Goal hero Danny East spoke of his delight at a successful return from injury at Northampton - and at a result which cements Pompey's place in the Football League for another season.
Although a defeat for Bristol Rovers earlier in the afternoon meant the Blues could not go down, Pompey were still jubilant at a fifth straight win - courtesy of East's early goal - that lifted them to 13th in League Two.
They had to defend well to hold on for the points and East told portsmouthfc.co.uk: 'The boys dug in deep. Northampton put a lot of pressure on us, but we held on for the three points.
'They had some good chances at the end, but then we were doing them on the break. There are some good people at the club and hopefully they can now go on to avoid relegation. I think they’ve got enough quality to do that.'
On his own return to the first team after a long lay-off, East said: 'I didn’t stop running for the first 30 minutes — that’s what the gaffer wanted me to do. But I was pretty tired by the time I came off near the end.
'I’ve overcome a big injury before and I knew I’d overcome this one as well. It took longer than we thought and, but we got there in the end. It's been a frustrating season all around, but especially when we were in our bad run and I couldn’t do anything to help.
'Then we started doing well and I was really happy for the boys, but I wanted to be a part of it and I’m happy that I was finally able to do that. I’ve shown what I can do in training during the week, so the manager knows what I’m about and that I’ll give everything for the team.'
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