Stat Attack: Notts County vs. Portsmouth, Monday 17 April 2017

Notts County and Portsmouth have met a total of 29 times over the years, the first meeting coming on the 20th November 1926, which the Magpies lost 3-2 at Meadow Lane.

We have beaten Pompey 13 times and played out six draws, with the South Coast side winning on 10 occasions.

Between December 1992 and December 1994 the two teams played each other six times, with Notts failing to get a win in a run that saw three draws and three defeats.

Portsmouth have been champions of England twice, in 1949 and 1950. The club has also won the FA Cup on two occasions, in 1939 and most recently in 2008, and also reached the final of the competition in 2010.

Portsmouth were moderately successful in the 2000s, especially during the 2007–08 Premier League season, when they won the FA Cup, beating Cardiff City 1-0 in the final.

They subsequently qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup competing against European heavyweights such as seven-times European Cup winners AC Milan.

During this period, Portsmouth were recognised to have a large number of international footballers, including England players Glen Johnson and Jermain Defoe, as well as Peter Crouch, David James and Sol Campbell.

However, financial problems soon set in and Portsmouth were relegated to the Championship in 2010.

In 2012 they were again relegated, to League One, and again, in 2013, to League Two.

They began the 2013–14 season in the fourth tier of the English football league system for the first time since the late 1970s.

Portsmouth became the largest fan-owned football club in England, after the Pompey Supporters Trust (PST) successfully gained possession of Fratton Park in April 2013.

Team news

Kevin Nolan has no new injury or suspension worries for Monday's game.

Michael O'Connor returned as captain and was on the scoresheet in the Magpies' 2-2 draw at Crewe Alexandra on Good Friday and is expected to keep his place.

Mark Yeates impressed as a substitute in that game and will hope to feature against Pompey

Likewise, Portsmouth have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their visit of Meadow Lane.

Noel Hunt is still missing so Gary Roberts, who scored on Friday against Plymouth, will retain his place up front.

Conor Chaplin is vying for a place in the starting line-up after coming off the bench in the draw with the Pilgrims.

Forwards Eoin Doyle and Curtis Main remain sidelined for the rest of the campaign.

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