Last February, Jack Whatmough extended his Portsmouth contract until the summer of 2021Portsmouth's Jack Whatmough says he battled alcohol and gambling problems while recovering from knee surgery. Whatmough, 23, picked up his third serious knee injury in the space of four years last February, shortly after signing a new contract at Pompey. Whatmough made his first start for almost a year as Portsmouth progressed to the Leasing.com Trophy semi-finals with a 2-1 win against Scunthorpe on Tuesday. "I was drinking more and gambling, which is something you don't want to be massively doing at any stage," Whatmough said. My partner has been brilliant from the start, while the staff at the club have been honest with me throughout.

Source: BBC January 23, 2020 07:52 UTC