Portsmouth pair ruled out as John Mousinho forced to make changes against Stoke
The Blues boss has made two changes from the side which beat Swansea 3-1
Pompey have been hit by two injury absences for the visit of Stoke.
Marko Milovanovic and Iyad Mohamed are both out with the issues they sustained in the second half of Tuesday night’s remarkable 3-1 win over Swansea.
Marlon Pack comes in for Mohamed alongside Ebou Adams in the centre of midfield, while Tyrese Shade moves from the left wing to centre-forward.
That has signalled a recall for Abu Kamara, although not on his customary right flank, with Adrian Segecic continuing there.
Instead Kamara is on the left, while Odin Bailey continues in the 10 following his positive full debut against the Swans.
Meanwhile, Franco Umeh and Eoin Kenny return to the bench, having not made the 20-man squad in the week.
Pompey: Schmid, Devlin, Poole, Dia, Meghoma, Pack, Adams, Segecic, Bailey, Kamara, Shade.
Subs: Bielica, Swanson, Waddingham, Shaughnessy, Umeh, Shein, Kenny, Murphy, Kavuma-McQueen.