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Ellis at the double to give Kenny a nudge…

By Alex Crook

ELLIS Harrison fired a timely reminder to Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett as the holders maintained the perfect start to the defence of the Leasing.com Trophy.
Harrison, who has been starved of gametime since a summer move from Ipswich, scored twice to fire a youthful Pompey to victory over Norwich’s under-21s at Fratton Park.
Local lad Josh Flint also bagged a debut goal as the south coast side, conquerors of Sunderland in last season’s final at Wembley, made it two wins from two in Group B.
Portsmouth assistant manager Joe Gallen heaped praise on academy a...

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