John Mousinho rejected questions over Pompey being hurt by their high-tempo approach fading in games at Championship level.

With Ibrahim Cissoko missing out through suspension, Darko Gyabi unable to play against his parent club, and the likes of Morgan Whittaker and Rami Al Hajj dropping to the bench, it was very much a second-string side that took to the pitch against Leeds, and they were made to pay the price in the most fruitless of fashions.

Wayne Rooney declared the result was the most important thing after Plymouth Argyle produced a well below-par Home Park performance but were still able to beat Portsmouth 1-0. Rooney rested a number of players when the Pilgrims went to Championship high ...

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The key stats ahead of Portsmouth's visit to Plymouth Argyle in the Championship on Tuesday night.

Follow live coverage as Plymouth Argyle face Portsmouth in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

The striker, who started his career at Portsmouth's arch rivals Southampton, scored a late winning goal for the Pilgrims at Home Park