Mousinho warns of 'dangerous' Wednesday side

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho wants to see an improvement in his side's attack as they prepare for a "dangerous" fixture against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

Pompey have only scored five goals overall this season, and four in five league games, but sit eighth in the table having only conceded three goals in the Championship so far.

They were unable to make the most of their opportunities in lasty Sunday's goalless South Coast derby against Southampton

"I'm not concerned as we are creating plenty of opportunities," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent. "We need to turn some of those opportunities into better chances.

"There are some excellent crosses coming into the box and we haven't quite got onto the end of some of them, we had a couple of really good breaks at the weekend and there wasn't the quality in the final third, also with some players we would expect a bit more quality from.

"There is definitely improvement in that area and something we will be focusing on this week."

Sheffield Wednesday lie 19th in the table thanks to a point earned from coming from 2-0 down against Wrexham.

The Owls also beat Premier League side Leeds in the EFL Cup, before being knocked out by Grimsby in the third round.

"Sheffield Wednesday are a very dangerous side," Mousinho added.

"Regardless of the results, they have beaten Leeds in the League Cup and came back from 2-0 down against Wrexham recently, and have been very unlucky in some of the league results.

"We know it is going to be a very tough game and have to make sure we are at it."

Wednesday have suffered a huge period of turmoil over the club's ownership, which has left the Owls unable to bring in players on transfers.

"The depth of squad isn't there for a variety of reasons that have been well publicised; that is not me being disrespectful to Sheffield Wednesday, they have done a magnificent job considering the circumstances in the summer," Mousinho added.

"We are facing an excellent Championship side with some excellent players and from what we have seen in the past few weeks in terms of performances, they are one of the sides that have been unlucky not to pick up more points."

Listen to the full pre-match interview with Moushino and more Portsmouth content on BBC Sounds