'The angriest I've ever seen Mousinho'

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Portsmouth manager John Mousinho looks disappointed during the 2-1 defeat at Preston North EndImage source, Rex Features

John Mousinho was the angriest I've ever seen him after the 2-1 defeat to Preston.

This was a match that got away. Portsmouth were the better team in the first half but squandered their decent attacking positions.

The second half was different after four changes by Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom but Pompey seemed to have done the hard bit by equalising with just seven minutes left.

Mousinho was particularly angry with the way Preston won the game.

In truth, though, this was an average spectacle between two fairly limited teams.

A week is a very long time in football. Six days after a stunning win over Leeds United that left Pompey 10 points clear of the relegation places, two damaging defeats have made the bottom of the table look very different.