Pompey suffer Papa blow
Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has been ruled out for three months with a knee injury.
The Senegalese strained ligaments in his right knee while attempting to make a challenge in Pompey's Barclays Premier League defeat at Arsenal on December 28.
And after visiting a consultant, head physio Gary Sadler confirmed on Monday that the former Fulham enforcer will be out for a minimum of 12 weeks, with damage to Diop's posterior cruciate ligament a particular worry.