Portsmouth: Boss John Mousinho on 'Charlton curse' and injuries to Regan Poole and Tino Anjorin
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Portsmouth midfielder Tino Anjorin has started Portsmouth's past two games but could now be sidelined until the new year
Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho says midfielder Tino Anjorin's injury is 'worse' than they initially thought.
The 21-year-old Chelsea loanee moved to Fratton Park on a season-long loan in the summer but was injured in last weekend's FA Cup loss at Chesterfield.
"It's a hamstring tear," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.
"So we are going to be cautious and get a second opinion on the scan to make sure we are happy with the course of rehab and recovery.
"The results are probably worse than we thought.
"It's one of those injuries where we just need to tread carefully, it might be about eight weeks or more out because of the severity of it."
Portsmouth and Charlton 'completely different sides'
Pompey defender Regan Poole also suffered an injury in their loss to National League leaders Chesterfield last Saturday.
The 25-year-old was muscled off the ball early in the first half and went down clutching his knee.
Mousinho says the club is waiting on scan results to come back but that it was 'pretty unlikely' Poole would play against Charlton on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Marlon Pack is set to make a return. "He is definitely in the running for this weekend," Mousinho added.
"Marlon has been back and training for a couple of weeks and he fully trained Monday, Tuesday and Thursday."
League One leaders Portsmouth host 11th placed Charlton Athletic on Saturday. The Addicks have won 10 of their past 11 matches at Fratton Park but Mousinho is not worried about any 'Charlton curse'.
"One of the games that I watched when I was looking to interview for this job last year was the Charlton one at home and it wasn't the best result.
"But now, you have two completely different sides with different coaches, players and circumstances, so hopefully we can banish any loss or curse to the history books and get a win on Saturday."