Town boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that Grant Leadbitter, who missed Saturday’s defeat at Watford due to suspension, will return to his midfield when the Blues take on Middlesbrough at Portman Road on Tuesday. Jason Scotland is also expected to return to the squad after recovering from his adductor strain.
Jewell confirmed that Leadbitter would be back in the side for the re-run of the match against the Teessiders which was abandoned in February: "Grant will play tomorrow. We’ve got a lot of options in midfield and whoever is going to miss out is going to be unlucky because everyone’s done well.”
Veteran Lee Bowyer looks most likely to drop out having started two matches since Wednesday.
The Blues boss will be able to call on striker Jason Scotland against Boro, the Trinidadian having missed the last two matches: "He’s fit. It was just like he nicked something last Tuesday in training, a little adductor strain.
"He’s been with the physio all weekend, he was in on Sunday and he trained this morning and he’s had no reaction so all being well he’ll be in the squad.”
One of Jewell’s fringe frontmen is also over a calf problem: "Nathan Ellington has trained this morning, so everyone else is fit.”
Details of ticketing for tomorrow’s re-staged game are available on the club site.
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