Williams Handed First Town Start - Ipswich Town News
Jonny Williams is handed his full Town debut as the Blues take on fellow play-off challengers Wigan at Portman Road. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake drops to the bench in an otherwise unchanged side.
On-loan Palace man Williams looks set to start behind Daryl Murphy in what seems likely to be a 4-4-1-1 formation. Former Blues loanee Ryan Tunnicliffe starts for the Latics.
Town: Gerken, Chambers (c), Berra, Smith, Cresswell, Skuse, Hyam, Anderson, Hunt, Williams, Murphy. Subs: Loach, Mings, Green, Tabb, Richardson, Taylor, Ebanks-Blake.
Wigan: Al Habsi, McClean, Gomez, McArthur, Boyce, Ramis, Perch, Barnett, Tunnicliffe, Fortune, Waghorn. Subs: Carson, Crainey, Kiernan, McEachran, McManaman, Powell, Maynard. Referee David Coote (Nottinghamshire).
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