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Changes Likely - Ipswich Town News

Town have no new injury concerns ahead of Monday's home game with Championship leaders Birmingham. Boss Jim Magilton is likely to make one or two changes as the busy Christmas fixture programme comes to a close.

Goals have been the Blues' main problem of late and Billy Clarke could come into the side for loanee Jon Macken, who has generally been less effective at home than away. Alan Lee will be looking for his first home goal since his hat-trick against Luton in late October.

There could also be a switch in midfield with Gavin Williams and Gary Roberts both having suffered with groin problems lately and Owen Garvan only recently back from his virus. Matt Richards and Simon Walton - like Macken playing the final game of his loan spell - may come into the side.

Lewis Price will continue in goal, with Alex Bruce at right-back, the former Birmingham man not prevented from playing against his old club by the clause which kept him out of the game at St Andrew's earlier in the season.

Jason De Vos and Richard Naylor will once again be in the centre of the defence with Dan Harding at left-back.

Birmingham will be without striker Cameron Jerome and midfielder Mehdi Nafti, who were injured in Friday's 2-2 draw at home to Luton. Stephen Clemence and Damien Johnson are expected to be recalled to the side, while frontman Mikael Forssell is out until February after knee surgery.

Monday's referee is Andy D'Urso from Billericay. The former Premiership official - he was demoted in 2005 - has shown 58 yellow and three red cards in 23 games this season. D'Urso's last Town game was coincidentally on New Year's Eve a year ago when the Blues defeated Luton 1-0.

Likely squad: Bruce, Casement, Clarke, De Vos, Garvan, Harding, Haynes, Lee, Legwinski, Macken, Naylor, Peters, Price, Richards, Roberts, Supple, Walton, Williams.

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