Town Unchanged Against Cardiff - Ipswich Town News
Town boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged side for today’s home game against third-bottom Cardiff City.
Teddy Bishop and Brett Pitman, for the first time since suffering an ankle injury at the end of September, return to the bench for Myles Kenlock and Leon Best.
For Cardiff, former England striker Rickie Lambert is back in the side after missing last week’s 0-0 draw with Brighton through injury, while Lee Peltier returns at left-back after a one-match ban.
Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Webster, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Ward, Lawrence, McGoldrick, Varney. Subs: Gerken, Emmanuel, Bishop, Bru, Williams, Sears, Pitman.
Cardiff: Amos, Peltier, Morrison (c), Bamba, Connolly, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Harris, Whittingham, Hoilett, Lambert. Subs: Wilson, Manga, Ralls, Noone, Pilkington, Richardson, Zohore.
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