Craig Bellamy returns to the Cardiff side to face Portsmouth after sitting out of the midweek Carling Cup tie at Peterborough United.

Chris Burke retains his spot on the right of a three pronged attack, while Darcy Blake returns from injury to replace Adam Matthews at right-back.

New loan signing from Wolves Andy Keogh is named among the substitutes.

Portsmouth: Ashdown, Mullins, Mokoena, Sonko, Dickinson, Brown, Wilson, Hughes, Utaka, Smith, Nugent.Subs: Flahavan, Ritchie, Ciftci, Pack.

Cardiff City: Marshall, Blake, Hudson, Gyepes, Naylor, Drinkwater, Olofinjana, Whittingham, Burke, Bellamy (c), Bothroyd. Subs: Heaton, Rae, McPhail, Gerrard, Keogh, Koumas, Matthews.

Full match report and reaction to follow.