Boss Mick McCarthy has made five changes to his side for this evening’s game against Sheffield Wednesday with Freddie Sears, as expected, handed his full debut.
Sears is up front in place of David McGoldrick, who misses out with the thigh injury he suffered at Rotherham.
Jonny Parr comes in at left-back for Tyrone Mings, who drops to the bench, while Teddy Bishop, Stephen Hunt and Darren Ambrose come in for Kevin Bru, Paul Anderson and Jay Tabb, who are also amongst the subs. Keeper Dean Gerken also returns to the bench.
The named XI could line-up in a number of formations but Ambrose, who will be making his third full league debut for the Blues, could play behind Sears and one-time Owls loanee Daryl Murphy and ahead of the other three midfielders.
Alternatively, Ambrose or Bishop could be on the right of a 4-4-2 system or Hunt could start in a front three.
Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Parr, Berra, Smith, Skuse, Bishop, S Hunt, Ambrose, Sears, Murphy. Subs: Gerken, Mings, Anderson, N Hunt, Bru, Tabb, Clarke.
Sheffield Wednesday: Westwood, Vermijl, Mattock, Lees (c), Hutchinson, Dielna, Lee, McGugan, Helan, May, Keane. Subs: Kirkland, Buxton, Palmer, Nuhiu, Maghoma, Bus, Melo. Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire).