Pompey confirm Colby Bishop injury outlook ahead of Bolton Wanderers showdown

Pompey have confirmed the time frame for Colby Bishop’s absence after his injury setback.

Blues boss John Mousinho revealed his side’s top scorer will be out for ‘three to four weeks’, after injuring his ankle at Burton Albion.

Pompey were keen to seek a second opinion to ensure the ankle ligament damage wasn’t worse than initially expected, after undergoing a scan. The news on that front is being viewed as positive by Mousinho, with initial fears the outlook would be much worse.

It rules the 11-goal marksman out of Monday’s top-of-the-table clash with Bolton, however, with upcoming league meetings with Shrewsbury, Fleetwood and Bristol Rovers likely off the agenda.

Mousinho said: ‘We wanted a second opinion on the scan to rule out anything longer term That we have, which was really positive.

‘We’re still looking at three to four weeks for Colby. It’s not ideal and maybe not what we wanted going into the Burton game, but I think given the severity of how he turned his ankle and the pace and force which was involved I think it’s a pretty good result overall. We’re pretty pleased it’s not longer.

‘We possibly would’ve been (looking at longer out with some players). The thing is when Colby went down I knew he was hurt - Colby just doesn’t do that otherwise. It takes a lot for him to do that. So overall it’s one we’re pleased with and Colby will be back out there as soon as possible.’