Torquay United's preparations for this afternoon's League Two clash at Portsmouth were rocked by a flood at the hotel where they were staying last night.

The players and coaching staff awoke to a partially collapsed roof and water seeping through the building at 2am.

After spending three hours wandering around the lobby in their pyjamas, the party were eventually relocated to a different hotel at 5am.

Torquay have not beaten Pompey since 1979 and the Gulls have only scored one goal in their last four meetings with the South Coast club.

Written by
Robert Summerscales