Bialkowski's Return Only Change - Ipswich Town News

Town boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged team aside from Bartosz Bialkowski replacing Dean Gerken in the starting XI for this evening’s home game against Bolton Wanderers.

McCarthy said yesterday that keeper Gerken wouldn’t be risked having been knocked unconscious at Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Ipswich-born former Northgate pupil and one-time Blue Liam Trotter starts for the visitors, who make a late change on the bench with Kaiyne Woolery replacing Adam Le Fondre.

Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Mings, Berra, Smith, Skuse, Bishop, Parr, Tabb, Murphy, Sears. Subs: Kenny, Clarke, Anderson, Chaplow, Bru, Varney, Wood.

Bolton: Amos, Vela, Mills (c), Dervite, Ream, Trotter, Coke, Walker, Rochinha, Gudjohnsen, C Davies. Subs: Bogdan, Moxey, Woolery, Hall, Twardzik, Bannan, Threlkeld. Fred Graham (Essex).

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