Ipswich Town camp hit by illness ahead of Portsmouth clash
The Blues have their eyes of the League One top stop as they close out 2022
Last updated 29th Dec 2022
Ipswich Town look to close out 2022 at the top of League One with a trip to mid-table Portsmouth later.
The Tractor Boys would overtake Plymouth if they win and their promotion rivals draw or lose against Wycombe.
Blues managed a 3 - nil win over Oxford at Portman Road on Boxing Day, however illness has since spread around the camp - with a number of players likely to be missing tonight.
Speaking to the ITFC website, boss Kieran McKenna said: "We’ve had quite a lot of sickness in the camp," Kieran told iFollow Ipswich. "As I said before the (last) game, we had two very unwell.
"After the game, we had seven reporting symptoms. We had three players not able to come to the training ground yesterday.
"It’s just about recovering as many bodies as we can. Of course, we have a training session today so we’ll see how the boys are from an illness point of view.
"We’ve got players coming back from injury as well who we have to monitor very carefully to see if they are going to be ready or not.
'In terms of preparation, it’s a short time span and it’s very much going to be a case of waiting to see who is available for Thursday."
Around 1,600 Blues fans are expected to make the trip to Fratton Park tomorrow.