Pompey's Shaughnessy will only miss six weeks

Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho has said the club have received good news regarding the fitness of defender Conor Shaughnessy.

The centre-back was initially feared to be out for the remainder of the season after suffering a significant muscular injury in his quad.

But after Pompey pursued a second opinion on the issue, it now looks likely that Shaughnessy will return sooner than initially thought.

"Shaughs is a little bit better than we thought and we're looking at about six weeks (out) for him," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent.

"We expect he will still be able to make a decent impact this season, we're aiming (to have him back) for the game against Hull.

"We were worried at first that it would be a season-ending issue with his quad but now we have the second opinion, we still have to be cautious on it.

"I am still naturally cautious but I'd be absolutely delighted if he's back with us in six weeks' time. I also have to take everything with a pinch of salt and we have to make sure we don't rush him back."