Saturday against West Brom was probably the best that the Fratton Park crowd have seen Pompey play all season. In terms of both performance and result I thought we were excellent.
John Mousinho’s side were at it from the off and consistently kept their levels, our sharpness and energy twinned with an opposition heading very much in the wrong direction meant for only one outcome.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more comfortable home win in the EFL over the weekend.
Conor Chaplin’s first goal since his return to the club provided an emotional moment of hometown glory following understandable frustration at his inability to convert previously.
That was his best game in his second spell here so far, in the sort of win that will keep Pompey in the Championship.
The arrival of both Ebou Adams and Millenic Alli, with the physicality and pace they bring respectively, has firmly correlated with Pompey’s steady form in January.
Alli’s man-of-the-match display leaves many Pompey fans bemused as to how that man couldn’t get a game at Luton.
As strong as Pompey’s attacking prowess was, this was backed up by an excellent defensive shutout and a well-deserved clean sheet.
Albeit an alarming lack of chances from West Brom’s point of view, Pompey’s rearguard barely put a foot wrong all afternoon.
Six wins from our remaining 18 games and we will be all but there.
Winning games against those around you while others are struggling to pick up results means Pompey are a team moving in the right direction at the moment.
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