Sun 24th May - JJB Stadium
By James Dall Last updated: 11th July 2008
Portsmouth striker David Nugent has insisted he has no intention of leaving Fratton Park.
Nugent signed for Pompey last summer from Preston North End, but struggled for regular first-team football during his debut campaign.
Manager Harry Redknapp secured the signing of forward Peter Crouch on Friday, while earlier this transfer window he landed teenager Ben Sahar on a six-month loan.
But Nugent, who made just five Premier League starts last term, is determined to fight for his place in the side, despite reported interest from Birmingham and Hull.
He told The News: "Over the summer you always have a look in the papers to see what's going on and you cannot ignore the fact we have been looking at a couple of strikers.
"It's all about competition for places and although Milan Baros is not coming back, Ben Sahar has arrived and now it looks like Peter Crouch will be as well.
"That's football. I'm not going to get frustrated about it. It's down to me to just prove what I can do.
"We are in Europe and I want to be part of it. I don't want to leave this football club now and I intend to stay. I want to show what I can do.
"I read in the papers earlier this summer that Birmingham and Hull were supposedly interested in me.
"Well, I would not want to join a side that had just come up to the Premier League or a team that has just been relegated."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Havant and W vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Basingstoke vs Portsmouth |
| Monday 27th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Eastleigh vs Portsmouth |
| Friday 31st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 21:15 | Guimaraes vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 21:15 | Benfica vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Rangers |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Fulham |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Birmingham vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man City |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Bolton |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Everton |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs Portsmouth |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Monday 18th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 3 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 9th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 3 Arsenal | |
| Monday 27th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Wednesday 22nd April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 18th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 2 West Brom | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 21st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 1 Everton | |
| Saturday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Tuesday 3rd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 21st February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Stoke 2 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 14th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 0 Man City | |
| Saturday 7th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 3 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 3 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Tuesday 27th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 24th January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 2 Swansea | |
| Sunday 18th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 1 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Tuesday 13th January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Bristol City 0 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 |
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