Pompey welcome Burton Albion to Fratton Park tonight looking to return to winning ways after Saturday's stalemate at Blackpool.
That draw allowed Derby to close the gap on John Mousinho's table-toppers to five points, with nine games of the season remaining. It also proved costly as the Blues returned home from Bloomfield Road with two new injury concerns to Callum Lang and Jack Sparkes.
The Pompey head coach played down the significance of those injuries on Monday and said neither were as bad as they initially apeared. Both have a chance of playing against the Brewers, who sit 20th in the League One table and have picked up just one point from their past four games. And that represents good news as far as the Blues are concerned, with expectation levels high going into tonight's game at Fratton Park.
That said, what's the chances of Mousinho freshing up his team ahead of a huge game at Peterborough on Saturday? Does he spring a surprise or two on the visitors as he looks to maintain his side's strong position at the top of the table? Or does he simply go with the tried-and-tested that has got the Blues where they are with just over six weeks of the season remaining?
Despite a big injury list to contend with, Mousinho still has plenty of options. Here's how we believe the Blues will line up for the game against the Brewers.
9. No10 - Myles Peart-Harris
The on-loan Brentford man has been asked to play a deeper-lying role in recent games as the Blues cope with their injury problems. It hasn't exactly worked, so perhaps the return of Moxon to the team will see Peart-Harris moved to a more advanced position where we know he can work his magic. The injury to Callum Lang also opens up this possibility. | National World
10. Left-wing - Paddy Lane
What a season the Northern Ireland international is having - and there's no doubt he'll have another key role to play tonight against a Burton side Pompey are expected to beat. | National World
11. Centre-forward - Kusini Yengi
There's no better player to get the Blues on the front from the very beginning, putting opposition defences under the cosh right from the off than the Aussie. He'll set the tone for hopefully another good night under the lights at Fratton Park. | National World
