Chopra Could Be Back at Brighton - Ipswich Town News
Striker Michael Chopra could be back in the Town side when the Blues take on Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday. Midfielder Luke Hyam remains a doubt with a back problem.
Assistant manager Chris Hutchings, who took this morning’s press conference with manager Paul Jewell having stayed at his home in Yorkshire after the Barnsley game but now back at the club, says Chopra is making good progress having missed the last two games with a thigh strain: "He’ll be training today and if he comes through today, and we’re positive that he should, there’s no reason why he can’t be included, which is a big plus.
"Luke Hyam has tweaked his back, so he’s a bit stiff. We’ll assess him and see what he’s like tomorrow. He's still got another day or so to get over it.
"We’re not quite sure [whether he will] at this moment in time. He’s a quick healer, he’s a very determined lad and he won’t want to miss a game if he possibly can make it.”
Hutchings confirmed that Guirane N’Daw was withdrawn on Saturday after manager Paul Jewell was spoken to by referee Trevor Kettle at half-time: "He got booked and he was a little bit hot-headed and we just thought we were under the cosh and couldn’t afford to go down to 10 men, so that was the decision we made and you have to make these decisions sometimes.”
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