Town Unchanged for Sixth Game Against QPR - Ipswich Town News
Town boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged team for the sixth successive game for this afternoon’s Boxing Day game against QPR.
Luke Hyam is on the Blues bench for the first time this season having been recalled from his loan spell at Rotherham.
The visitors, who are without injured star striker Charlie Austin, include former Town man Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and ex-Blues loanee Massimo Luongo on the bench.
Town: Gerken, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Maitland-Niles, Sears, Murphy, Pitman. Subs: Bialkowski, Malarczyk, Hyam, Bru, Oar, Fraser, Varney.
QPR: Green, Onuoha (c), Angella, Hall, Konchesky, Fer, Henry, Faurlin, Hoilett, Phillips, Polter. Subs: Smithies, Hill, Chery, Emmanuel-Thomas, Luongo, Tozser, Sandro. Referee: Darren Drysdale (Lincolnshire).
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