'Brutal fixture list has been detrimental'

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho says the fixture list has been "absolutely brutal" because of postponed matches and potentially cost Pompey points.

A waterlogged pitch saw Portsmouth's trip to Blackburn on 23 November called off, before a power failure at Fratton Park four days later forced the Millwall game to be postponed.

Both of those matches were rearranged as midweek fixtures for this month with Pompey losing 3-0 at Ewood Park on 15 January and welcoming the Lions tonight (28 January).

"It's just fallen all in one month where it's just been extremely heavy with the travel as well," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.

"As we spoke about at the weekend, it's probably come at the detriment to some results."

Portsmouth's 5-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday was their seventh game in 25 days and one in which they made five changes to cope with the congestion.

When asked whether it was the last game he will have to make "significant rotations", Mousinho said: "I think it will be.

"We always had in mind last week that if we could get through this period, what we will have going into the two games this week is hopefully some fresh legs off the back of being rested on Saturday.

"It's probably going to be the last one [that we make significant rotations]. Don't hold me to that."

Mousinho also said there was "a bit of activity to be done" in the January transfer window.

"There are some deals to be done," he added.