Strong U21 Side at Palace - Ipswich Town News
Scott Loach, Tyrone Mings, Anthony Wordsworth, Paul Taylor and loanee Jordan Graham are all included in a strong Town U21 side for this afternoon’s game against Crystal Palace at Tooting and Mitcham United’s KNK Stadium (KO 1pm).
On-trial former West Ham defender Eoin Wearen is in Mark Kennedy’s team for the fifth successive game.
Palace’s side features ex-Town keeper Lewis Price, Dwight Gayle, Jonny Williams, Jose Campana and Jonathan Parr.
U21s: Loach, Hammond, Mings, Veseli, M Clarke, Wearen, Graham, Lawrence, Taylor, Wordsworth, Adekunle. Subs: Marsden, Robinson, Doherty, Timlin, Berkane.
Palace: Price, Parr, Inniss, Chambers, Jerome Williams, Campana, Jonny Williams, Boateng, Kaikai, Gayle, De Silva. Subs: Fitzsimons, Dymond, Sekajja, O Sow, Wynter.
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