Cotterill said: “I was disappointed with the sending off. I thought that was a bit harsh. Luke got a bit of a nudge before he went in and clipped the lad on the shin, but it’s not studs up and the lad got straight up afterwards and shook hands with him.
“It’s maybe a booking, but it’s not a straight red. The referee was very quick with the red card.
“We seem to be getting punished for everything at the moment. But we have to learn from this, because we can’t let it keep happening with the size of our squad.”
Pompey will be hoping to have Dave Kitson available for Blackpool’s visit on Saturday. He pulled out of the trip to Hull with sore ribs.
Sore ribs eh must be from all the laughing at Cotterills post match interviews.