Plymouth Argyle vs Portsmouth. Sky Bet League One.
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Friday 8 February 2019 11:02, UK
Plymouth will be without Joel Grant as they look for their fifth win in sixth matches when they host Portsmouth at Home Park on Saturday.
Boss Derek Adams confirmed Grant had thigh surgery on Wednesday, and could be set to miss the rest of the season.
Defender Lloyd Jones could make his senior debut for the side he left as a 15-year-old, after he signed on loan from Luton until the end of the season. Conor Grant has been out since November with a calf problem and could be unlikely to feature.
Portsmouth are expected to have duo Dion Donohue and Bryn Morris available for the League One clash. The pair will have fitness tests tomorrow, but manager Kenny Jackett expects them to be able to feature.
Jackett confirmed Jack Whatmough will require an operation on a cartilage tear in his knee. Lloyd Isgrove remains a doubt for with a knee injury for Pompey, who have not won in their last four matches.
Including play-offs, Plymouth have lost just one of their last eight home league games against Portsmouth (W3 D4), a 1-2 loss in August 2015.
Portsmouth are unbeaten in five league matches against Plymouth, winning two and drawing three.
Plymouth have won five of their last six league games (L1), after winning only five of their opening 25 games of the 2018-19 league campaign.
Only four teams have conceded fewer goals than Portsmouth in League One this term, however Kenny Jackett's side haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last 10 games in the competition.
Plymouth's Ruben Lameiras has already scored six goals in League One in 2019 - only Luton striker James Collins (8) has netted more in the competition this year.
It is well and truly Plymouth's time of the season again! They looked dead and buried at the end of 2018 but five wins in the last six have lifted them four points clear of danger.
Portsmouth are on a bad run. Four games without a win has seen them drop from a top spot they occupied for four months to outside of the top two. This is a draw for me.
David Prutton predicts: 2-2 (12/1 with Sky Bet)
