Match Thread: Portsmouth v Charlton | Saturday 31st October 2020

Dave Rudd said:

Pratley will sit in front of the back four (Watson-style), with Forster-Caskey and Shinnie playing centrally too.

Williams will operate down the right (mostly) and Washington will stray towards the left.  They will swap on occasions.

It's a 4-1-4-1 out of possession and a 4-1-2-3 when we are attacking.

The formation is one thing, but the personnel is another.  Big day for Williams.

Garrymanilow said:

This was always going to be a tough one without two key players. Looks like it’ll be five at the back, which it should be given that Gunter isn’t actually a centre half and is only one for playing in the middle as part of a three. I don’t think this line up gets the best out of everyone if it is 3-5-2. You’re asking a lot of JFC defensively, asking Gunter and Pratley to play slightly out of position and putting Washington in a role where he’s a bit less effective than he is coming off the wing. It will be interesting to see how we perform without two of the players who have been such a key part of our clean sheets. I suspect that might end today so let’s hope Bogle and Williams can get their first goals for us as I think we’ll need more than one