From Kusini Yengi damaging ligaments in his ankle after Christian Saydee fell on him, to Joe Rafferty straining his neck while drying his hair after training, the Blues have had a rotten run of luck when it comes to players’ availability.
And just when it seemed the current injury situation had turned a corner following the returns of Josh Murphy, Regan Poole and Tom McIntyre to first-team action in recent weeks, Pompey suffered another blow after it emerged that top-scorer Callum Lang was now out after suffering a groin problem in last Saturday’s defeat to Burnley.
At this rate, head coach John Mousinho must be wondering when he’ll catch a break and if he will ever approach the current Championship campaign with a clean bill of health. Indeed, heading into Saturday’s game with Sheffield United, there’s also doubts over the fitness of Conor Shaughnessy, Jacob Farrell, Kusini Yengi and Mark O’Mahony. Colby Bishop’s recent heart surgery, unfortunately, makes him an automatic non-starter!
Since the start of last season, we can reveal that the Blues have had 37 injuries that have ruled players out of games - 25 of which have come during matches, 11 during training and one in the pre-match warm-up (Yengi v West Brom).
Here’s those injuries in full as Pompey continue to strive for a clean bill of health!

5. Christian Saydee - 1 injury
The forward suffered a hamstring injury in training in September 2023, which forced him to miss three games. | National World

6. Connor Oogilvie - 2 injuries
The Pompey left-back missed five games after pulling up with a groin issue during the Blues' 3-2 win at Barnsley on September 19, 2023. Ogilvie then suffered ligament damage in his left ankle in the first 10 seconds of Pompey's trip to Cambridge United on October 24. He sat out the next 21 games as a result. | National World

7. Marlon Pack - 1 injury
The Pompey skipper suffered ligament damage in his left ankle following a red-card challenge from Wigan's Charlie Wyke on September 30, 2023. The midfielder didn't report back to duty until the visit of Blackpool at the end of November as he was forced to sit out nine games. | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages
8. Tino Anjorin - 1 injury
The on-loan Chelsea midfielder was forced to sit out five months of last season after suffering a hamstring injury against Chesterfield in the first round of the FA Cup last November. | National World

