Town Unchanged at Bournemouth - Ipswich Town News
Mick McCarthy has named the same side for the fifth successive game as the Blues take on AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court.
The Blues will be out for their first away league win against the Cherries since a 3-2 Division Three (South) victory in September 1953.
Top goalscorer David McGoldrick will be looking to add to his 11 goals this season against one of his former loan clubs.
Bournemouth replace suspended midfielder Harry Arter, a Town trialist back in 2009, with Josh McQuoid.
AFC Bournemouth: Camp, Francis, Ward, Elphick (c), Daniels, Ritchie, O'Kane, Surman, Fraser, Grabban, McQuoid. Subs: Allsop, Addison, Harte, Hughes, Pugh, Pitman, Thomas.
Town: Gerken, Chambers (c), Berra, Smith, Cresswell, Hyam, Skuse, Tunnicliffe, Nouble, McGoldrick, Murphy. Subs: Loach, Mings, Tabb, Edwards, Anderson, Graham, Taylor. Referee: Phil Gibbs (West Midlands). Att:
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