Double injury boost for Portsmouth for tough clash with promotion rivals Derby

Skipper Clark Robertson has been declared fit to face Derby this evening. Picture: Paul Thompson/ProSportsImages

Although none of Danny Cowley’s other walking wounded are available for the televised League One encounter.

Swanson (knee) and Robertson (Achilles) were forced off during last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Morecambe.

However, both have recovered sufficiently to keep their places in a Pompey starting XI featuring one change against the sixth-placed Rams.

That’s Ryan Tunnicliffe dropping to the bench to be replaced by Jay Mingi in the centre of midfield.

The substitutes also contain Ronan Curtis, back having missed Morecambe with ankle damage collected at Hereford in the FA Cup.

Pompey are without Joe Morrell on World Cup duty, with Michael Jacobs, Louis Thompson, Jayden Reid, Joe Rafferty and Tom Lowery still sidelined by injury.

Pompey: Griffiths, Swanson, Raggett, Robertson, Ogilvie, Dale, Mingi, Pack, Koroma, Scarlett, Bishop.

Subs: Oluwayemi, Curtis, Hume, Tunnicliffe, Hackett, Pigott, Morrison.