Available-for-transfer pair Cameron Stewart and Piotr Malarczyk both start for the U23s in this afternoon’s game against QPR at Loftus Road (KO 2pm).
Speaking yesterday, manager Mick McCarthy said that so far there had been no interest in the pair or midfielder Giles Coke, who is also available but is currently recovering from the knee surgery he underwent at the end of last season.
There are other no senior players involved, while on-trial striker Leon Best remained in Suffolk where he was due to train with the first-team squad this morning.
Also among starting this afternoon are James Blanchfield, Adam McDonnell, Monty Patterson and Ben Morris.
The game is being shown live on QPR Player HD, to which subscribers to Ipswich Player HD have access.
U23s: Crowe, Fowler, Webber, Blanchfield, C Smith, Malarczyk (c), Stewart, McDonnell, Morris, Benyu, Patterson. Subs: Salaudeen, Wright, McKendry, Nydam, Downes.