Pompey's new pair of strikers can be flexible additions to the Blues, says coach Ian Foster.

He was delighted to see Jamal Lowe net three and Nicke Kabamba the other in a 4-0 defeat of Norwich for the reserves at West Leigh Park.

Foster told The News: 'Obviously, Nicke is a nine, that is what he is, he’s going to play up there. You hope he has a little bit of everything. He’s a big lad who can stretch the game, can link the play and can score goals. If he can do that in the first team then we will all be delighted.

‘Against Norwich you could see he pulls off, holds the ball up, he can bring Jamal into play, can bring wide players into play. The ball is quite safe when it goes into him and he’s agile — at one point he produced a really good scissor-kick.

‘In the same match, Jamal played the 10 role, just off Nicke, and had real flexibility in his role. Jamal can play off the striker, play off the wide position, he can also play off the nine role, so it’s great to have that all wrapped up in one player.

‘His performance and finishes were very, very good, and I thought Jez Bedford on the right was outstanding and a constant threat, hitting the post. ‘The pair of them can play in that structure and, without going overboard, it was a nice performance from both.’

The duo could both be in the squad when Pompey host Exeter on Saturday.

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