Portsmouth boss allays fears over concerning Kusini Yengi injury absence at Leeds

Portsmouth FC Portsmouth boss allays fears over concerning Kusini Yengi injury absence at Leeds By Neil Allen Published 10th Aug 2024, 15:52 BST Updated 10th Aug 2024, 15:57 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now John Mousinho has allayed fears over Kusini Yengi’s injury situation. The Australian striker was a surprise absence at Elland Road, with Elias Sorensen deputising for his Blues debut. Indeed, the Dane netted in the 23rd minute as Mousinho’s men claimed a 3-3 draw on their Championship return in an exhilarating match.

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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. As for Yengi, his groin problem is also expected to keep him out of Tuesday night’s encounter with Luton in the Carabao Cup. Kusini Yengi missed Pompey's 3-3 draw with Leeds through injury.

Picture: Jason Brown/ProSportsImages | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages But Pompey ’s head coach is confident the 25-year-old will be back for the visit of Luton to Fratton Park next Saturday. He told The News : ‘Kas just picked up a slight groin strain. I don’t think he will be right for Tuesday, we’re going to try to get him back for Saturday.

‘We knew we needed players who could run at Leeds and part of that was around that team selection of having Elias and Callum as the nine and the 10. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ‘Having a not-100-per-cent Kas would have been no good to us, so we left him at home, but there’s nothing serious. ‘He’s okay, though, hopefully we’ll see him back on Saturday.

’ Pompey’s attacking resources are already weakened by Colby Bishop’s absence for the foreseeable future as he undergoes a heart operation. As a consequence, Christian Saydee helped Sorensen with centre-forward duties at Elland Road, replacing the Dane in the 63rd minute. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The former Bournemouth man also won a stoppage-time penalty after being grabbed around the neck by right-back Jayden Bogle, which was converted by Callum Lang.

However, Brenden Aaronson levelled to secure a 3-3 draw just three minutes later - in the 96th minute. Also missing for Pompey at Elland Road were Josh Murphy (ankle), Tom McIntyre (hamstring), Jacob Farrell (knee) and Regan Poole (knee). Yengi netted 13 times during his maiden season in English football as the Blues claimed the League One title last season.

He featured five times in pre-season, scoring in a 3-1 win at Gosport, and most recently featured for 71 minutes in last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Charlton in their final friendly. Continue Reading Related topics: Pompey Leeds Luton Comment Comment Guidelines National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting.

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