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Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has confirmed that winger Josh Murphy is not set to return until the side host Stoke later this month.
The 30-year-old has been on the sidelines with an ankle issue for the past four games and Mousinho says he will not rush him back.
“We are still monitoring Murphy’s situation,” Mousinho, whose side host Stoke on 25 October after games at Leicester and at home to
New contracts don’t come more deserved than this one. Murphy had two years remaining on his existing deal and potentially a third via a club option, the fact this move has been made shows just how key he is to Pompey. Something only underlined when he’s missed matches this season.
Murphy is one of the best players in the Championship and Pompey’s key man. Defenders just cannot deal with him
A subdued opening was brought to life when Maja, back in Albion’s starting line-up at the expense of Aune Heggebo, found Sammy Iling-Junior on the right flank.
The on-loan winger swept past his man and sent in a low cross that was not fully cleared. Isaac Price was alive to the threat, delivering a low cross from the right that Maja converted at the far post.
Norwich’s best chance of
Bristol City midfielder Josh Stokes has signed a new deal to stay with the Championship club until 2028.
The 21-year-old spent last season on loan at League One side Cambridge United, scoring eight goals in 34 appearances in all competitions, and won the club’s player of the season and young player of the season awards last month.
Stokes has played one first-team game for the Robins in the EFL Cup
Norwich City striker Josh Sargent has urged team-mates to “find something to fight for” following a run of three successive defeats.
After losing 2-1 at Burnley on 11 April, City conceded eight goals in their two Easter games against Portsmouth and Millwall.
It left the Canaries, who reached the Championship play-offs last season before being beaten by Leeds United, down in 14th place.
Asked to sum up the Easter weekend
Watford head coach Tom Cleverley speaking to BBC Radio 3CR:
“Barring an amazing saved by [James] Trafford [from Edo Kayembe], we would have gone in 2-0 at half-time and really in control of the game.
“In that 20-second period where he’s made an absolute worldie and they’ve gone down the other end, scored a real goal of quality, and the game is then 1-1.
“That’s what sides at the top
Despite having 65% possession and 25 shots, the Blades could not cut through a watertight Millwall defence that was missing Japhet Tanganga.
For much of the first half the hosts’ attacks lacked any kind of cutting edge, with one of their best chances coming in the opening exchanges as the in-form Rhian Brewster flicked a corner just wide.
From then on it was the visitors who had the better of
Portsmouth asserted some early pressure on Blackburn and were good value for their half-time lead.
The first big chance came through dangerman Murphy who beat his man down the left and whipped in a searching ball that was just poked behind by a defender with Colby Bishop waiting in the middle.
The Blues took the lead midway through the first half when Murphy picked up the ball on the left,
Derby County boss John Eustace told BBC Radio Derby:
“I was under no illusions as to how difficult it was going to be. But I’m here for the long term not the short term.
“It’s very hard to get that magical solution straightaway, but there’s lots to work on.
“We didn’t deserve to lose but the attitude was very good and they never gave up
“The lads are working hard
Norwich City head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup told BBC Radio Norfolk:
“We have some offensive stuff going on then that really gives us good opportunities and puts us in so many good situations. We could have scored more, that’s the positive thing.
“I’m not that satisfied with our defensive performance because we should never concede two goals in a game like this.
One clean sheet at home: “That’s a problem