Portsmouth vs Coventry City. Sky Bet League One.
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Monday 22 April 2019 12:34, UK
Kenny Jackett could shuffle his Portsmouth pack for Monday's Sky Bet League One clash at home to Coventry.
Pompey claimed a late, smash-and-grab 2-1 victory at Burton on Friday, with defender Matt Clarke scoring an added-time winner.
Bryn Morris, Omar Bogle and Ronan Curtis all came off the bench to inject fresh impetus at the Pirelli Stadium and Jackett could slot all three into the starting line-up for the visit of the Sky Blues.
Brandon Mason faces a race against time to be fit for Coventry. The former Watford left-back was a last-minute withdrawal from Mark Robins' line-up as City saw off Bradford 2-0 at the Ricoh Arena on Friday.
Sam McCallum stepped in for a rare League One start and could be primed to retain his place at Fratton Park. Robins could also turn to the more experienced Junior Brown, who took a seat on the bench against the Bantams.
Portsmouth have lost just one of their last seven home games in all competitions against Coventry (W3 D3), a 0-3 defeat in April 2011 when both teams were in the second tier.
After conceding in five successive league games and only recording one win (D1 L3), Portsmouth have won each of their last two against Coventry, keeping a clean sheet in both.
Portsmouth have won each of their last three home league games, they have not won four in a row at Fratton Park in a single season since a run of five ending in December 2017.
Coventry are currently unbeaten in six away league games (W4 D2) after defeating Sunderland 5-4 at the Stadium of Light in their most recent such fixture, they last went seven consecutive away league games without defeat in a single season in May 1998 in the Premier League (8 games).
Portsmouth have won each of their last five league games on Easter Monday, last being defeated on this day away to Watford in a Premier League fixture in 2007.
There's no stopping Pompey at the moment - they've won seven games in succession in all competitions and still have designs on beating Barnsley and Sunderland to automatic promotion in the four games they still have to play.
Amid their off-field issues, the Sky Blues are ticking along nicely and I think they could be the side to halt the stunning run Kenny Jackett's side are on.
Prutton predicts: 2-2 (16/1 with Sky Bet)
