The early team and injury news from both camps as Pompey face Leicester City this evening.placeholder image
The early team and injury news from both camps as Pompey face Leicester City this evening. | Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages

Leicester City v Portsmouth: Early team and injury news as 7 out and 2 doubts for Saturday evening contest

By Pepe Lacey
Published 18th Oct 2025, 05:00 GMT

Pompey are back in action this evening as they make the trip to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City.

The wait for league football is finally back after the latest international break halted the new Championship campaign for the second time.

The Blues went into the two-week stoppage on a high after being second-placed Middlesbrough at Fratton Park a fortnight ago.

And another tough test awaits today, with a trip to third-placed Leicester City on the cards.

The contest, which gets underway at the latest time of 7.45pm, will be the first meeting between the two sides since 2011, with the Foxes going on to lift the Premier League title, while the Blues dropped to League Two before rising back to the second tier.

Here’s the early team and injury news from both sides ahead of this evening’s Championship contest at the King Power Stadium.

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Pompey erred on the side of caution, leaving the star man out of the triumph over Middlesbrough two weeks ago. Murphy remains a doubt for the trip to the King Power, where he was linked with a move in the summer, but Mousinho has earmarked next Saturday’s game against Stoke as a possible return for the winger.

9. Josh Murphy - Doubt

Pompey erred on the side of caution, leaving the star man out of the triumph over Middlesbrough two weeks ago. Murphy remains a doubt for the trip to the King Power, where he was linked with a move in the summer, but Mousinho has earmarked next Saturday’s game against Stoke as a possible return for the winger. | Graham Hunt

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Umeh is still not in training following his deadline day move from Crystal Palace. The winger remains sidelined due to a hamstring issue picked up prior to his Fratton Park switch.

10. Franco Umeh - Out

Umeh is still not in training following his deadline day move from Crystal Palace. The winger remains sidelined due to a hamstring issue picked up prior to his Fratton Park switch. Photo: Portsmouth FC

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