Portsmouth host Sheffield Wednesday with three players in doubt due to midweek issues.

Portsmouth may be without three starting players when they host Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night.

Pompey have struggled in the Championship since their promotion last season, and they are currently at the bottom of the table with only one win from 11 matches.

On Tuesday night, they were comfortably beaten 2-0 by Cardiff City, failing to build on their weekend victory over Queens Park Rangers, and things were made worse by the loss of three players to injury in the first half. Paddy Lane and Nico Schmid were both forced off in the first 30 minutes, while Jordan Williams suffered a knock that prevented him from returning for the second half.

Given the quick turnover between now and then, it’s unclear whether any of the three will be able to face the Owls on Friday night, but it will be a source of concern for manager John Mousinho.

Speaking after their defeat to Cardiff, the Portsmouth manager explained, “Paddy has done something to his Achilles and Jordan took a nasty knock to the hip flexor in the challenge that somehow saw Cardiff awarded a free-kick… Nico got a whack to the head when they scored their second goal and had blurred vision, so we took him off.”

Wednesday are not expected to have any new injury concerns as they prepare to travel south, with Anthony Musaba set to return to the squad at Fratton Park after missing the 0-0 draw with Swansea City due to a ‘small injury’.

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