Lauren, Sol Campbell, Linvoy Primus, Dejan Stefanovic and Noe Pamarot all look set to miss out, meaning our defence will be stretched to the very limit. Sulley Muntari is banned following his dismissal on Wednesday whilst there are also doubts over Pedro Mendes and Gary O'Neil. Niko Kranjcar is also still sidelined.
All those injury problems should mean that Matty Taylor gets his first start of the season whilst David Nugent will be hoping to grab his first Pompey goal of the season against Sammy Lee's side who have lost their two opening games.
The Trotters could well field Andy O'Brien in tomorrow's early kick-off as well as Nicholas Anelka who will soon be a Pompey player (along with Nobby Solano) if you believe the newspapers. The good news is that Kevin "Scummer" Davies will miss out with a hamstring injury.
The main issue with this game is that it'll be the only game we'll be favourites for until late September when Reading visit Fratton Park. Prior to that we have away trips to Chelsea, Arsenal and Blackburn with a home clash against Liverpool in between, therefore it's vital that we pick up three points tomorrow as I don't see too many more on the horizon.
Although we are down to the bare bones, these bones are not as brittle as in previous seasons and the team should still be strong enough to beat Bolton. However, it looks likely that they will try and stifle the game so that they don't lose a third consecutive match.
It probably won't be a classic but the result is all that matters tomorrow as we really need to chalk up our first win of the season before those daunting away trips.
Predicted Starting Line-Ups
Pompey
GK: David JAMES
RB: Martin CRANIE
CB: Sylvain DISTIN
CB: Hermann HREIDARSSON
LB: Djimi TRAORE
RM: John UTAKA
CM: Sean DAVIS
CM: Pedro MENDES
LM: Matthew TAYLOR
CF: BENJANI
CF: David NUGENT
Bench: Jamie ASHDOWN, Richard HUGHES, Gary O'NEIL, Arnold MVUEMBA, KANU
Bolton
GK: Jussi JAASKELAINEN
RB: Nicky HUNT
CB: Abdoulaye MEITE
CB: Andy O'BRIEN
LB: JLloyd SAMUEL
CM: Kevin NOLAN
CM: Ivan CAMPO
CM: Gavin McCANN
LWF: El-Hadji DIOUF
RWF: Nicholas ANELKA
CF: Heidar HELGUSON
Bench: Ali AL-HABSI, Gerald CID, Christian WILHELMSSON, Gary SPEED, Daniel BRAATEN
Last Time: Pompey 0 Bolton Wanderers 1
Kevin Nolan volleyed in as Pompey conceded their first goal of the season and lost their first game of the campaign having failed to find an equaliser.
Pundit Watch
Lawro: Home Win (2-0)
Sky Sports: Home Win (1-0)
Matt Le Tissier: Home Win (2-0)
Soccernet: Home Win
Footy-Mad: Home Win
My Prediction: Home Win (1-0)