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Matching numbers and names gives few Pompey clues

Anyone expecting Pompey's squad numbers to reveal without any doubt who'd be in Kenny Jackett's team - and who probably wouldn't be - will have been disappointed at their unveiling.

They give few if any clues to whether he favours one player over another, with a number of likely first-team starters having numbers well below 11.

And two of those with numbers within the first 11 are Michael Smith and Gary Roberts, thought by most observers unlikely to be central to Jackett's thoughts.

There are 28 members of the first team squad - here are their numbers... 1 Luke McGee 2 Tom Davies 3 Tareiq Holmes-Dennis 4 Danny Rose 5 Matt Clarke 6 Christian Burgess 7 Carl Baker 8 Brett Pitman 9 Michael Smith 10 Milan Lalkovic 11 Gary Roberts 14 Curtis Main 15 Nicke Kabamba 16 Jack Whatmough 18 Jamal Lowe 19 Conor Chaplin 20 Nathan Thompson 22 Kal Naismith 23 Kyle Bennett 25 Drew Talbot 26 Gareth Evans 30 Adam May 32 Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain 33 Ben Close 35 Alex Bass 36 Jez Bedford 37 Theo Widdrington 38 Brandon Haunstrup

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