Pompey are making a rare trip to the New Forest for the start of their Hampshire Senior Cup campaign.
A young Blues team travels to Bashley this evening (7.45pm) for the second round of the competition.
It is the first time the two sides have played at Bashley Road since 1994, when Bashley won 3-0 in a pre-season friendly against a Pompey XI that included Chris Burns and Lee Russell. The Bash have had a promising start to their Southern League Division One South season, with nine points from their first four games to put them in fourth.
Last Saturday, they also advanced to the next round of the FA Trophy, defeating Mousehole on penalties in front of a crowd of 234 people.
They will now play Pompey at the Veho Community Stadium, although it will be Sam Hudson’s under-18s rather than the Championship first-team.
Harry Clout, who scored all three goals in the Academy’s 3-0 victory over Cambridge United last weekend, is expected to play.
The potential left winger piqued supporters’ interest in pre-season for John Mousinho’s side and recently appeared on the first-team bench against Luton and Middlesbrough, however he went unused.
However, the second-year scholar stays with the Academy and will face Bashley tonight.
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