Reserves Side - Ipswich Town News
Town have named the reserve side which travels to Watford's Vicarage Road tonight (KO 7pm). The side is a mixture of youth and experience with youngsters like Darren Bent hoping to push for first team places while Fabian Wilnis will want to impress any watching scouts.
Central defender Thomas Gaardsøe continues his recovery from his ankle injury sustained in the New Year's Day game at Charlton.
Team: 1. Mike Salmon, 2. Fabian Wilnis, 3. Gary Croft, 4. William Snowdon, 5. Justin Miller, 6. Thomas GaardsØe, 7. Nabil Abidallah, 8. Matthew Bloomfield, 9. Darren Bent, 10. Darren Ambrose, 11. Ulrich Le Pen. Subs: 12. Erdum Artun, 13. Lewis Price (GK), 14. Lee Beevers, 15. Matthew Richards, 16. Robert Dickinson.
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