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Leadbitter in for Drury - Ipswich Town News

Grant Leadbitter’s return from suspension is the only change from the side which lost 2-1 at Watford on Saturday as the Blues look to stretch their home winning run to six games against Middlesbrough this evening. Andy Drury is the man to drop out.

Boro make four changes from the team which drew 1-1 with Bristol City at the weekend with Merouane Zemmama, Kevin Thomson, Bart Ogbeche and Lukas Jutkietwicz dropping out and Richard Smallwood, Julia Arca, Barry Robson and Marvin Emnes coming into the team. Midfielder Malaury Martin is left out due to a family bereavement. Full match preview.

Town: McCarthy, Edwards, Smith, Delaney, Cresswell, Leadbitter, Bowyer, Emmanuel-Thomas, Martin, Murphy, Chopra. Subs: Lee-Barrett, Sonko, Stevenson, Drury, Scotland.

Middlesbrough: Steele, Bates, Hoyte, Hines, Bennett, Bailey, Robson, Arca, Smallwood, Hammill, Emnes. Subs: Jutkiewicz, Ogbeche, Thomson, Zemmama, McMahon.

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