Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho says he was "absolutely furious" at the position he was put in over an incident involving Krystian Bielik and a supporter during Saturday's victory over Cardiff City. Bielik was involved in a physical altercation with a fan while retrieving a ball from the crowd late in the second half. Hampshire Police launched an investigation into an incident "in which a teenage boy was reportedly the victim of a common assault". Mousinho initially apologised to Cardiff City players and condemned the behaviour of the supporters involved but, on Wednesday, during pre-match media commitments before the Charlton fixture, he said his comments were based only on the account he had been given.

"I've now seen the footage and my comments post-match were entirely based off what I was told," Mousinho told BBC Radio Solent. "When the altercation kicked off I couldn't see it from where I was myself, the referee then spoke to us and his words at the time were very clear that he had seen the incident in its entirety." He said that as Krystian went over to get the ball, the fan slapped him, and a second fan threw a ball at Perry Ng's head.