Pompey are on the road for the first time in the Championship this season as they visit newly-promoted Lincoln City.
Meanwhile, the Imps, now under the joint management of Tom Shaw and Chris Cohen, also tasted defeat on their return to the second tier after falling to a 2-1 reverse to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
We’ve taken a look at the early team and injury news from both camps ahead of this lunchtime’s showdown at Sincil Bank.
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5. Connor Ogilvie - Out
Mousinho revealed the left-back underwent his second procedure in two months to rectify an ongoing knee problem. Ogilvie is now set to miss at least six weeks of action. | Simon Roe/ProSportsImages
6. Josef Bursik - Out
Bursik is close to a return to training following a four-month injury lay-off. The keeper, of course, suffered a calf issue in the Blues' win over Stoke City in April. | Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages
7. Harvey Blair - Out
Blair picked up a hip injury ahead of the Blues' friendly against Darmstadt in July and is once again expected to sit out. | Simon Roe/ProSportsImages
8. Adam Jackson - Doubt
The long-serving defender's future could lie away from Sincil Bank, having missed the majority of the Imps' title-winning campaign after undergoing a hernia operation. The 32-year-old is back in training, though, having missed the Carabao Cup match against Derby and Saturday's defeat to Middlesbrough. | Getty Images