News of Marlon Pack’s ankle ligament injury will have come as a blow – as will Regan Poole and Alex Robertson’s one-match suspensions for Port Vale’s visit to Fratton Park on Saturday.
It guarantees another reshuffling of the pack for the Pompey head coach, whose side remains top of the League One table with one quarter of the season already completed.
And with several other injury-plagued members of the Blues squad on familiar terms with the medical staff, there’s a need to delve deeper into his ranks for solutions.
Headway is being made, however, following positive news on Kusini Yengi and Connor Ogilvie emerging.
So here’s the injury latest, according to Mousinho, ahead of the Port Vale game – plus his take on the Poole and Robertson suspensions.
9. Alex Robertson - one-match ban
Mousinho: 'Alex’s (booking against Wycombe) completely baffles me, I thought it was a penalty (to Pompey). If you are going to give anything, give the free-kick fine, you can’t book him for that. He has eyes on the ball, he brings it down and gets completely taken out – and somehow gets a booking. I am not particularly pleased with that because it’s one of those yellows which is absolutely ridiculous. Alex has been booked for a few petulant ones, which I can completely live with, he’ll have to learn not to because now he’s suspended for Saturday.’ Photo: Jason Brown