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Bryn Morris misses Portsmouth win with groin injury picked up while moving house from Shrewsbury

Former Shrewsbury Town midfielder Bryn Morris missed new club's Portsmouth 5-1 rout over Bradford with a minor groin injury picked up while moving house.

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The 22-year-old midfield man, who left Salop for Pompey on a two-and-a-half year deal in January, has so far been living in a hotel near to his new Portsmouth base.

But the former Middlesbrough man and England youth international has been clocking up the motorway miles to and from Shrewsbury and his north-east family hometown of Hartlepool as he relocates to the south coast.

Morris has scored once in five outings for Kenny Jackett's side since leaving Shrews, but had to miss out the handsome victory and kick his heels from the sidelines.

Portsmouth assistant boss Joe Gallen told The Portsmouth News: "Bryn Morris has very slightly hurt his groin.

"We just think it's due to him moving house from Shrewsbury and he's got some stuff from Hartlepool and Middlesbrough way.

"He's travelling a lot on his days up trying to get himself sorted out, fixed up and settled in a new flat.

"We just think that has hurt his groin a tiny bit. It'll probably be from his back.

"The whole thing will be travelling and a little bit of extra stress on his body picking up boxes and things we've all done.

"I'll be very surprised if he's not fit for Charlton."