The Blues will be incredibly backed by 3,500 members of the Fratton faithful, who will set the alarms early on Saturday morning ahead of a near 525-mile round trip to Deepdale.
John Mousinho’s men will be looking to rekindle the performance seen against Leeds last weekend after a disappointing defeat to bottom-of-the-table Plymouth in midweek.
The Blues have won just two games away from Fratton Park this term but will be looking to increase the gap to the relegation zone as the race for survival heats up.
Pompey currently sit seven points above the relegation zone ahead of the trip to Lancashire but could rise as high as 14th in the standings with a win against the Lilywhites. In fact, three points could see Mousinho’s troops move above the hosts, who are unbeaten in their last 14 games in all competitions on home soil.
Ahead of this afternoon’s game, we’ve taken a look at the current injury situations of both sides.
13. Rob Atkinson - out
Atkinson is a few weeks behind Shaughnessy in his recovery from a calf issue picked up against QPR in February. A return to the side could be on the cards in April as Pompey’s injury crisis at the heart of the defence continues. Photo: Jason Brown
14. Jordan Williams - out
The right-back is set to return to training next week after a two-month injury lay-off due to a hamstring injury picked up in January. Williams’ return date has been pencilled in for Blackburn’s visit to Fratton Park at the end of the month. Photo: Dan Istitene
15. Christian Saydee - out
The powerful attacker has missed the Blues’ previous two Championship games against Leeds and Plymouth respectively but is set to complete a comeback from his groin injury against Blackburn after the international break. Picture: Jason Brown/ProSportsImages | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages
16. Alexander Milosevic - doubt
The defender arrived at Fratton Park as a free agent last week and Mousinho remains cautious - despite his injury issues at centre-back - to throw the defender into the side having not played competitive football since November. | Portsmouth FC