Hunt and Nouble Start - Ipswich Town News
Stephen Hunt and Frank Nouble come into the Town side for today’s home game against Leeds for departed loanee Ryan Tunnicliffe and Paul Anderson, who drops to the bench.
Manager Mick McCarthy looks set to line his players up in a 4-3-3 formation with Hunt and Jay Tabb in midfield with Cole Skuse and Nouble up front with David McGoldrick and Daryl Murphy.
Bolton make one change to the team which lost 2-1 at QPR last week, recent signing Lukas Jutkiewicz replacing Craig Davies, who has joined Preston on loan.
Former Blue Liam Trotter is on the bench for the visitors having joined them on loan from Millwall yesterday.
Town: Gerken, Chambers, Berra, Smith, Cresswell, Tabb, Skuse, Hunt, Nouble, McGoldrick, Murphy. Subs: Loach, Mings, Richardson, Anderson, Edwards, Wordsworth, Taylor.
Bolton: Lonergan, Baptiste, Knight, Mills, Ream, Spearing, Medo, Pratley, M Davies, Danns, Jutkiewicz. Subs: Bogdan, White, Vela, Trotter, Moritz, Eagles, Lee.
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