ALL-TIME RECORD
Southend wins: 11
Draws: 8
Portsmouth wins: 18
LAST SIX MEETINGS
Trophy - Jan 19 - Southend 0 Portsmouth 2
League One - Dec 18 - Portsmouth 2 Southend 0
League One - Feb 18 - Southend 3 Portsmouth 1
League One - Nov 17 - Portsmouth 1 Southend 0
League Two - Jan 15 - Portsmouth 1 Southend 2
League Two - Sep 14 - Southend 2 Portsmouth 0
REFEREE
Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
Whitestone has shown 80 yellow cards and three reds in the 27 games he has taken charge of so far this season.
Whitestone officiated Blues’ 2-1 defeat to Coventry City at Roots Hall in October, sending off Simon Cox for two bookable offences.
FORM GUIDE
Southend: LDLLWL
Portsmouth: DLDLDW
FIXTURES
Tonight: Sunderland v Accrington
Tomorrow: Barnsley v Wycombe, Bradford v Plymouth, Charlton v Blackpool, Coventry v Walsall, Fleetwood v Luton, Gillingham v Scunthorpe, Oxford v Peterborough, Shrewsbury v Burton, Southend v Portsmouth.
POINTS OF INTEREST
>Portsmouth have triumphed in just one of their last eight games.
>Blues have won their last five home League games against Portsmouth.
>Jamal Lowe is Portsmouth’s top scorer with 11 goals so far this season.
>Portsmouth have lost just three times in 16 away games in League One this term.
>Portsmouth are third in the standings.
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