Overview
- Coventry arrive top of the Championship with an unbeaten record, 29 goals in 10 league games, and five straight clean sheets anchored by Carl Rushworth behind a settled back four.
- Portsmouth enter on strong form after beating Middlesbrough and drawing at Leicester, a run widely viewed as the sternest threat to Coventry’s momentum.
- Josh Eccles is expected to be available for the trip, while playmaker Jack Rudoni remains sidelined with a calf issue that lacks a firm return date.
- Joel Latibeaudiere returned early from Jamaica after a knee ‘lock’ and will be assessed by Coventry’s staff, with goalkeeper Oliver Dovin still out long term as he targets a January return.
- With three games in eight days, selection is likely to stay stable at the back, Haji Wright leads the scoring chart, and Brandon Thomas-Asante has six goals after a productive recent run.