Town boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged side for the fourth successive game ahead of this evening’s match at Fulham. The Blues are out to win four games on the trot away from home for the first time in more than 11 years.
Kevin Bru and Tommy Oar return to the bench but David McGoldrick drops out due to injury. Jay Tabb also misses out on a place in the 18. For Fulham, former Blues loanee Richard Stearman starts.
Fulham: Lonergan, Richards, Stearman, Burn, Ream, Garbutt, Kacaniklic, Cairney, O’Hara, McCormack (c), Dembele. Subs: Lewis, Hutchinson, Fredericks, Smith, Woodrow, Pringle, Hyndman.
Town: Gerken, Knudsen, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Maitland-Niles, Skuse, Murphy, Pitman, Sears, Douglas. Subs: Bialkowski, Parr, Fraser, Oar, Coke, Bru, Malarczyk. Referee: Trevor Kettle (Rutland).