Town boss Mick McCarthy has named the expected unchanged side for this afternoon’s home game against Middlesbrough.
Keeper Dean Gerken makes his home debut, while centre-half Christophe Berra and midfielders Paul Anderson and Ryan Tunnicliffe make their first starts at Portman Road. Luke Chambers, at right-back, wears the captain’s armband.
Middlesbrough, who are managed by former Town captain and coach Tony Mowbray, include ex-Town skipper Grant Leadbitter in the centre of their midfield.
Town: Gerken, Chambers, Berra, Smith, Cresswell, Anderson, Skuse, Hyam, Tunnicliffe, McGoldrick, Nouble. Subs: Loach, Hewitt, Wordsworth, Edwards, Tabb, Taylor, Murphy.
Middlesbrough: Steele, Friend, Williams, Richardson, Butterfield, Leadbitter, Jutkiewicz, Whitehead, Carayol, Adomah, Woodgate. Subs: Leutwiler, Hoyte, Emnes, Halliday, Gibson, Kamara, Smallwood. Referee: James Linington (Newport IoW).