After the latest international break of the season, the wait for Championship football is finally over, with Pompey hosting Millwall this afternoon.
This has seen John Mousinho’s men slump to 20th in the standings, while today’s opposition currently occupy the final play-off position in sixth.
The Lions have picked up 25 points from their opening 15 games, but are winless in their past three fixtures.
Here’s the early team and injury news ahead of this afternoon’s Championship fixture at Fratton.
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9. Dan McNamara - Doubt
McNamara hasn’t registered a competitive outing since January after suffering a knee injury, which later required surgery. After returning to training last month as well as appearances for the Lions’ U21s, the defender could be in contention for a place in the squad today. | Getty Images
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10. Massimo Luongo - Out
The summer signing will be forced to miss the rest of the campaign after suffering an ACL injury against QPR last month. | Getty Images
11. Adrian Segecic - Doubt
Segecic is expected to be one of three returning faces in Mousinho’s squad this afternoon after missing the past four matches due to ankle ligament damage. | Dennis Goodwin/ProSportsImages
12. Billy Mitchell - Out
The 24-year-old, who has featured nine times for Millwall this term, is set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring issue against Birmingham leading up to the recent international break. | Getty Images