Chopra and Smith In For Town - Ipswich Town News
Blues boss Mick McCarthy has recalled Michael Chopra and Tommy Smith to his starting line-up for today's home game against fellow strugglers Peterborough. Luke Chambers and Daryl Murphy drop to the bench.
Chopra is making his first start under Mick McCarthy, while Smith returns having been left out of the game at Leicester having spent the previous week away with New Zealand in China after impressing in the victory over Burnley.
Elsewhere, Town are unchanged, although Scott Loach is back on the bench, in place of Arran Lee-Barrett, having recovered from his thigh problem.
New loan signing Tyrone Barnett is unavailable against his parent club. Full match preview here.
Town: Henderson, Orr, Smith, Higginbotham, Cresswell, Edwards (c), N'Daw, Reo-Coker, Martin, Chopra, Campbell. Subs: Loach, Hewitt, Chambers, Mohsni, Hyam, Emmanuel-Thomas, Murphy.
Peterborough: Olejnik, Little, Brisley, Knight-Percival, Bostwick (c), Newell, Thorne, McCann, Boyd, Berahino, Tomlin. Subs: Day, Ferdinand, Zakuani, Gayle, Alcock, Swanson, Clarke-Harris.
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