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There is no doubt that if Portsmouth had a fully fit squad then Mousinho and the Pompey fans would feel plenty of confidence going into the game.
But injuries have held them back this season, with key players Josh Murphy, Callum Lang and Conor Shaughnessy set to be missing for the derby.
Murphy was instrumental in the first game, and Shaughnessy has looked to have the potential to be Pompey’s
Within a few weeks of shedding old antlers, stags start to grow new, larger horns. There is a somewhat poetic symmetry with that fact and Mansfield Town’s recent revival.
Five weeks ago, Nigel Clough’s side were staring down the barrel in the League One relegation zone in 21st after a run of six games without a win, five of which were defeats.
But how quickly things can change.
Since then,
Oxford United have signed South Korea winger Jin Woo Jeon from K-League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai.
The 26-year-old is the third new permanent signing to join the Championship side this month.
He scored 20 goals and provided six assists as Jeonbuk won a league and cup double in South Korea last year and has made two appearances for his country.
“He has real quality at the top end of the pitch
This was also the first draw between the teams since 2020 and a relatively tame affair by derby standards – until tempers boiled over in added time.
Cardiff manager Bulut was sent off for refusing to hand the ball back and arguing with Swansea’s players, before Oliver Langford handed out four yellow cards.
It was a messy end to a game which had seemed to be there for the taking
Captain Son Heung-min says he wants to be remembered as a Tottenham Hotspur legend, but does not believe he can be considered that yet.
The 32-year-old is approaching his 10th year at the Premier League club and has made more than 500 appearances for them.
He has scored at least 14 league goals in each of the past eight seasons and struck up a fine partnership with Harry Kane before
Cardiff took their time before sorting out the future of Erol Bulut in the summer, with the former Fenerbahce boss eventually given a new two-year deal in early June on the back of the progress he oversaw in the Welsh capital last season.
Bulut won plenty of admirers during the last campaign, when he led a team who finished one place above the bottom three in 2022-23 to a mid-table