Gerken Returns to Action for U21s - Ipswich Town News
Keeper Dean Gerken will be back in action this evening when Town’s U21s face Coventry City at Portman Road (KO 7pm).
Gerken, 29, was knocked unconscious in the early stages of the 4-1 defeat at Middlesbrough and was subsequently left out of the squads for the back-to-back 1-0 victories over Bolton and Watford.
Also involved against the Sky Blues, whose first-team is now managed by ex-Blues coach and skipper Tony Mowbray, will be Elliott Hewitt, who was recalled from his loan at Colchester last week, Dylan Connolly, Matt Clarke, Alex Henshall and Kundai Benyu.
Entry is free for season ticket holders, otherwise prices are £3 for adults and £1 for concessions.
Mark Kennedy’s team are currently eighth in the Professional Development League 2 South table.
What to read next:
McKenna: It's Going to Be All Hands on DeckSaturday’s home game against Wrexham is the first of seven matches in 22 days for the Blues, a run which manager Kieran McKenna says will require all hands on deck for the next few weeks.
McKenna: It Will Be Good to See Them BothBlues boss Kieran McKenna says he’s looking forward to being reunited former Town pair Nathan Broadhead and Kieffer Moore when their Wrexham side visit at the weekend but hopes he doesn’t see the best of them on the pitch.
McKenna: We're All Happy Leif Has Signed New DealTown boss Kieran McKenna is delighted that left-back Leif Davis has signed a new contract with the club, which runs to the summer of 2029, and says there’s plenty more to come from the 25-year-old.
McKenna: Squad in Really Good HealthBlues boss Kieran McKenna says his squad is in really good health ahead of Saturday’s home game against Wrexham as Town go into a run of seven games in 22 days with Alex Palmer and Sammie Szmodics close to returns and Wes Burns having played a behind-closed-doors match during the international break.
U21s at Leicester, U18s Host HammersTown’s U21s are in Premier League Cup action away against Leicester City at their Seagrave Training Ground this evening (KO 7pm), while the U18s host West Ham United in their version of the same competition at Playford Road on Saturday (KO 11am).
Davis Signs New DealLeft-back Leif Davis has signed a new contract with the Blues, running to the summer of 2029.
Taricco Banned For Racist GestureFormer Town full-back Mauricio Taricco, now the assistant to Gus Poyet at South Korean K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, has been suspended for five matches for making a racist gesture.