The 3-2 win over Sheffield United is all that matters, but it is hard to argue Portsmouth did not get away with one on Wednesday night.

Surrendering a promising foothold in the game, 2-0 up at home is a worry but to do it against 10 men is a real concern.

You would be hard-pressed to find two worse back-to-back 45-minute periods against 10 men than our last two games. Our ability to be as poor as we were at times with a numerical advantage is comically staggering.

I also felt we were particularly poor in the first half before the opening goal, even giving consideration to the south coast derby disappointment just four days prior.

Having said that, we did do something I have felt we have struggled with so far this season.

There have been a number of occasions where we have come away from a game thinking we could have played for hours and hours and still not scored.

On Wednesday night that changed. At 2-2, I genuinely felt like we had it in us to go on and win the game. We had a newfound impetus that spurred us on to find the winner.

It is a very good job the winner came, as it is likely Fratton Park would not have been a very nice place otherwise.

Ryan Kavuma-McQueen continues to stagger and shine at the age of just 17, Zak Swanson pulled another stunner out of the very top drawer, and Jojo Dia had his best game in a Portsmouth shirt.

The schedule is relentless as a third game in six days awaits us in Norwich followed by a midweek trip to Wolverhampton. Plenty to work on as we hit the road once again.