McGoldrick, Morphew, Tabb and Digby Start for U21s - Ipswich Town News
David McGoldrick is joined in tonight’s U21s line-up facing his old club Nottingham Forest at Portman Road by Jay Tabb, Paul Digby, who skippers, and trialist Keiran Morphew (KO 7pm).
Needham Market defender Morphew, 22, is playing his second game for the U21s having impressed in his previous run-out against QPR in February.
Amongst the subs is Charlie Brown, a striker who is still a schoolboy at the Felixstowe Academy.
U21s: Marsden, Emmanuel, Morphew, Digby (c), Tabb, McDonnell, Benyu, Blanchfield, McKendry, McLoughlin, McGoldrick. Subs: Wright, Smith, Fowler, Downes, Brown.
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