O'Neil: Emersonn's Fine
Thursday, 3rd Sep 2026 14:49

Town boss Gary O’Neil has confirmed striker Emersonn is fine for Friday night’s live Sky game against Liverpool at Portman Road, while midfielder Florentino Luis will also be available.

Emersonn was subbed at half-time during Sunday’s 5-2 defeat at Old Trafford with having jarred his knee with concerns that the Brazilian might have suffered a serious injury.

However, O’Neil allayed those worries at his Thursday lunchtime press conference.

“He’s fine, Emmy’s fine,” he said, “He was in a lot of pain Sunday. Obviously, he had to come off, he wasn’t moving very well.

But the pain settled very, very quickly. It was sort of an extreme landing, jarred it a bit. But stuff like that, it can settle quickly and the medical team did a great job with him.

“The new training ground and the facilities have definitely helped with that as well. So his recovery has been excellent and no concerns about him this weekend.”

Florentino is yet to make his debut having picked up a calf issue in pre-season, but O’Neil says the former Burnley man is now ready to be involved.

“He’s back,” he said. “He’s trained this week do he’s back. Emmy’s back, T [Florentino] is back, Azor [Matusiwa] is back in training [having undergone surgery at the end of last season], but won’t be in the matchday squad tomorrow. He’s a bit too early.

“Jack Taylor’s still out [also having undergone surgery]. Jaden [Philogene, ankle], too early this weekend. But we’re in a pretty good place.”

Third-choice keeper Alex Palmer is also still struggling with an issue picked up in pre-season.

“He still hasn’t trained fully,” O’Neil said. “Palm’s still got something with his shoulder, but nothing too serious, we expect him to be back around it soon.”

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brazilblue added 15:04 - Sep 3 Great news, Chuba 'I'll get fit once we are in the prem' Akpom, looked miles off it at the weekend. Emersonn and Flemming both fit for Saturday is a huge boost
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hoppy added 15:07 - Sep 3 brazil blue - I hope they're fit for Friday really.
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brazilblue added 15:09 - Sep 3 Bank holiday has put me all over the gaff. Yes Friday
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AceGuy83 added 15:11 - Sep 3 Excellent, he's looked good so far
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Bury_St_Emersonn added 15:16 - Sep 3 Phew
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blues1 added 15:32 - Sep 3

Braxilblue. Ckearly you haven't seen Akpom at all this season, bar Sunday on tv. If ud seen him live ud see how much fitter he looks this season. Looks trim and was sharp during preseason. Yes, need more from him, no doubt about that, but the fact is, pretty much every time he plays up front for us, he scores. Including the only 2 games kieran played him up front last season.

phillymark added 15:38 - Sep 3 Looking forward to seeing Florentino in some capacity. Feel like he's an important piece.
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PortmanTerrorist added 15:51 - Sep 3 Sounds like people will start binning off Pilgrimages to Lourds to be healed, in favour of coming to our training ground ! lol
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michael_ayers added 15:57 - Sep 3 People keep on at Akpom, had he taken a chance or 2 (and he should have) against Sunderland, his return to the side would be perfect. His hold up play has been the best I've seen from and Ipswich 9 for some time. Encisco sould have scored against Man Utd, but I don't see the same reaction to him. It seems as if the Ipswich fans have to pick on someone!
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Bazza8564 added 16:13 - Sep 3 Palacios and Flemming to start and Luis and Emersonn off the bench. Who would have thought we would be saying that 5 weeks ago....
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jas0999 added 16:26 - Sep 3 Thank goodness!
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brazilblue added 16:50 - Sep 3 blues1- Exactly my point I have seen him now we are in the prem - he's trimmed down and is suddenly saying how motivated he is. Didn't get a whiff of that last year
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Cadiar added 18:44 - Sep 3 Brazilblue epitomises the stupidity of some so called supporters. Is Chuba the fall guy this season.
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armchaircritic59 added 19:42 - Sep 3

Cadiar, yep, unfortunately it's already starting to look like he's the chosen one for this season. It was Kasey last season, now it's his turn it seems. Wouldn't make any difference if we'd just won every trophy worth winning, there'd still be a fall guy, and has been for the decades I've been around. On a much brighter note, at least it appears we now have the much needed 3 fit strikers again.

Billysherlockblue added 20:28 - Sep 3 Liverpool have always just had a bit more than us...it's pay back time ha ha. Dont you just luv the buzz. Its like a 1st date. A mill yrs ago. Coyb
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KiwiTractor added 05:57 - Sep 4 I'm not sure why Akpom is getting stick for the second half against Man Yoo, we had hardly any ball and the service into him wasn't great. And I'm not sure that Emersonn touched the ball in the first half any more than Akpom did in the second?
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StowTractor added 11:25 - Sep 4

So just to be clear the targets for the boo boys this season are :

Scherpen (for those missing Muric / members of the Walton deserves a chance club)
Greaves (for one bad half at Man Utd)
Kipre who hasn't even played a minute in the Prem for Town btw (for not being a new £15m left footed centre back who can also play left wing back)
McAteer ( for not being as good as Fatawu / daring to stay at the club instead of Wes)
Mehmeti (for refusing a move to Wrexham / Brum / Millwall, which would have enabled us to bring in either a new Right Winger or said all purpose left sided defender)
Jaden (for having a sore leg instead of a sore throat / having the temerity to appoint a new agent - thought we would have been glad to see the back of the old clown he had before - for those with long memories for the two protracted transfer sagas in our last PL season)
and finally and target in chief Akpom (for those who miss Kayden Jackson, Freddie Ladapo, George Hirst or Ivan Azon / for failing to score goals in games we won anyway, partly because he set up two goals)

Is that all or have I missed someone out? Are 7 targets enough or do you want me to add some more. Maybe Nunez for an unfortunate slip or Palacios for being Argentinian / not jumping for joy immediately after our first approach about joining the club?

For goodness sake lets just get behind all 27 players in the squad and stop turning on our own. As the season progresses we may need each and every one of those players. A couple, in areas where we are stacked, may leave in January to bring in funds / free up squad places so we can address areas where we are weaker or understaffed. But while they are here they are Tractor Boys so lets support them all.