December 25 2002

Danny Granville

Danny Granville returns to the side for the Boxing Day game at leaders Portsmouth, following his three-match suspension.

He will replace 17-year-old Gary Borrowdale, who made his full debut in the 3-1 win over Rotherham on Sunday. Apart from that, Trevor Francis should name an unchanged side.

Wayne Routledge and Tony Popovic are still making progress from their thigh and shoulder injuries respectively.

Curtis Fleming, Jamie Smith, Steven Thomson, Dougie Freedman, Ade Akinbiyi and Andy Johnson are all still out.

Harry Redknapp should name an unchanged side from Pompey's 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town on Saturday.

Kit Symons thinks Pompey are not unbeatable. He said: "Harry [Redknapp] doesn't feel head and shoulders above the rest and I wouldn't disagree with him.

"They're not streets ahead and they're not playing well. We take confidence from the fact we're playing good football."