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 ...

The victory, courtesy of substitute Michael Obafemi’s 82nd-minute strike, lifted Argyle up to 20th, leaving Portsmouth five points from safety.