Town boss Mick McCarthy has made his promised changes with strike pair Daryl Murphy and Freddie Sears amongst those dropping to the bench.

Chris Wood and ex-Leeds striker Luke Varney are handed their full Blues debuts with Paul Anderson and Jonny Parr starting on the right and left of midfield respectively and Kevin Bru and Richard Chaplow amongst the subs.

Cameron Stewart - who was on loan with the Whites last season - and Paddy Kenny, a former Leeds keeper, Kundai Benyu and Alex Henshall also made the trip but are left out of the 18. Ex-Whites striker Noel Hunt, who is on crutches and expected to be out for the season due to his medial knee ligament injury, was also amongst those to travel.

Leeds: Silvestri, Wootton, Bamba, Bellusci, Cooper, Byram, Cook, Murphy, Mowatt, C Taylor, Sharp. Subs: S Taylor, Berardi, Sloth, Doukara, Antenucci, Cani, Morison.

Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Mings, Berra, Smith, Skuse, Tabb, Anderson, Parr, Varney, Wood. Subs: Gerken, Clarke, Chaplow, Connolly, Bru, Sears, Murphy. Referee: Mark Brown (East Yorkshire).

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bellazzurri79 added 19:10 - Mar 4 Wtf???????
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kidsurello added 19:11 - Mar 4 Tactual genius
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Flewitt85 added 19:12 - Mar 4 hhhhhhmmm? think that says it all!!
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kidsurello added 19:12 - Mar 4 When people say he should be the first name on the team sheet. Well for us Jay Tabb is the first name on the team sheet because he's MM best mate
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Andy32Cracknell added 19:12 - Mar 4 What a complete and utter moron McCarthy is. Quite obviously aint got a feckin clue. Muppet
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sirmichealmills added 19:12 - Mar 4 Tabb? TABB WTF!!!!!
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cornishblu added 19:13 - Mar 4 ....hhhmmmmm ...words fail me .....but would love to be proved wrong COYB
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Orraman added 19:13 - Mar 4 Has he completely lost the plot?
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rambohambo added 19:13 - Mar 4 so we drop our best midfielder and striker. someones not making MM coffee right.
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_superblues_ added 19:14 - Mar 4 I guess mick knows more than I do! Not the changes I would of been making.
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Ipswichlove added 19:15 - Mar 4 THIS IS STARTING TO GET RIDIOCLOUS I DIDNT REALISE WHEN YOU NEED A WIN, YOU PUT YOUR BEST PLAYER AND YOUR TOPGOAL SCORER ON THE FRICKIN BENCH
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Scribble added 19:15 - Mar 4 Even if we end up winning I'm really worried that he's starting with Murphy and Sears on the bench, completely crazy and setting himself for major criticism if we lose
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cobsterblue added 19:15 - Mar 4 Is it just me or is the word tabb in the starting lineup starting to piss anyone else off ?
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Sidemen added 19:16 - Mar 4 Interesting decision, let's see how it works out. I would imagine he's wanting to get everyone firing on all cylinders based on current performances and the upcoming fixture list. Murphy maybe more surprising but he's played allot of football this season and is due a rest, wood based on last seasons performance can certainly do the job vacated by him.
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brittaniaman added 19:16 - Mar 4 Job to Believe it !!!!!!!! just hope it works !!!
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sirmichealmills added 19:16 - Mar 4 Has TABB got mm wife hostage or something?
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Ipswichlove added 19:16 - Mar 4 Cobsterblue. I agree totally. Couldn't argue if I tried.
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billlm added 19:17 - Mar 4 we will probably win but got to say what a dick, hes to limited in descsions
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muccletonjoe added 19:18 - Mar 4 this is the Ipswich team we are meant to be supporting tonight or have I come on the leeds site
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jas0999 added 19:18 - Mar 4 Oh dear. Mate Tabby starts again. I hope he scores a hat trick. But Tabb isn't good enough and has been poor. Midfield looks poor. We have a right back in midfield. Up front, well ... Murphy has struggled recently and deserves a break.
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prebbs007 added 19:18 - Mar 4 Mick you have finally lost it for good. Smith a liability you still pick him. Chambers a joke at full back you still pick him there. Tabb so far off the pace at this level you still pick him. Sears our best player by a distance sunday you drop him murphy top scorer in league you drop him our best full back at left midfield our best right sided centre back at full back....... There is no understanding this selection !!!! Truly you have lost the plot Mr stubborn.

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thebeat added 19:19 - Mar 4 Same old stubborn Mick, making changes but not the ones he knows everybody wants. Tabb over Bru? Wrong! Smith still in the team in an unbalanced back four? Wrong! Freddie Sears dropped after being our best player in last 2 games? Wrong! Dropping the leagues top scorer in the middle of a promotion battle? Wrong!
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Michael11 added 19:19 - Mar 4 What the hell is that? Looks like McCarthy would cut his own arm off for 0-0 as usual. Can understand resting Murph for Brentford but why Sears too? Chambers right back again is a joke. Smith should've been dropped and why is Tabb not at Rochdale yet??
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Shrimpynator added 19:19 - Mar 4 Let's delve into MMs mind... lets play 2 new STs who have been benching for all of this season with 1 goal between them in 20 matches this season, and replace the top scorer in the league and the in-form ST. While we're at it, lets continue to play a CB at RB and play a full back at LM, with a hobbit still in the side just cause we're BFFs. If he has legitimate reasons, and we win comfortably tonight, I will fully understand; but we have 20 players fit for choice and the starting XI looks lacklustre on paper. PLEASE prove me wrong MM.

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Fatcatevans added 19:19 - Mar 4 They are on the bench, let's see how it goes. There's also brentford on Saturday. Interesting that the refs from Yorkshire!
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