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Michael Smith's first Portsmouth goal helped put their League Two promotion bid back on track with a 3-1 win over Bristol Rovers at Fratton Park.

The Swindon loanee headed home just before half-time after Gareth Evans' earlier chip from close range.

Substitute Marc McNulty completed the win in the second half as Pompey jumped above Rovers into fifth.

Lee Brown scored a late free-kick for the visitors who drop out of the play-off places into eighth.

Portsmouth assistant manager Leam Richardson told BBC Radio Solent:

"The result's obviously what we're looking for but the performance secondary is very pleasing.

"The manager, the lads, they wanted to give a performance full of energy, full of life and certainly the first half we got that.

"I think you've seen glimpses today of [Smith]. I've worked with him before, he's a very technically gifted player, he's a goal scorer. The more minutes he gets the better it is for Portsmouth FC."