Stead in Team of the Week - Ipswich Town News

On-loan Town striker Jon Stead has been named in the Football League’s Team of the Week after netting Coventry’s goal in their 1-0 victory at Peterborough on Saturday.

Stead has scored two goals in his last two games for the Sky Blues, having failed to net in his first two appearances.

Also in this week’s select team are Blackpool keeper Matthew Gilks, who helped prevent the Blues from scoring at Bloomfield Road despite having 22 shots on or off target, and former Town midfielder Darren Ambrose.

Team of the Week: Matthew Gilks (Blackpool), Matthew Connolly (QPR), Shaun Barker (Derby), Sean St Ledger (Preston), Chris Cohen (Nottm Forest), Darren Ambrose (Crystal Palace), Danny Guthrie (Newcastle), Alejandro Faurlin (QPR), Jon Stead (Coventry), Billy Sharp (Doncaster), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Doncaster).

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