Millwall manager Alex Neil and Portsmouth manager John Mousinho
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Portsmouth vs Millwall predicted XI: John Mousinho's experiment ends in four changes

James Barker

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Portsmouth welcome Millwall to Fratton Park on Saturday lunchtime.

John Mousinho's side are fresh off the back of a battling away point against Wolves last time out.

Terry Devlin's dramatic late equaliser is sure to fill this Pompey group with confidence and belief, as their unbeaten run stretches to three games.

Millwall, meanwhile, aren't in great form of late having won just the once from their last six Championship outings.

As such, Lions boss Alex Neil will be feeling the pressure to turn things round at The Den sooner rather than later.

Pompey News predicts how Mousinho might line his side up for Saturday's 12:30pm clash with Millwall.

Nicolas Schmid may have cost himself Portsmouth role vs Wolves

Starting between the sticks, Mousinho has yet to truly find his number one goalkeeper this season.

Nicolas Schmid opened the season as the starter, before being axed after three games for Daniel Bielica.

Schmid has returned to the starting lineup for the last four games, but other than his display at Norwich, has largely been unconvincing.

The goal he let in for Wolves' opener on Tuesday was very soft on his near post, and as such, Mousinho may now revert back to Bielica against Millwall.

Devlin could keep his place at right-back after a superb all-round display at Molineux, whilst the same may be said for Jayden Meghoma at left-back.

As for the centre-back pairing, injuries are largely forcing Mousinho to stick with Regan Poole and Madiodio Dia, and this could be the pairing once again.

So, with one big change potentially coming in defence, where else might Mousinho tinker further up the pitch?

Millwall manager Alex Neil and Portsmouth manager John Mousinho
Ebou Adams dazzled by teammate's 'beast' of a performance in Portsmouth draw vs Wolves

Mousinho might rejig his attacking midfield department vs Millwall

Moving into central midfield, Ebou Adams enjoyed a strong display against Wolves and could keep his place this weekend.

However, Iyad Mohamed was booked and didn't enjoy a great night at Molineux, and thus Marlon Pack may return to the lineup.

On the left, Adrian Segecic was a thorn in Wolves' side all evening, and might once again start there against Millwall.

Rocco Shein didn't look particularly comfortable in attacking midfield last time out, and Mousinho may shift Abu Kamara back into a central role.

This could open the door for Ryan Kavuma-McQueen to come back into the side on the right wing, after being benched in midweek.

Tyrese Shade led the Pompey line at Molineux but was never really in the game, and so Marko Milovanovic could return to the XI after netting against Norwich in his previous start.

Portsmouth predicted XI vs Millwall: Bielica; Devlin, Poole, Dia, Meghoma; Adams, Pack; Kavuma-McQueen, Kamara, Segecic; Milovanovic

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