A combination of injury and illness kept the likes of Colby Bishop, Kusini Yengi, Gavin Whyte and Tom Lowery out of the sides that beat Gosport 3-1 on Friday evening and defeated the Hawks 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
So to catch up on what the latest is on each of them, here’s what John Mousinho had to say with the season-opener against Bristol Rovers less than three weeks away.
Note: Mousinho has stated that some of those unavailable over the weekend were precautionary absences, with four expected to play if the games on Friday and Saturday had been league outings.
Regan Poole, meanwhile, is playing catch-up fitness-wise following his arrival last week on a free transfer.
5. Tom Lowery - groin
Mousinho: ‘Tom Lowery, we just pulled out of training (Thursday). Again, we want to be very careful with Tom based on his injury history last year. He’s been feeling his groin and didn’t feature over the weekend but it’s one of those where it’s just better to be cautious now.' Photo: Jason Brown
6. Kusini Yengi - ankle
Mousinho: ‘We thought Kusini would be able to feature against Gosport but he felt his ankle in training on Thursday. It was actually a bit of an awkward one going for a cross so I think we’re going to get a scan on Monday to see where he’s at. I don’t think it’s serious, but it’s not a matter of days, it might be a week or two weeks.' Photo: Portsmouth FC
7. Joe Rafferty - calf
Mousinho: ‘Joe Rafferty’s injury is a calf. Joe is slightly behind, he hasn’t been training but we hope to integrate him with the group next week.' Photo: Jason Brown
8. Gavin Whyte - illness
No update provided but winger has been absent all week because of illness. Photo: Portsmouth FC