Foley in for Hyam at Huddersfield - Ipswich Town News
Kevin Foley replaces Luke Hyam in an otherwise unchanged Town side facing Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium this afternoon (KO 3pm).
Hyam came off during Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Hull with a hamstring injury and isn’t over the problem.
Youngsters James Blanchfield, who was offered a professional contract earlier this week, and Andre Dozzell travelled with the squad for experience but aren’t included in the matchday 18.
Huddersfield: Steer, Smith, Davidson, Whitehead, Hudson (c), Hogg, Matmour, Bunn, Wells, Dempsey, Lynch. Murphy, Paterson, Cranie, Husband, Holmes, Manu, Bojaj.
Town: Bialkowski, Chambers, Berra, Smith, Knudsen, Pringle, Foley, Douglas, Sears, Pitman, Murphy. Subs: Gerken, Digby, Bru, Touré, Tabb, Maitland-Niles, Varney.
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