African trio return

Portsmouth have Papa Bouba Diop, Kanu and John Utaka all back from the African Nations Cup for the Barclays Premier League trip to Bolton but centre-back Sylvain Distin again looks set to miss out with a hamstring injury.

Midfielder Sulley Muntari must stay with Ghana for tomorrow’s third-place play-off after they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Cameroon, but Utaka and Diop look set to go straight into the Pompey starting line-up. Kanu’s recovery from a knee injury which curtailed his tournament is a boost and he could be on the substitutes’ bench.