Town’s U21 squad for this evening’s game against Crystal Palace includes four trialists, one starting and three on the bench. Paul Taylor, Anthony Wordsworth, Scott Loach and Alan Lee are the senior Blues players involved.
The trialist starting is 18-year-old Chelsea left-back or left winger Ambrose Gnahore, while Darren McQueen, an 18-year-old striker from Tottenham, is on the bench, alongside Stoke left-back Sam Westley and Spurs winger Roman Michael-Percil, who have previously featured for the U21s.
The Palace line-up includes former Blue Owen Garvan, keeper Wayne Hennessey, defender Paddy McCarthy and striker Dwight Gayle.
U21s: Loach, Hammond, Mings, Bishop, Sowunmi, Clarke, Gnahore, Wordsworth, Lee, Taylor, Lawrence. Subs: Crowe, Westley, McQueen, Michael-Percil, Adekunle.
Palace: Hennessey, Gordon, Jerome Williams, Dymund, McCarthy, Chambers, Allassani, Garvan, Gayle, Gray, Jonny Williams. Subs: Gregory, Ferrier, Sow, Croll, Tieku.