U21s Draw at QPR - Ipswich Town News
Striker James Alabi was on target as Town’s U21s drew 1-1 away at QPR this afternoon.
The former Stoke man stuck on 75 to give the Blues the lead with Sebastian Polter netting the equaliser from the penalty spot after a foul by Myles Kenlock with five minutes left on the clock.
Midfielder Luke Hyam played the first 74 minutes of his first game since suffering a knee injury in January.
U21s: Henly, Emmanuel, Fowler, Robinson, Kenlock, Hyam (C Smith 74), McDonnell, Hammond, Connolly (McKendry 54), Alabi, Ford (Morris 79). Unused: Marsden, Blanchfield.
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