First season 'a rollercoaster' for Pompey's Blair

Harvey Blair (centre) joined Portsmouth from Liverpool in August

Harvey Blair's first season with Portsmouth has been like "a rollercoaster" according to the former Liverpool winger.

The 21-year-old made the switch from Merseyside to the South Coast last summer but has found first-team appearances hard to come by before scoring his first Pompey goal in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

"I just wanted to go out and have fun really and the goal came with it," Blair told BBC Radio Solent.

"Josh Murphy said to me before the game 'every time I get the ball just get in the box' so I knew that and luckily it was a nice little tap-in."

Blair had to wait until October's trip to Stoke for his first start in a Portsmouth shirt and that ended in a 6-1 hammering.

Since then he has only featured a further five times with the draw at Hillsborough his second appearance in the starting line-up.

"It's been a rollercoaster season for me but I just need to keep my head down, keep working hard and make sure next season I'm firing on all cylinders," he added

"All the lads have been unbelievable since the day I came in, welcomed me with open arms and I couldn't ask for any more."

Portsmouth safeguarded their Championship status with a win over Watford on Easter Monday and finish their campaign at home to relegation-threatened Hull City on Saturday (12:30 BST)