Portsmouth v Bristol City preview

27 September 2010 16:11
Team news for Tuesday night's Championship clash between Portsmouth and Bristol City at Fratton Park.[LNB] Portsmouth will again be without Richard Hughes for the visit of Bristol City.[LNB]The Scotland international serves the second game of a two-match suspension for his sending-off in the Carling Cup defeat to Leicester last week.[LNB]Fellow midfielder Hayden Mullins will be checked over after hobbling out of Friday night's spectacular 6-1 win over the Foxes.[LNB]Assuming Mullins is available, boss Steve Cotterill is likely to name the same starting line-up which secured Pompey's first league victory of the season.[LNB]Defender Hermann Hreidarsson (Achilles), frontman Danny Webber (cruciate), Tom Kilbey (knee) and Billy Goddard (shin) are still on the sidelines.[LNB]Pompey will leapfrog City in the table if they can secure back-to-back wins.[LNB]David James will face his former club when the Westcountry outfit travel to Fratton Park.[LNB]The ex-England goalkeeper spent four years at Pompey before leaving in the summer to join the south coast club's Championship rivals.[LNB]Ahead of his return, James told the club's official website: "My time at Portsmouth was unbelievable in just about every department, from the FA Cup win to the financial matters.[LNB]"I still hold them close to my heart and it will be nice to go back in some respects, but my focus is on the game and we need a win."[LNB]City sustained no new problems in drawing 0-0 at Burnley on Saturday. However, one change to the squad will see the addition of defender Steven Caulker following his arrival on loan from Tottenham.

Source: Team_Talk