Murphy and Maitland-Niles Start at Leeds - Ipswich Town News
Town boss Mick McCarthy has made two changes to his team for tonight’s game at Leeds (KO 7.45pm).
Daryl Murphy comes into the side for Brett Pitman, who drops to the bench, while Ainsley Maitland-Niles comes in on the right of midfield for Freddie Sears, who misses out with a hamstring injury. The Blues are otherwise unchanged despite the 5-1 defeat at Reading on Friday.
Leeds: Silvestri, Berardi, Cooper, Bamba, Taylor, Murphy, Cook, Adeyemi, Dallas, Wood, Antenucci. Subs: Turnbull, Wootton, Bellusci, Mowatt, Phillips, Byram, Doukara.
Town: Gerken, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Maitland-Niles, Fraser, Murphy, McGoldrick. Subs: Bialkowski, Malarczyk, Parr, Coke, Tabb, Touré, Pitman.
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