Pompey´s Hreidarsson and Webber out for six months

Portsmouth’s miserable season took another turn for the worse on Tuesday when key players Hermann Hreidarsson and Danny Webber were both ruled out of action for at least six months.

Central defender Hreidarsson has suffered a ruptured Achilles while Webber, a forward, has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.

Both players suffered their injuries in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham, the club Pompey will meet again in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley on April 11.

The cup run has provided the only moments of cheer in a season which has seen the south coast club be condemned to relegation following the imposition of a nine-point penalty for going into administration.