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Midfielder Tom Lowery faces another setback as Pompey awaits the damage of a suspected hamstring injury. He came off in the 66th minute in Pompey’s 1-0 defeat to Millwall, and now he will be assessed.
Speaking to The News on Tuesday, manager John Mousinho said: “Tom’s okay, he felt his hamstring, hopefully, it’s just a tightness. We will see how that settles down in the next 24 hours.
‘You’re always concerned when a player goes off and feels a muscle injury, especially when it’s Tom because we all want Tom to do well and he’s had that injury record
‘We will see how that one settles down.’
Pompey have had a series of injuries to contend with during pre-season which have carried on into the campaign. Summer signing Josh Murphy took a knock to his ankle against Charlton Athletic and that’s stopped him from making his competitive debut. Jacob Farrell, another summer arrival has yet to make his competitive bow because of a knee issue.
Tom McIntyre, who signed from Reading in January, but suffered a season-ending injury and a red card on his debut is out with a hamstring problem. Regan Poole is still recovering from the ACL injury he sustained against Chesterfield in the FA Cup back in November but is making progress.
Forward Kusini Yengi has missed the last two games, and that’s come as a blow as Colby Bishop isn’t available for selection either. Yengi is ‘touch and go’ whilst Bishop has undergone successful heart surgery after being advised to have the procedure during pre-season. No timescale has been given on when he will make his return.
