Eight days key to Portsmouth's likely survival

While Portsmouth are not mathematically safe, their past three results in eight days have been crucial to their hopes of staying up.

After the draw with Oxford United on Easter Monday, the Blues have gone on to beat Middlesbrough, Ipswich and now Leicester to move seven points clear of danger with just three games to go.

John Mousinho's side were under serious pressure away at Boro a week ago before going on to snatch victory in added time.

They then capitalised in two home games, aggressive in their approach against Ipswich before finding a way to get over the line in Saturday's scrappy affair with the Foxes, who were fighting for their lives.

At a crucial time in the season Pompey's key players have stepped up, Marlon Pack in particular outstanding on the ball in both home wins this week.

The three clean sheets in those games will have particularly pleased Mousinho, whose side have leaked goals for much of the season but now seem to have found a real solidity at an important time.