'We need to be wary of demands on players' - Mousinho

Portsmouth have moved nine points clear of the relegation zone under John Mousinho

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho says there has to be a wariness around the demands placed on players.

It comes as the Pompey head coach chose not to disclose details of his injury list at his weekly news conference ahead of their Championship match at Luton on Saturday.

The expectation was that Mousinho would outline the timelines for when defenders Rob Atkinson and Hayden Matthews would return but instead the Pompey boss will reserve that information until after Saturday's game.

"The best thing is I'll give you the full rundown after the game," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.

"You'll have a good idea of where we're at with the starting line-up on Saturday and I'll speak to you about it afterwards."

Portsmouth have suffered a number of injuries throughout the season with long-term absentees including defender Conor Shaughnessy while they were also without Jordan Williams, Freddie Potts and Callum Lang for last weekend's win over QPR.

"I've been at the club for two years now and we've never had a clean bill of health," he added. "We were watching Championship games on Tuesday night and players were getting injured for various reasons.

"It's one of those seasons where it's only going to get worse with the state of the pitches and the weather and the demands on players so it's something we need to be wary of in the future."