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Webster and Grant Replace Injured Smith and Sears at Derby - Ipswich Town News

Adam Webster and Conor Grant replace the injured Tommy Smith and Freddie Sears for this evening’s game against Derby County at the iPro Stadium (KO 7.45pm).

Webster replaces Smith at the heart of the defence, while Grant will be on the left of the front three.

Derby also make two changes from the team which lost 2-0 at home to Newcastle at the weekend with Jacob Butterfield coming in for Johnny Russell, who has a calf problem, in midfield and Alex Pearce taking over from Jason Shackell at centre-half.

All the best to the lads tonight. Let's get the job done 👊🏼 Hate missing games 😔 #itfc

— Tommy Smith (@tommysmith1990) September 13, 2016

Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Webster, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Bru, Douglas, Ward, Grant, Pitman. Subs: Gerken, Emmanuel, Kenlock, Bishop, Lawrence, Varney, Best.

Derby: Carson, Christie, Keogh (c), Pearce, Olsson, Butterfield, Bryson, Hughes, Anya, Vydra, Wilson. Subs: Mitchell, Shackell, Ince, Bent, Baird, Johnson, Blackman. Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire).

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