Town Unchanged Against Robins - Ipswich Town News
Town boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged side for today’s home game against Bristol City. Midfielder Luke Hyam returns to the bench having been out for a month with a calf injury and then a bout of illness.
Former Blue Jon Stead starts for the visitors. Full match preview here.
Town: Henderson, Orr, Chambers, Smith, Cresswell, Edwards, N'Daw, Drury, Martin, Campbell, Murphy. Subs: Loach, Hewitt, Higginbotham, Hyam, Reo-Coker, Emmanuel-Thomas, Chopra.
Bristol City: Heaton, Foster, Bates, McManus, Fontaine, Cunningham, Adomah, Danns, Skuse, Anderson, Stead. Subs: Gerken, M Wilson, Bryan, Kilkenny, Elliott, Baldock, Davies. Referee Mark Haywood (West Yorkshire).
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