Sylvain Distin will return to the heart of Portsmouth's defence for Sunday's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Preston at Deepdale.Distin plays after shaking off a hamstring injury but new striker Jermain Defoe is cup-tied and David Nugent is still not fit enough after a hernia operation to face his old club.

Glen Johnson returns at right back after missing last week's win at Bolton when his partner gave birth and Noe Pamarot, injured at the Reebok, is out for up to three weeks with a knee ligament injury.

Harry Redknapp is likely to switch Hermann Hreidarsson to left back despite on-loan Frenchman Lucien Aubey's impressive debut performance as a substitute last week.

Milan Baros will be partnered up front by Nwankwo Kanu if Pompey line up 4-4-2, with Sulley Muntari also returning from African Nations Cup duty.

Kick-off on Sunday is at 4pm.

Pompey (from): James; Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Muntari, Diarra, Diop, Kranjcar, Baros, Kanu, Davis, Hughes, Aubey, Utaka, Pedro Mendes, Mvuemba, Ashdown (gk).

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