John Mousinho resists widespread changes for struggling Portsmouth's crucial clash with Blackburn
John Mousinho struggler face Blackburn at Fratton Park this afternoon
John Mousinho has made one enforced change to Pompey’s side in the search to turn around their season.
After seven defeats in the last nine matches, the Blues are desperate for a positive outcome against Blackburn this afternoon.
With Marlon Pack suspended, Andre Dozzell is back from his own one-game ban to take the skipper’s place in the centre of midfield.
That’s the sole alteration to the side which lost 1-0 at Swansea in the week, with Josh Murphy handed the captain’s armband in the absence of Pack and with Colby Bishop on the bench.
Josh Knight (back) and Regan Poole (ankle) are still missing, leaving Hayden Matthews and Ibane Bowat as the centre-half partnership, while Swanson is fit to resume his left-back role following an injury scare.
Meanwhile, loanee Florian Bianchini is once again left out of the 20-man squad, having been ineligible to be involved against parent club Swansea on Tuesday night.
Pompey: Schmid, Devlin, Matthews, Bowat, Swanson, Dozzell, Swift, Yang, Chaplin, Murphy, Lang.
Subs: Bursik, Williams, Sizer, Segecic, Le Roux, Kosznovszky, Bishop, Kirk, Blair.