Follow live coverage as Preston North End 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 defeat against the Pilgrims hasn’t deterred any of the Fratton faithful from making the near 525-mile round trip - having snapped up more than 3,500 tickets. Three points could see Mousinho’s men rise above Preston and even as high as 14th heading into the final eight games of the campaign after the upcoming international break.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Preston North End and Portsmouth at Deepdale on Saturday; Stefan Thordarson scores winner as Paul Heckingbottoms Lilywhites

Portsmouth make the trip to Preston North End on Saturday (15:00 GMT) as they look to climb further away from the threat of relegation. Pompey claimed a huge win over Leeds United on the weekend, but then lost out to bottom side Plymouth Argyle in the midweek.

Follow live coverage as Preston North End 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.

Cohen Bramall has revealed there were some hard words spoken in the Pompey dressing room at full-time against Preston.

It was Pompey who came out on top in the reverse fixture at Fratton Park The sun was out in Lancashire ahead of Preston North End’s home match against Portsmouth. Paul Heckingbottom’s side headed into the game looking to get back to winning ways in the league,