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JOHN’S MASSIVE STEP TO SAFETY

by
The LeaguePaper Team
19 April 2026

RESULTS: Mousinho

WHILE Portsmouth are not mathematically safe, their past three results have been crucial to their hopes of staying up.
After the draw with Oxford United on Easter Monday, the Blues have gone on to beat Middlesbrough, Ipswich Town and now Leicester to move seven points clear of danger with just three games to go.
At a crucial time in the season Pompey’s key players seem to have stepped up, and boss John Mousinho said: “This does feel like a massive step to safety as we are ten points ahead of Leicester now.
“We are a little bit disappointed w...

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