Kanu and Benjani Mwaruwari and restored flying winger John Utaka to the starting line-up. He even called on £6m substitute David Nugent in the second half.