McCarthy Names Unchanged Side at Derby - Ipswich Town News
Boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged team for the third successive match ahead of this evening’s game at Derby County.
The only switch in the 18 is Tyrone Mings’s return to the bench in place of striker Jack Marriott, who drops out.
The Rams, who will be watched by new boss Steve McClaren, who takes charge tomorrow, hand a debut to defender Zak Whitbread, who joined on loan from Leicester yesterday.
Derby: Grant, Smith, Buxton, Whitbread, Forsyth, Davies, Bryson, Hughes, Ward, Sammon, Martin. Subs: Deeney, Lowe, Hanson, Bennett, Eustace, Jacobs, Russell.
Town: Gerken, Chambers, Berra, Smith, Cresswell, Anderson, Hyam, Skuse, Tunnicliffe, Murphy, McGoldrick. Subs: Loach, Hewitt, Mings, Edwards, Tabb, Wordsworth, Nouble.
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