Town reserves will hope to make it four wins in a row when they face Portsmouth's second string at Portman Road this evening (KO 7pm). There will also be a number of players looking to impress Joe Royle ahead of Saturday's home game with Sheffield United.
Strikers Dean Bowditch and Alun Armstrong have both been in impressive form lately, and have scored nine goals between them in the last two reserves matches.
With Pablo Couñago out for around a month due to a hamstring problem they will be looking to replace him, although Darren Bent appears to be ahead of them at present after scoring in the first team draw at Derby.
Manager Joe Royle says he he has been impressed with all three strikers: "The two lads have been doing very well in the reserves but Darren came back and scored so they are all in with a chance."
central defender John McGreal continues his comeback after his back problems while Martijn Reuser will get another game under his belt as he gets over his groin injury.
Dutch midfielder Nabil Abidallah returns to the Town line-up after illness but Matt Bloomfield is out after suffering a knee problem in the reserves 6-1 win against Fulham last week.
Ex-Town loanee Mark Burchill may be in the Pompey side, which promises to be stronger than the Forest and Fulham teams beaten so comfortably recently.
Reserves: Price, Hogg, Barron, Mitchell, McGreal, Collins, Reuser, Abidallah, Armstrong, Bowditch, Flack, Morrow, Supple, Synnott, Atay and Manning.