Kenny Jackett: Portsmouth manager set to miss matches after operation

Kenny Jackett is still expected to attend Portsmouth’s trip to Bristol Rovers on Tuesday

Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett will not attend matches or training from Thursday while he rests and recovers from an operation.

Former Wales international and Swansea and Wolves boss Jackett, 59, is due to have a mole removed from his forearm.

Assistant manager Joe Gallen will take charge in a caretaker capacity alongside first-team coach Jake Wigley.

Jackett is still expected to be on the touchline for Pompey’s League One trip to Bristol Rovers on Tuesday.

Portsmouth are fourth in the table, a point off the automatic promotion places with two games in hand.

After Tuesday’s trip to Rovers, they are scheduled to play three league games in eight days, hosting Blackpool and Gillingham on the next two Saturdays (20 and 27 February), with an away match at Oxford United next Tuesday, 23 February.

Jackett has also brought in former team-mate and Swansea assistant Nigel Gibbs to assist Gallen and Wigley in his absence.

He expects to be away from training and matches for around two weeks but should be able to address the team before, during and after matches via video link during his recovery.