Town boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged XI for the fifth successive game for this afternoon’s match against third-placed Derby County.
Luke Varney, who signed a contract to the end of the season yesterday, is on the bench replacing Jonny Parr, who misses out having picked up a knock. Former Blue Darren Bent is amongst the subs for the Rams.
Town: Gerken, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Maitland-Niles, Sears, Pitman, Murphy. Subs: Bialkowski, Malarczyk, Coke, Oar, Bru, Fraser, Varney.
Derby: Grant, Christie, Keogh, Martin (c), Russell, Shackell, Johnson, Butterfield, Ince, Thorne, Warnock. Subs: Mitchell, Hendrick, Bent, Baird, Pearce, Weimann, Shotton. Referee: Keith Hill (Hertfordshire).