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Anderson and Skuse Start at Notts County - Ipswich Town News

Paul Anderson and Cole Skuse are both included in the Town side taking on Notts County at Meadow Lane in this afternoon’s final pre-season friendly (KO 3pm). The former Nottingham Forest man has missed the last two games with a hamstring problem, while Skuse was subbed with a knee injury at Colchester on Tuesday.

New loan signing Ryan Tunnicliffe is included in the Town squad following his move from Manchester United, while striker Paul Taylor is again involved after making his return after 10 months out with a foot injury at Colchester on Tuesday.

The most senior player missing from the squad is skipper Carlos Edwards, who was "chilling" in Trinidad earlier in the week, according to manager Mick McCarthy, after the Gold Cup in the US and is due back over the weekend. Josh Carson is also absent.

Ex-Blue Danny Haynes and former loanee Bartosz Bialkowski are in Chris Kiwomya's Notts County side, while ex-Town striker Ronan Murray and former U18s captain Callum Bennett are on their bench.

Town: Loach, Hewitt, Chambers, Smith, Cresswell, Anderson, Hyam, Skuse, Tabb, Murphy, McGoldrick. Subs: Gerken, Veseli, Berra, Mings, Wordsworth, Tunnicliffe, Taylor, Nouble, Hammond, Berkane, October.

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