Worrying Colby Bishop stat emerges before Portsmouth clash vs Watford
Portsmouth’s solid start to the Championship season has ground to a halt.
Portsmouth are without a win in three Championship games, and currently sit just two points outside the relegation zone.
Portsmouth welcome Watford to Fratton Park on Wednesday night as they look to avoid back-to-back home defeats.
John Mousinho’s side have struggled in attack this season, only scoring five times in the opening seven games.
Colby Bishop is Portsmouth’s joint-top goalscorer of the 21st century, but has been a shadow of himself this season.
Colby Bishop second in Championship in poor attacking stat
Bishop has really struggled for form this season, only finding the back of the net once so far in the campaign against West Brom.
Mousinho has been called to drop Bishop from the starting lineup amid these struggles as he looks to find some joy in attacking areas.
The striker’s woes have been evident in these first seven games, and it is showing up on the statistics sheet, too.
According to FotMob, Bishop has missed five big chances for Portsmouth at the start of the season, including his penalty miss against Norwich.
The Pompey man ranks second in this category in the Championship, only one behind Birmingham’s Kyogo Furuhashi.
This is worrying news for Portsmouth fans, with Bishop always having been extremely reliable in finishing chances.
Hopefully, this trend can come to an end on Wednesday night at Fratton Park, and the 28-year-old can find his form once more.
John Mousinho must stick with Colby Bishop
Mousinho must show faith in his striker, who has 57 goals in 139 Portsmouth appearances.
He has endured rough patches of form during his time at Pompey, but has always returned to form and delivered the goods.
- Bishop was signed by Portsmouth in 2022 from Accrington Stanley
- The striker has since scored 11 times for Pompey last season
- Bishop has scored 135 times in 362 club games
Pompey’s stale attack isn’t just down to Bishop’s performances, and Mousinho must find solutions to get the best out of his players.
The striker knows what it takes to find the back of the net, and just needs one to fall for him, starting on Wednesday against Watford.
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