Pressure on Pompey after horror show

Oh dear. By far Portsmouth's worst performance of the season and back to the bad old days of 12 months ago away from home. As starts go, the first 10 minutes couldn't have been much worse. Pompey conceded a goal, saved a penalty, and saw Birmingham miss two great opportunities. They improved as the half went on, though - only to be even worse in the second half. To concede three goals from set-pieces is a big concern. There were no real answers for Birmingham's clever corner routines. This was a bold selection call from boss John Mousinho to leave out Colby Bishop and Conor Chaplin, even if neither are in great form. Missing Connor Ogilvie through illness was unfortunate, especially with back-up left-back Jacob Farrell still out injured. There's now huge pressure on Wednesday's home game with Wrexham. Pompey cannot repeat performances like the one at St Andrews. There are other teams in the division who'll put more than four past them if they play like that.