Paul Anderson and Cole Skuse are both included in the Town side taking on Notts County at Meadow Lane in this afternoon’s final pre-season friendly (KO 3pm). The former Nottingham Forest man has missed the last two games with a hamstring problem, while Skuse was subbed with a knee injury at Colchester on Tuesday.

New loan signing Ryan Tunnicliffe is included in the Town squad following his move from Manchester United, while striker Paul Taylor is again involved after making his return after 10 months out with a foot injury at Colchester on Tuesday.

The most senior player missing from the squad is skipper Carlos Edwards, who was "chilling" in Trinidad earlier in the week, according to manager Mick McCarthy, after the Gold Cup in the US and is due back over the weekend. Josh Carson is also absent.

Ex-Blue Danny Haynes and former loanee Bartosz Bialkowski are in Chris Kiwomya's Notts County side, while ex-Town striker Ronan Murray and former U18s captain Callum Bennett are on their bench.

Town: Loach, Hewitt, Chambers, Smith, Cresswell, Anderson, Hyam, Skuse, Tabb, Murphy, McGoldrick. Subs: Gerken, Veseli, Berra, Mings, Wordsworth, Tunnicliffe, Taylor, Nouble, Hammond, Berkane, October.

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TractorBeezer added 14:13 - Jul 27 It's good to be feeling optimistic a week before the season starts. No injuries lads.
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meekreech added 14:16 - Jul 27 What a super strong looking side at last! With what we have available now it should be a cracking season .
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Jimmys_Law added 14:19 - Jul 27 That would be my first XI. Although I quite like the sound of moving Anderson to the left wing and playing Taylor on the right with his tricks and pace.
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Michael11 added 14:22 - Jul 27 I like the look of this team. Hopefully we can take a fully fit team to Reading next week without any injury concerns. I'd like to see Taylor play in a free role behind the strikers too, think he could be really creative there.
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Tractorog added 14:25 - Jul 27 The best thing about this squad is that we have equally strong players in the reserves. We could field a team of reserves that would be as good with the exception of McGoldrick. He is the only player where you'd think "bu@@er" if he had to be replaced for anything except the last 20 minutes of the game. Possibly Berra may be a bit of a gamble seeing the comments on other fan sites, but I have faith in Mick that he knows his capabilities best.

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Sugito added 14:28 - Jul 27 So, are Hammond and Berkane in front of Carson in the pecking order on the flanks? Or is Carson going out on a loan? And where's Doherty?
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TractorBoy666 added 14:33 - Jul 27 This too would be my starting 11, and I'm glad to see Skuse starting after he picked up a knock. Is this our last friendly with our strongest side out? If so, lets end it with another win lads. COYB
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riley26 added 14:37 - Jul 27 Think Doherty will be a youth player initially, can't see him getting a lot of game time this season. Nouble as a pacey impact player from the bench. I imagine Taylor will get himself into the starting eleven soon enough, too good to be on the bench. Looking at that squad it feels like we've got our football team back, all but one being our own players. No more days of being used as a shop window for loanees.

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Dozzells_Bobblehat added 14:44 - Jul 27 Injuries allowing i would say the starting XI today will start at Reading. Looks a good solid side. Would like another striking option myself but if MM is happy so am i .
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jas0999 added 14:46 - Jul 27 A good chance that this will be the starting eleven next week I would have thought? A strong looking bench as well.
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Jimmys_Law added 15:28 - Jul 27 2-0 to Town. Anyone listening to BBC radio Suffolk would have heard Phil tell us that Hyam and Murphy have both scored, while Cresswell has left the pitch limping after 9 minutes with a thigh injury.
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thebeat added 15:32 - Jul 27 Id still like Edwards in there somewhere.works his socks off. But Mick has so many options this year. COYB
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Tractorboycurt added 15:37 - Jul 27 Awesome pre season so far just a tad worried that we haven't really had any challenging fixtures e.g. Our own league or above!
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Jimmys_Law added 15:42 - Jul 27 Danny Haynes has scored to make it Town 2-1 Notts County. 35 minutes gone.
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Jimmy86 added 15:50 - Jul 27 Reckon this will prob be the starting line up at reading but gotta say id likento see wordsworth in midfield to add a bit of creativity coyb
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Tractor_Boy_in_HK added 16:04 - Jul 27 My only concern going into this year is cover at left back. If Cresswell goes down we have very little cover. Mings is untested and unproven. I'm very concerned - hopefully Cresswell is iron man again this year. I am not worried about another body up top. The four we have are good enough.
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