League leaders Pompey travel to Whaddon Road to face Cheltenham Town in one of a handful of League One games on FA Cup weekend.
Pompey focus on their league campaign this weekend whilst almost everyone else is in the third round of the FA Cup. John Mousinho's side exited the competition after a defeat to Chesterfield, and with the Robins also knocked out, the match in Gloucestershire goes ahead.
The Asia Cup begins this month, and already forward Kusini Yengi has linked up with Australia for the tournament. He will be out of action for the next few weeks, and his progress out in Qatar will be tracked.
The earlier meeting between the two sides this season resulted in a goalless draw at Fratton Park. A strange occurrence saw the referee replaced, and a spectator had to take over officiating duties for the remainder of the match. Wade Elliott was in charge then but he's since been sacked and replaced by Darrell Clarke.
Saturday's hosts have been subject to much change over the last week with their assistant manager and seven of their loanees leaving. Adam Murray - Clarkes right-hand man is now the manager of Eastbourne Borough.
Luciano D'Auria-Henry (Fulham), Oli Hammond (Nottingham Forest), Josh Williams (Birmingham City), Jovan Malcolm (West Bromwich Albion) and Cameron Peupion (Brighton and Hove Albion) have all returned to their parent clubs.
Pompey's team news situation hasn't changed too much, however a long-term absentee could make his much-anticipated return this weekend if all goes to plan. Here's the latest injury and team news ahead of the League One match between Pompey and Cheltenham Town.
5. Connor Ogilvie - out (continued)
John Mousinho said: ‘He was out on the grass yesterday, has done a lot of running and is progressing nicely, which is a real positive. ‘We have to be careful with Connor because he spent a long period out before he started against Cambridge United and then played for eight seconds before getting injured again. 'You’ve probably got to put the two periods together in terms of his return. ‘He will be back in full training in a couple of weeks and then it’s probably going to be 2-4 weeks before he’s fit again. 'Probably he’ll be back at the end of January and the start of February.’ Photo: Jason Brown
6. Tino Anjorin - out
Anjorin is out with a hamstring injury picked up in the FA Cup first-round defeat at Chesterfield. He is expected to be out until March. | Getty Images
7. Tino Anjorin - out (continued)
John Mousinho said on January 3: ;Tino came and spoke to us in the office before the game (Stevenage) and we’re looking at about six weeks for him to be back in training. ‘Then we’ve probably got to be a bit cautious with him. It was quite a significant injury, so if we can get him back into the building mid-February then that’s a pretty good result.' | Simon Davies/ProSportsImages
8. Zak Swanson - out
Zak Swanson injured his groin against AFC Wimbledon in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy and may require surgery. | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages