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!
17. Tom McIntyre - 2 injuries
The January signing from Reading broke his ankle on his debut against Northampton on February 3 and subsequently sat out the remainder of the season. A hamstring injury picked up against Wycombe in pre-season then meant the centre-back missed the first five games of the 2024-25 campaign. | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages

18. Terry Devlin - 1 injury
The Northern Ireland midfielder damaged shoulder ligaments in Pompey's trip to Oxford's Kassam Stadium in January. The injury required surgey, with Devlin not featuring again until the final-day-of-the-season win against Lincoln. | National World

19. Myles Peart-Harris - 1 injury
The Brentford loanee sustained a knee injury against Cambridge on February 13. Missed only one game, though. | Getty Images

20. Jack Sparkes - 1 injury
The now departed left-back gashed his ankle at Blackpool back in March and was forced to sit out Pompey's next game against Burton. Photo: Jason Brown

