Injuries to key players have continued to hit Pompey hard in their difficult return to the Championship.
At the start of this week, John Mousinho was missing eight players: Conor Shaughnessy, Jacob Farrell, Zak Swanson, Jordan Williams, Paddy Lane, Will Norris, Nicolas Schmid, and Colby Bishop.
John Mousinho delivers an update on each of their development for Saturday’s trip to Hull.
1. Conor Shaughnessy.
Conor Shaughnessy has not featured for Pompey since August 17 against Luton. Photo: Jason Brown/ProSportsImages.
2. Jacob Farrell’s Knee
John Mousinho stated: “He is also about four weeks away.” That part of the pitch has been challenging due to a lack of available players.Getting Jacob back frees up space on that side of the pitch, allowing us to rotate them or even move Connor Ogilvie inside, but we haven’t had that luxury.Jacob is still in that phase of rest, so he hasn’t gone out on the grass. He’ll most likely be a couple of weeks away once he’s out on the grass, but we haven’t got him out there yet.We just need that MCL to settle down because we don’t want anything to happen again.
3. Zak Swanson
John Mousinho said: ‘Zak is possibly back for Preston, if not then we’ll give him two weeks and he can return after the international break.’
4. Jordan Williams – Hip
John Mousinho said: ‘Jordan probably won’t be available for Hull. ‘We might try to get him out on the grass on Friday, but the likelihood is it will be more realistic for Plymouth or Preston.’
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