Wayne Rooney has his say on Portsmouth
Wayne Rooney has his say on Portsmouth
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Wayne Rooney makes Leeds United comparison ahead of Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth

Dan Godfrey
Dan Godfrey

Dan is a sports writer and broadcaster, who wrote for Breaking Media Limited's club sites including Pompey News between May 2024 and May 2025. Graduating from the University of Huddersfield in 2018 with First Class Honours in Sports Journalism, Dan has worked with several EFL clubs, as well as with BBC Radio, talkSPORT and TNT Sports. He previously resided in Sydney, Australia, where he continued his career as a freelancer in various sports. Dan was born and raised in Portsmouth, comes from a Pompey-supporting family, and was in attendance at both of the club's FA Cup finals in 2008 and 2010.

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Wayne Rooney says Portsmouth possess "a lot of energy" and will contribute to an entertaining contest against his Plymouth Argyle side.

The two teams meet at Home Park on Tuesday night [5 November] with Pompey searching to go one better from the weekend draw at Hull City.

Argyle, on the other hand, have been reeling from a comprehensive defeat by Leeds United [2 November] and sense a chance to return to a positive note, with boss Rooney comparing how Pompey will differ to the Whites.

"It's an opportunity for us to get back to winning ways. Really looking forward to it," Rooney claimed in his pre-match press conference [Plymouth Argyle FC on X, 4 November].

"Portsmouth present different qualities to Leeds and other teams. We're going into it with fresh legs and fresh minds.

"We're expecting a tough game, they've got a lot of energy. Man-to-man, out of possession, they like to get to the ball. It'll be an entertaining game for sure."

Portsmouth can overtake Plymouth with win

There have rarely been many opportunities posing themselves to Portsmouth whereby a win can take the side above their opponents, but this is true of Tuesday's showdown.

Should John Mousinho come out on top against Rooney in Devon, the Blues will leapfrog Argyle on goal difference in the Championship.

A 340-mile round trip to Plymouth constitutes Pompey's only trip south for a league game this season, and the two sides look to strike up a competitive XI having each been affected by injury issues.

Despite the Blues still propping up the league, some expect them to find a way to remain in the Championship beyond this campaign, having vastly been seen to have underachieved and struggled with early fixtures.

The task is tough, but Tuesday's game is representative of the kind of matches which could prove defining come May.

In other Portsmouth news, another Championship manager praises the Pompey fans while hinting criticism at his own.

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