Cameron Stewart, Tommy Smith, Bartosz Bialkowski, Balint Bajner and Alex Henshall all start for the U21s in their U21 Premier League Cup tie against Swansea City at Portman Road (KO 7pm).
The Blues side also includes trialist left-back George Wells, 18, who is currently with Ryman Premier League side Hampton and Richmond having previously been with Chelsea and QPR’s youth set-ups.
U21s: Bialkowski, Robinson, Wells, Benyu, Sowunmi, T Smith, Stewart, Clarke (c), McQueen, Bajner, Henshall. Subs: Crowe, Kenlock, McLoughlin, Galvin, Patterson.
Swansea: Davies, Obeng, Hanley, H Jones (c), Gogic, Gallipuoco, Hedges, March, Samuel, Copp, Gorre. Subs: J Jones, Zabret, Francis, Maric, Cullen.