Portsmouth boss Paul Hart felt the performance of Jamie O`Hara was one major positive to come from the defeat to Bolton.

The Tottenham loanee, who was making his debut, sent over the corner which allowed Younes Kaboul to score the opener and it was the rebound from his shot which allowed fellow newcomer Kevin-Prince Boateng to net Pompey`s second.

That was more than enough to convince Hart that O'Hara could play a crucial role in the club's fight for survival.

He said: "I thought Jamie was excellent - he's a great player.

"He hasn't had a lot of games this season and just got tired in the last 10 or 20 minutes. But I think he has got an awful lot of ability and craft - he's going to be a big player for us."