Town to Assess Sonko Before Making Trip to North-West - Ipswich Town News
Key central defender Ibrahima Sonko could be back in the Town squad for Tuesday’s trip to Burnley after his hamstring injury. Keeper David Stockdale has been ruled out and skipper Grant Leadbitter is a huge doubt, while one or two other unnamed players are suffering with minor niggles.
Jewell said: "Sonko might possibly make the squad, we’ll see how he is this morning. Grant has a groin problem which will probably keep him out and we’ve got one or two little other injuries as well, but we have a squad which should be good enough to go and get a result at Burnley.”
Stockdale hurt his shoulder in training last week with Richard Wright again set to be in goal against the Clarets: "Stockers trained a little bit yesterday but he's got a shoulder injury and is a real doubt. I can't see him making it."
Town’s only man on the sidelines longer term at present is defender Damien Delaney, who is still a little way off a return having undergone surgery on a foot injury: "He’s still got a medical boot on and until it comes off I’m not sure. I would imagine it will be three weeks.
"Damo’s quite a quick healer, but we’ll know more when he it comes out of the boot and he can put weight on it.”
The Blues boss, whose squad fly to the North-West later today, played down his interest in Gillingham winger and former academy schoolboy Chris Whelpdale: "Sean McCarthy went to watch Gillingham when the played Bournemouth in the FA Cup [last week]. I don’t even know if Whelpdale played.”
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