Pompey will look to climb back inside League One’s top six when they visit Wycombe on Sunday (12.30pm kick-off).
Danny Cowley’s side hold up to three games in hand on all the sides around them and have not been beaten in almost seven weeks.
But each of the past four fixtures have ended all square and the Blues will want to turn draws into wins.
Their next opponents are four points worse off in 14th position and were narrowly beaten at Cheltenham in their last outing.
Early exits from all three cup competitions means Gareth Ainsworth’s squad can now fully focus on league matters.
The EFL’s second longest serving manager of one club – having joined in 2012 – led Wanderers to the Championship for the first time in their history in 2020.
They made an instant return, but almost bounced straight back last term by qualifying for the play-offs.
The Chairboys beat MK Dons over two legs in the play-offs, only to then suffer a 2-0 defeat by Sunderland at Wembley.
Despite their form, Pompey took four points from their 2021/22 meetings with Wycombe, with Marcus Harness netting the only goal at Adams Park.
TEAM NEWS
Danny Cowley is hoping to have some of his injured party available again, with Michael Jacobs (hamstring), Tom Lowery (hamstring) and Louis Thompson (leg) all back in some form of training.
Joe Rafferty (stomach) and Jayden Reid (knee) remain sidelined, but Joe Morrell could feature after returning from Qatar.
Joe Jacobson is suspended for the home side, with there are also doubts over the fitness of Curtis Thompson (knee).
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Read the thoughts of Danny Cowley and Jay Mingi ahead of the game.
HEAD TO HEAD
Overall
Pompey: 6 wins
Wycombe: 4 wins
6 draws
At Fratton Park
Pompey: 3 wins
Wycombe: 2 wins
4 draws
OFFICIALS
Referee: Scott Oldham
Assistants: Stuart Butler and Grant Taylor
Fourth Official: Alan Young
TICKETS
Pompey have sold their full allocation of tickets an no more will be made available for visiting supporters.
MATCH COVERAGE
Supporters based in the UK can watch the match live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event.
Domestic iFollow subscribers can listen to live commentary from Andrew Moon and Guy Whittingham by signing into their account and visiting the match centre from around 12pm.
Overseas subscribers and match pass holders can watch all the action live, with accompanying commentary.
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We will have updates throughout the game on Twitter and the match centre. You can also see behind-the-scenes content on our Instagram story.
There will be post-match reaction on the website and our official YouTube channel, with highlights to follow on Monday.
Local listeners can hear commentary by tuning in to either BBC Radio Solent or Express FM (not online).
BETTING
Wycombe are the 29/20 favourites with VBET to secure all three points, while Pompey can be backed at 17/10.
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LEAGUE ONE RESULTS
Friday
Bolton 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Charlton 0-1 Cheltenham
Ipswich 1-1 Fleetwood
Morecambe 1-1 Exeter
Peterborough 1-2 Barnsley
Plymouth 0-2 Port Vale
Saturday
Derby 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
MK Dons 1-1 Burton
Shrewsbury 2-0 Lincoln
Forest Green 2-1 Cambridge
Accrington 1-1 Oxford
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